News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE-supported training course on financial investigations in money laundering cases concludes in Podgorica
Publishing date: 27 June 2017
The OSCE Mission to Montenegro supported a customized two-day workshop on conducting financial investigations in money laundering cases from 21 to 22 June 2017 in Podgorica...
Protection of the Aral-Syrdarya Water Basin focus of OSCE-supported training seminar in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 27 June 2017
The OSCE Programme Office in Astana is supporting a training seminar and a regular meeting of the Aral-Syrdariya Water Basin Council which began in Kyzyl-Orda, Southern Kazakhstan on 27 June 2017...
OSCE organises workshop for lawyers on anti-torture law in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 27 June 2017
An OSCE-supported workshop for lawyers "Freedom from torture: international and national legislation and practice" concluded in Almaty, Kazakhstan, on 27 June 2017...
OSCE Summer School on security issues for Kyrgyzstan’s civil servants held in Issyk Kul
Publishing date: 27 June 2017
More than 40 representatives of Kyrgyzstan’s parliament – the Jogorku Kenesh, the government, as well as independent experts took part in the OSCE Summer School on “National interests of the Kyrgyz Republic in the modern geopolitical situation” on 21-24 June 2017. The Summer School, at Issyk Kul, northern Kyrgyzstan, brought together officials who in their daily work are involved in developing the country’s internal and external policies as part of the National Sustainable Strategy to 2040 and the national high-tech project Taza Koom.The Project provides for better public services, business conditions and transparency in the public administration system...
OSCE Mission to Moldova brings together lawyers from both banks for summer training course on accessing information
Publishing date: 27 June 2017
The OSCE Mission to Moldova organized a three-day summer training course for lawyers from 23 to 25 June 2017 aimed at enhancing their ability to access information and to collect and protect personal data in accordance with Moldovan law and international standards. The event, held at Vadul-lui-Vodă, brought together 30 lawyers and representatives of NGOs and legal aid clinics for lively discussions on this complex subject...
Simplification of customs procedures focus of OSCE workshop in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 26 June 2017
Astana, 26 June 2017- An OSCE-supported workshop organized to familiarise participants with international experience on customs control procedures during transit of goods and vehicles, took place on 26 June 2017 in Astana.
OSCE/ODIHR launches new database of election experts
Publishing date: 26 June 2017
A new Election Expert Database was launched by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) on 26 June 2017 to improve the management of staff recruitment for all ODIHR election observation activities. The new database is designed to further increase the transparency and