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Prosecutor’s Office of Bulgaria nominated as new host of OSCE-supported Secretariat of Permanent Conference of Organized Crime Prosecutors
Publishing date: 7 December 2021
The Prosecutor’s Office of Bulgaria is the new host of the Secretariat of the Permanent Conference of Organized Crime Prosecutors. The decision was reached on 6 December at the seventh network meeting, organized with the support of the OSCE.
Roundtable discussion on analysis of media-related strategic documents of the Republic of Tajikistan
Publishing date: 7 December 2021
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe
What we do: Media freedom and development
The OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe organized a roundtable discussion on the analysis of strategic documents concerning the media sector in Tajikistan. The discussion was organized jointly with Public Organization Khoma and took place in Dushanbe on 2 December 2021.
OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina helps improve legal certainty and equality of citizens before the law
Publishing date: 6 December 2021
The OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) organized a roundtable discussion on the harmonization of case law and judicial practice for senior judges in BiH, on 6 December 2021 in Sarajevo. The event was aimed at improving legal certainty and equality of citizens before the law. It was organized in co-operation with the BiH High Judicial and Prosecutorial Council (HJPC) and the Council of Europe.
OSCE convenes first meeting of Multi-Agency Committee in Bosnia and Herzegovina for combating gender-based violence in South-Eastern Europe
Publishing date: 6 December 2021
On 30 November 2021, the OSCE convened the first meeting of the Multi-Agency Committee in Bosnia and Herzegovina, established as part of its project Enhancing Criminal Justice Capacities for Combating Gender-based Violence in South-Eastern Europe.
Conflict prevention at the core of the OSCE’s work, but must be further strengthened to face another decade, say participants at Ministerial Council side event
Publishing date: 3 December 2021
The OSCE has played a vital role in preventing conflict and responding to crises over the last decade, but further steps must be taken to strengthen and make better use of the OSCE’s unique toolbox in relation to early warning, early action, dialogue facilitation, mediation support and post-conflict rehabilitation.
OSCE’s role in strengthening good security sector governance at the centre of Ministerial Council side event
Publishing date: 3 December 2021
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Reform and co-operation in the security sector
By increasing democratic civilian control, respecting the rule of law, upholding human rights and integrating a real role for women, good security sector governance helps build the population’s trust and provides stability by significantly contributing to conflict prevention.