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OSCE supports workshop on strengthening capacity of government agencies in COVID-19 response by promoting women’s participation

Publishing date: 16 September 2020
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek
What we do: Good governance, Gender equality
An OSCE-supported 6-day intensive workshop on the “Activities of state bodies during state of emergencies and emergency situations: interaction and problems. The role of women employees during emergencies", concluded today, 16 September, in Issyk-Kul, Kyrgyzstan...

COVID-19 brings home the critical importance of democracy in an era of challenges, ODIHR says

Publishing date: 15 September 2020
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Democratization, Human rights
WARSAW, 15 September 2020 – As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to put democracies to their biggest test in decades, people are increasingly appreciating the vital importance of participating in societies where their voices and concerns are heard, said the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) on today’s International Day of Democracy...

International co-operation vital for addressing terrorism during the pandemic, OSCE PA counter-terrorism Chair says in Vienna

Publishing date: 14 September 2020
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
What we do: Countering terrorism
VIENNA, 14 September 2020 – Parliamentarians play a crucial role in promoting international co-operation and championing a whole-of-society approach in countering and preventing terrorism including during the pandemic, Austrian parliamentarian Reinhold Lopatka said at the 2020 OSCE-wide Counter-Terrorism Conference in Vienna today.

OSCE supports Central Asian Leadership Programme for environmental leaders

Publishing date: 14 September 2020
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana
What we do: Environmental activities
The OSCE-supported annual Central Asian Leadership Programme began on 14 September 2020 in Almaty.

Increasing resilience of the cyber/ICT environment requires fostering international co-operation, say participants at OSCE high-level conference

Publishing date: 8 September 2020
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
What we do: Cyber/ICT Security
VIENNA, 8 September 2020 – International co-operation and multilateral approaches are needed to maintain resilience and stability of the cyber-ICT environment, concluded participants of the high-level conference of the OSCE Albanian Chairmanship that ended today in Vienna.

OSCE and UNECE join forces in enhancing cyber resilience of intelligent transport systems

Publishing date: 8 September 2020
Content type: News
Where we are: Office of the Co-ordinator of OSCE Economic and Environmental Activities
What we do: Economic activities
The OSCE and the UN Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) held a roundtable discussion on enhancing cyber resilience of intelligent transport systems for both private and public sectors on 8 September 2020 in Geneva...

OSCE and UNODC deliver online train-the-trainer course to enhance Uzbekistan’s capacities to investigate terrorist financing

Publishing date: 8 September 2020
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Countering terrorism
The UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and the OSCE’s Transnational Threats Department, in co-operation with the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan, organized an online train-the-trainer course aimed at strengthening Uzbekistan’s capacity to investigate terrorist financing. The event was held on 7 and 8 September 2020.