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OSCE launches project on youth crime prevention
Publishing date: 14 December 2021
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat
Committed to advancing participation of youth in crime prevention efforts, the OSCE Transnational Threats Department and the Office of the Co-ordinator of OSCE Economic and Environmental Activities — together with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) — launched the project “Enhancing Youth Crime and Drug Use Prevention through Education on Legality and Awareness Campaigns Addressing Threats of Organized Crime and Corruption” on 13 December 2021.
OSCE Mission to Montenegro supports youth engagement across the region
Publishing date: 14 December 2021
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Montenegro
Despite the challenges caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Governing Board of the Regional Youth Cooperation Office (RYCO), under Montenegro’s presidency, delivered their programme for youth in the region in 2021. As it prepares for 2022, RYCO will continue to build up its effectiveness and visibility to provide more opportunities for youth.
OSCE-supported Ombudspersons Forum in Tashkent served as a platform to strengthen interregional co-operation and business integrity
Publishing date: 14 December 2021
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan
What we do: Economic activities
The 1st International Forum of Business Ombudspersons “Strengthening Interregional Cooperation and Integrity in Business Sphere” was held in Tashkent on December 14, 2021. The Forum was organized by the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan jointly with the Commissioner under the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan for the protection of the rights and legitimate interests of business entities (Business Ombudsman).
Gender inequalities and corruption focus of high-level conference organized by OSCE Presence in Albania
Publishing date: 14 December 2021
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Presence in Albania
A high-level conference on raising awareness on gender inequalities and corruption took place on 10 December 2021, in hybrid format in Tirana. Organized by the OSCE Presence in Albania, the event marked the end of Integrity Week in Albania, which raised awareness of the opportunities that gender-specific approaches to fighting corruption offer to boost socio-economic growth, security, and to consolidate democracy.
OSCE Presence holds International Conference on enforced disappearances and missing persons
Publishing date: 14 December 2021
“Enforced and involuntary disappearances in dictatorship and authoritarian past and contemporary settings: a social, legal and historical appraisal of transitional and transformation polices and mechanisms,” was the topic of an international conference held in Tirana and online, from 13 to 15 December 2021.
30th Staff Course concludes at the OSCE Border Management Staff College
Publishing date: 13 December 2021
The OSCE Border Management Staff College (BMSC) concluded its 30th Staff Course, held in a blended format, on 10 December 2021 with the physical presence of the majority of participants in Dushanbe, Tajikistan.
OSCE promotes judicial independence as a way to counter corruption in Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 13 December 2021