News and press releases

The OSCE facilitated a multi-agency workshop on cross-border recovery and repatriation of criminal assets in Chisinau, Moldova this week. The workshop – held from 24 to 26 October 2023 – gathered representatives from the Moldovan Criminal Asset Recovery Agency, the Prosecutor’s Office for Combating Organized Crime and Special Cases, the General Police Inspectorate, the Ministry of Justice, the Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office and the Chisinau City Prosecutor’s Office.

Between 22 and 24 October 2023, the OSCE Mission organized a study trip to the city of Graz, Austria for five mayors from Kosovo, selected for their efforts in promoting gender responsive governance in their municipalities. Gazmend Muhaxheri of Pejë/Peć, Bali Muharremaj of Suharekë/Suva Reka, Ramiz

On 24 October, the OSCE’s Transnational Threats Department and the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan organized a webinar on the Dark Web criminal landscape for the Academy of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan in Tashkent.

The OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan(PCUz), in partnership with the Law Enforcement Academy of the Republic of Uzbekistan, organised a five-day training titled "Digital Forensics: Challenges and Opportunities" for the period from 23 to 27 October, 2023. The training course was aimed at enhancing the capacity of law enforcement agencies to detect and investigate cybercrimes by further promoting international co-operation, co-ordination and information sharing among respective structures. 

On 24 October 2023, Tajikistan’s Border Troops were provided with ambulance vehicles and technical equipment as part of an OSCE project funded by the European Union (EU).

On 20 October 2023, the OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe (Office) supported the Committee of Emergency Situations and Civil Defense in the organization of the Asian Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) 2023.

On 23 October, in Tashkent, the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan (PCUz) – together with the National Human Rights Centre, the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights and its Regional Office for Central Asia, the United Nations Development Programme in Uzbekistan and the Office in Uzbekistan of the Friedrich Ebert Foundation – organized an International Forum titled: "Youth Rights: Possibilities and Mechanisms of Protection". The Forum commemorates the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the 30th anniversary of the Vienna World Conference on Human Rights.