News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Tech tools crucial to improving proactive identification of trafficking victims, say participants at OSCE/ODIHR event in Vienna
Publishing date: 9 April 2019
Opportunities and benefits technology provides to governmental institutions, law enforcement agencies, corporations and civil society in identifying victims of human trafficking were the focus of discussion at an event on 9 April 2019 during the 19th Alliance against Trafficking in Persons Conference in Vienna. The panel discussion was organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) and the Strategic Police Matters Unit of the OSCE Transnational Threats Department.
OSCE supports law enforcement officers from Afghanistan in advancing their knowledge and skills in combating illicit drugs
Publishing date: 8 April 2019
Ten Afghan law enforcement officers completed a ten-day training course on 5 April 2019, which focused on combating illicit drug trafficking and drug-related crimes. The course, held at the St. Petersburg University of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation was organized by the Strategic Police Matters Unit of the OSCE Transnational Threats Department...
OSCE Media Freedom Representative welcomes court decision in Serbia convicting former state officials for killing of journalist Slavko Ćuruvija
Publishing date: 5 April 2019
VIENNA, 5 April 2019 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Harlem Désir, welcomed today’s court decision to convict the perpetrators responsible for killing one of the most prominent and critical journalists in Serbia, Slavko Ćuruvija....
OSCE Mission to Montenegro organizes conference to strengthen regional co-operation among youth
Publishing date: 5 April 2019
Strengthening regional and Adriatic-Ionian cross co-operation among youth was the topic of a conference organized by the OSCE Mission to Montenegro with the Ministry of Sport and Youth in Budva, Montenegro on 4 and 5 April 2019...
Protection of persons who report corruption focus of OSCE-supported workshop in Trebinje
Publishing date: 5 April 2019
Discussion on the implementation of strategic documents for the fight against corruption and the legal framework for protection of persons who report corruption in Republika Srpska, organized by the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina, was held on 3 April 2019 in Trebinje...
OSCE supports regional workshop in Minsk to review implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 1540 on non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction
Publishing date: 4 April 2019
A regional workshop on the implementation of the UN Security Council Resolution 1540 (2004), regarding the non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, was organized by the Belarus’ Foreign Ministry on 3 and 4 April 2019 in Minsk for representatives of countries of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS). The workshop was organized in co-operation with the 1540 Committee and its Group of Experts, and supported by the OSCE and the UN Office for Disarmament Affairs, with funding from the European Union...
Introduction to humanitarian mine action systems for experts from Central Asia kicks off in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 4 April 2019