News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Cross-border challenges in identification of potential foreign terrorists fighters focus of advanced OSCE mobile training team train-the-trainer course in Istanbul
Publishing date: 2 July 2019
An advanced train-the-trainer course on the identification of potential foreign terrorists fighters (FTFs) at the borders was organized by the Transnational Threats Department’s Border Security and Management Unit with support of the Government of Turkey for six newly selected border officers from Greece, Kyrgyzstan, North Macedonia, Montenegro and Turkey, from 24 to 29 June 2019 in Istanbul...
Estonia parliamentary elections 2019: ODIHR observation mission final report
Publishing date: 1 July 2019
Following Estonia’s parliamentary elections on 3 March 2019, the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) has published its final conclusions. The election was run in a professional and efficient manner, with widespread public confidence in most stages of the process.
OSCE trains Turkmenistan’s law enforcement and border control officers in profiling and risk assessment
Publishing date: 1 July 2019
Profiling and risk assessment for law enforcement and border control officers at aviation checkpoints was the focus of an OSCE-organized practical training course that is taking place from 1 to 5 July 2019.
OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities supports development of tools for multilingual education in Central Asia
Publishing date: 1 July 2019
The office of the OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities has gathered a group of international experts, researchers and professionals in the field of multilingual education to develop tools to support multilingual education in Central Asia. The Regional Expert School on Multilingual and
Investigation tools and skills to effectively counter terrorist financing focus of OSCE and UN Office on Drugs and Crime training course in Tajikistan
Publishing date: 1 July 2019
A five-day training course aimed at further strengthening the capacity of Tajikistan to counter terrorist financing was organized from 25 to 29 June 2019 in Khujand, Tajikistan...
OSCE Mission trains journalists to improve reporting on diversity and national minorities in Moldova
Publishing date: 28 June 2019
A group of journalists from both banks of the Dniester/Nistru River took part in a two-day workshop organized by the OSCE Mission to Moldova from 27 to 28 June in Chisinau. The workshop aimed to enhance their understanding of the specifics of reporting on diversity and national minorities. Representatives of the Moldovan Ministry of Education, Culture and Research, Bureau for Inter-ethnic Relations and Equality Council joined the event...
OSCE trains coast guards in Kazakhstan on detection of forged documents
Publishing date: 28 June 2019
A five-day OSCE-supported training seminar on the detection of forged travel documents and identification techniques concluded on 28 June 2019 in Aktau, Kazakhstan. Nineteen coast guard officers of Kazakhstan’s Border Guard Service under the National Security Committee took part in the course. The