News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek commemorates International Day in Support of Victims of Torture
Publishing date: 27 June 2019
To commemorate the UN International Day in Support of Victims of Torture on 26 June, the Coalition against Torture (CAT), with the support of the OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek, held a series of events in the cities of Bishkek and Osh.
OSCE together with UNODA helps strengthen capacity and preparedness of Central Asian states to respond to deliberate use of biological weapons
Publishing date: 26 June 2019
A capacity building workshop for Central Asian states entitled “Strengthening National, Sub-Regional and International Capacities to Prepare for and Respond to Deliberate Use of Biological Weapons” in the framework of the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC) was conducted from 26 to 27 June 2019 in Bishkek. The workshop was organized by UNODA’s Implementation Support Unit of the BWC in co-operation with the OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek and the Ministry of Economy of Kyrgyzstan...
OSCE Presence in Albania works together with Albanian Prosecution, State Police to improve co-operation between Judicial Police and Prosecutors
Publishing date: 25 June 2019
The OSCE Presence in Albania signed Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) with the Prosecution Office of Tirana and the Albanian State Police, respectively, on 24 June 2019 in Tirana...
OSCE trains civil society organizations in Tajikistan to monitor anti-corruption legislation
Publishing date: 25 June 2019
Anti-corruption screening of national regulatory acts and identifying corruption risk factors were the focus of a five-day training course, which concluded on 21 June 2019 in Dushanbe.
OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan supports development of women managers, building their professional managerial and entrepreneurship capacities
Publishing date: 24 June 2019
The OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan organized a three-week training course from 10 to 29 June 2019 in Tashkent, targeting some 200 junior and mid-level female managers from Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan...
OSCE promotes dialogue and co-operation between junior diplomats from Central Asia, Afghanistan and Mongolia
Publishing date: 24 June 2019
The Fourth International Summer School for Junior Diplomats from Central Asia, Afghanistan and Mongolia, supported by the OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek, is taking place from 24 to 29 June 2019 in Issyk-Kul, Kyrgyzstan...
OSCE trains 100 Tajik border officers through its cascade courses in 2019
Publishing date: 24 June 2019
The OSCE completed its third cascade training conducted for Tajik border officials from 17 June to 22 June 2019 in the town of Khorog, Tajikistan. The training was the last of a series of similar courses conducted earlier this year in the Khatlon and Sughd regions of Tajikistan. All courses were conducted by national experts of the Tajik Border Troops who are alumni of previous OSCE courses.