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Holistic approach needed to eliminate torture, OSCE human rights head says

Publishing date: 25 June 2021
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Human rights
WARSAW, 25 June 2021 – OSCE countries need to honour their recent commitment to uphold the absolute prohibition of torture after acknowledging the practice to be “one of the most flagrant violations of human rights and human dignity”, said the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) on the occasion of tomorrow’s International Day in Support of Victims of Torture...

Cyber/ICT security between OSCE and Asian regions focus of OSCE and Republic of Korea-hosted discussion

Publishing date: 24 June 2021
Content type: News
Where we are: Asian Partners for Co-operation, Transnational Threats Department, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Cyber/ICT Security, Reform and co-operation in the security sector
How international co-operation can lead to a more stable, predictable and safe cyberspace, was the focus of the 3rd Inter-Regional Conference on Cyber/ICT Security. The Republic of Korea and the OSCE organized the event, held in Vienna in a virtual setting on 22 and 23 June, with the participation of 280 governmental and non-state representatives...

Head of the OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek undertakes his first trip to the south of Kyrgyzstan

Publishing date: 23 June 2021
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek
From 14 to 19 June 2021, Alexey Rogov, Head of the OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek, visited the Jalal-Abad and Osh provinces to meet with local partners to discuss areas of co-operation.

OSCE Chairperson-in-Office Linde concludes visit to North Macedonia

Publishing date: 22 June 2021
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Mission to Skopje
SKOPJE, 22 June 2021 — OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Swedish Minister for Foreign Affairs Ann Linde concluded a visit to North Macedonia. She commended the country’s reform-oriented agenda, which focuses on fighting organized crime and corruption, promoting media freedom and fostering social cohesion...

OSCE supports explosive ordnance disposal course for specialists of Regional Explosive Hazards Training Centre of Tajikistan’s Defence Ministry

Publishing date: 21 June 2021
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe
What we do: Arms control
A one-month regional Explosive Ordnance Disposal course (level 2) concluded at the Regional Explosive Hazards Training Centre in Chimteppa on 18 June 2021.

OSCE organizes training course on digital journalism and multimedia instruments in Turkmenistan

Publishing date: 18 June 2021
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Centre in Ashgabat
What we do: Media freedom and development
An OSCE-organized training course on digital journalism and multimedia instruments took place from 16 to 18 June 2021 in Ashgabat. The three-day event brought together journalists from the country’s leading print and online media. The purpose was to provide support in capacity building of staff of national newspapers involved in the digital transformation of print media.

OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan co-organized the second Uzbekistan Global Agro Forum

Publishing date: 16 June 2021
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan
What we do: Environmental activities
On 15 June 2021, the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan (PCUz), in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture, co-organized the second Uzbekistan Global Agro Forum on “sustainable agriculture and smart technologies: innovation, science and education”.