News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE and Parliament of Tajikistan organize conference on International Day of Families
Publishing date: 21 May 2019
The OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe, jointly with the Parliament of Tajikistan, conducted a conference devoted to the International Day of Families on 15 May 2019.
OSCE Mission to Montenegro wishes citizens of Montenegro a very happy Independence Day
Publishing date: 20 May 2019
The OSCE Mission to Montenegro wishes to congratulate the citizens of Montenegro on the occasion of their Independence Day...
ODIHR experts visit Serbia to launch mid-term review of Western Balkans election support project
Publishing date: 20 May 2019
Election experts from the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) were in Serbia from 14 to 17 May 2019 to meet government officials and international organization representatives as well as civil society, for the first in a series of visits across the region under the
Importance of gender responsive budgeting focus of OSCE-supported workshop in Podgorica
Publishing date: 20 May 2019
The importance of introducing gender-responsive budgeting into the state budget was the topic of an OSCE-supported workshop for nine members of parliament and seven state officials from the Ministry of Finance and the State Statistical Office (MONSTAT), on 14 May 2019 in Podgorica...
OSCE supports high-level conference in Dushanbe on International and Regional Co-operation on Countering Terrorism and Its Financing
Publishing date: 20 May 2019
A two-day high-level conference on “International and Regional Co-operation on Countering Terrorism and Its Financing through Illicit Drug Trafficking and Organized Crime” concluded in Dushanbe on 17 May 2019. The Government of Tajikistan organized the event in close co-operation with the OSCE, the United Nations, and the European Union...
Child trafficking and child protection should not and cannot be considered separately, say participation at OSCE discussion in Vienna
Publishing date: 17 May 2019
The role of civil society in combating human trafficking and how civil society organizations can advocate for better protection of child victims of human trafficking was the focus of a round-table discussion co-organized by the Office of the OSCE Special Representative and Co-ordinator for combating trafficking in Human Beings (OSR/CTHB) with over 30 members of ECPAT network on 17 May 2019 in Vienna...
OSCE, UNODC and ICITAP deliver training course in Albania on improving analytical tools and skills to effectively counter terrorist financing
Publishing date: 17 May 2019
A three-day training course aimed at further strengthening the capacity of Albania to counter terrorist financing was organized from 15 to 17 May 2019, in Tirana. Twenty-two participants (including five females) from the General Directorate for the Prevention of Money Laundering (GDPML) (Albanian Financial Intelligence Unit), the State Intelligence Service (SHISH), the Albanian State Police, the Ministry of Justice and the Prosecution Office for Serious Crimes completed the course.