News and press releases

The OSCE Secretariat’s Transnational Threats Department (TNTD) and the OSCE Centre in Ashgabat held a course on digital forensics at the Institute of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Turkmenistan from 19 to 22 September 2023. Delivered by international experts, the course introduced over twenty representatives – from the Turkmenistan’s Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Office of the Prosecutor General and the Cybersecurity Services of the “Turkmenaragatnashyk” Agency – to digital forensics, computer data, as well as open-source data analysis tools.

The OSCE supported the first national simulation exercise that united the entire Moldovan anti-human trafficking community. During a five-day simulated exercise, 80 practitioners from law enforcement agencies, social welfare officials, prosecutors, magistrates, and civil society organizations

On 21 September, 40 participants representing municipalities, civil society organizations, and academia from South-Eastern Europe convened in Sarajevo to discuss the impacts of climate change and air pollution on health, and to explore local solutions. The meeting was organized by the Office of the Co-ordinator of OSCE Economic and Environmental Activities (OCEEA) in collaboration with the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Jahorina, 24 September 2023 – From 20 to 25 September, the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina, the European Union in BiH and the Law School of the University of Sarajevo held in Jahorina the 3rd Media Law School on “The right to privacy in the digital era”.

On 24 September 2023, the OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe (the Office) wrapped up a two-week training course for 20 Tajik rescuers from Tajikistan’s Committee of Emergency Situations and Civil Defence. The training course “Refugee and internally displaced persons camp planning and operation” was conducted in Zolizar village of Jalolidini Balkhi district (Khatlon region) and organized in co-operation with the Committee of Emergency Situations and Civil Defence.

From April to September 2023, the OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe (the Office) supported the Ministry of Interior Public Councils in conducting a series of sports initiatives, contests, and tournaments. The events took place across 24 districts of the Sughd and Kulob regions of Tajikistan and concluded on 23 September.

Open letter by Ambassador Brian Aggeler, Head of the OSCE Mission to BiH, to the members of the Republika Srpska National Assembly