News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Establishment of first public-private partnership in cybersecurity in Serbia announced at OSCE-supported cyber security conference
Publishing date: 12 June 2017
The first public-private partnership in the cybersecurity domain in Serbia was announced at the first national cybersecurity conference, entitled Partnerships for a Secure Cyber Space, held on 12 June 2017 in Belgrade...
OSCE Mission to Serbia supports education programmes for juveniles and women in Serbian correctional institutions
Publishing date: 12 June 2017
The OSCE Mission to Serbia handed over IT equipment and school supplies to the Kruševac Correctional Institution for Juveniles on the occasion of its 70th anniversary and to the Požarevac Prison for Women, on 9 June 2017...
Law students to provide free primary legal aid to vulnerable people across Moldova following OSCE training event
Publishing date: 12 June 2017
The OSCE Mission to Moldova organized a training event for 21 law students between 7 and 9 June 2017 to equip them with the knowledge and skills to deliver primary legal aid to vulnerable people across Moldova. Law students from Moldova’s north and south participated in the event, held at Vadul-lui-Vodă, a town by the Dniester/Nistru River...
OSCE event in Turkmenistan discusses Organization’s role in area of migration
Publishing date: 9 June 2017
Representatives of government institutions and public organizations discussed topical issues of migration and the role of the OSCE in migration governance at an OSCE-organized roundtable discussion that took place in Ashgabat on 9 June 2017...
OSCE supports training seminar on presumption of innocence for practicing journalists and journalism students
Publishing date: 9 June 2017
The OSCE Office in Tajikistan’s Rule of Law and Media units held an interactive training seminar for 18 journalism professionals and aspiring professionals in the Varzob region outside of Dushanbe, on 8 and 9 June 2017...
OSCE organizes train-the-trainer course in Uzbekistan on detecting forged documents and imposters
Publishing date: 9 June 2017
A 10-day train-the-trainer course on the detection of forged documents and identification of imposters concluded in Tashkent on 9 June 2017. The course, organized by the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan with support from the Transnational Threats Department’s Travel Document Security Programme, was attended by 19 officers of relevant departments of the State Border Protection and National Security Services and 12 officers of the Internal Affairs Ministry of Uzbekistan...
Final report on Serbia’s presidential election by OSCE/ODIHR reiterates need for comprehensive review of legislation, recommends measures to improve conduct of elections
Publishing date: 8 June 2017
An inclusive and comprehensive revision of Serbia’s legal framework for elections is among the measures recommended by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) in its final report on the country’s 2 April 2017 presidential election. To enhance the conduct of elections,