News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Programme Office supports live exercise to counter drug-related money laundering in Nur-Sultan
Publishing date: 26 July 2019
An OSCE-organized week-long simulation exercise on countering drug-related money laundering concluded on 26 July 2019 in Koschi, near Nur-Sultan. It took place at the Law Enforcement Agencies Academy under the General Prosecutor’s Office.
OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities visits Moscow and Kazan
Publishing date: 26 July 2019
OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities (HCNM) Lamberto Zannier visited the Russian Federation from 22 to 26 July 2019, for the second time since taking up his mandate in 2017. Zannier continued his dialogue with the Russian authorities about minority issues both inside and outside Russia and took stock of inter-ethnic relations in the Republic of Tatarstan...
Aarhus Centres identify avenues for promoting the transition to Green Economy and Resource Efficiency in Armenia at an OSCE-supported workshop in Yerevan
Publishing date: 26 July 2019
Promoting a green economy and resource efficiency was the focus of a workshop held in Yerevan, on 24 and 25 July by the Office of the Co-ordinator of OSCE Economic and Environmental Activities (OCEEA). The event was organized in co-operation with the Government of Armenia.
Tsereteli appoints new Special Representative and Rapporteur on corruption and disinformation, reappoints Special Reps
Publishing date: 26 July 2019
COPENHAGEN, 25 July 2019 – In order to better address relevant challenges in the OSCE area OSCE PA President George Tsereteli (Georgia), entering his second term, appointed this week a new Special Representative and a new Special Rapporteur.
OSCE supports roundtable discussion on transboundary water co-operation between Kazakhstan and Russian Federation
Publishing date: 26 July 2019
A two-day roundtable discussion supported by the OSCE Programme Office in Nur-Sultan on the sustainable management of the Zhaiyk (Ural) river basin ecosystem, which traverses Kazakhstan and the Russian Federation, concluded on 26 July 2019 in Oral, Kazakhstan.
OSCE Programme Office supports workshop to rehabilitate prisoners convicted of violent extremist crimes in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 26 July 2019
An OSCE-supported workshop on facilitating the rehabilitation of prisoners convicted of violent extremism, including returning Foreign Terrorist Fighters, through risk assessments and effective classification measures concluded on 26 July 2019 in Nur-Sultan.
OSCE Mission to Moldova supports the country’s efforts in managing small arms and light weapons
Publishing date: 25 July 2019
On 25 July, the Head of the OSCE Mission to Moldova, Claus Neukirch, and the Defence Minister of the Republic of Moldova, Pavel Voicu, paid a joint visit to the military base in the city of Floresti in the north of Moldova. The visit offered an opportunity to assess the implementation of the OSCE Mission’s project on explosive risk mitigation. The project is run in co-operation with the Ministry. It aims at improving the general safety and security of the citizens of the Republic of Moldova living in the close vicinity of the ammunitions depots...