News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
ODIHR launches new guidelines on political participation of people with disabilities at a side event in Warsaw
Publishing date: 16 September 2019
Under-representation of people with disabilities in political and public life and examples of positive practice contributing to more inclusive parliaments, political parties and democratic institutions were discussed at a side event organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human
OSCE promotes co-operation among Kyrgyzstan and international financial intelligence units to combat money laundering and financing of terrorism
Publishing date: 16 September 2019
From 10 to 12 September 2019, the first Eurasian Forum for Anti-Money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) took place in Issyk-Kul province, Kyrgyzstan. The State Financial Intelligence Service under the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic (SFIS) and the Eurasian group on combating money laundering and financing of terrorism (EAG) organized this forum with the support of the OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek and the United Nations Office on Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT).
OSCE, UNDP inaugurate offices of gender sensitive police unit and public council of Tajikistan’s Interior Ministry
Publishing date: 16 September 2019
Tajikistan’s Interior Minister, Colonel-General Rahimzoda Ramazon, senior-ranking ministry officials, representatives of the OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe, and the United Nations Development Programme in Tajikistan (UNDP) participated in the official inauguration of a new gender sensitive police unit and an office for the district’s public council on 10 September 2019 in the Muminobod District.
OSCE supports training seminar for defence lawyers in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 13 September 2019
An OSCE-supported training seminar for representatives of the legal profession on the qualified legal protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms concluded on 14 September 2019 in Almaty, Kazakhstan...
Presidents of courts discuss international standards for judicial administration at ODIHR seminar in Minsk
Publishing date: 13 September 2019
International rule of law standards related to the court management and independence of the judiciary were the topic of a training seminar organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) together with Belarusian judicial institutions on 13 September 2019 in Minsk.
Co-operative approach is important in addressing security challenges, says Deputy Foreign Minister Povejšil
Publishing date: 13 September 2019
The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic for Security and Multilateral Affairs, Martin Povejšil presented the priorities of the Czech Chair of the OSCE Forum for Security Co-operation on 11 September 2019 in Vienna.
OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan recognizes staff contribution to presidential award
Publishing date: 13 September 2019
The mission members of the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan were recognized today at a ceremony at the mission office, acknowledging their contribution to the recent presentation of a State Award to the Project Co-ordinator by H.E. Shavkat Mirziyoyev, President of Uzbekistan. Twenty-eight staff members received recognition certificates at the afternoon event, with the remainder of the staff getting theirs upon their return from various travel-related duties...