News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Chairman-in-Office Osmani concludes visit to Serbia
Publishing date: 25 May 2023
BELGRADE, 25 May 2023 — The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Minister of Foreign Affairs of North Macedonia, Bujar Osmani, concluded a two-day visit to Serbia.
OSCE Mission to Montenegro trains parliamentary staff on practices of democratic law making
Publishing date: 25 May 2023
What procedures need to be followed in drafting primary legislation and what steps Parliament should take in considering proposed legislation – were the topics discussed at the workshop on practices of democratic law making and Parliament’s oversight role, organized by the OSCE Mission to Montenegro on 24 and 25 May in Podgorica.
OSCE holds multi-stakeholder event in Moldova on youth crime prevention
Publishing date: 25 May 2023
On 25 May 2023, the OSCE Transnational Threats Department and the Office of the Co-ordinator of OSCE Economic and Environmental Activities, in co-operation with implementing partner Terre des Hommes Moldova, held a multi-stakeholder event in Chisinau, Moldova to present and discuss the findings of the OSCE needs assessment on youth crime prevention in the country.
OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe concludes regional training course on explosive hazards awareness and reduction for specialists from Central Asia
Publishing date: 24 May 2023
Twenty specialists and practitioners of the military, law enforcement, and security services from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan completed a five-day Regional Explosive Hazards Awareness and Reduction course in Tashkent on 19 May 2023.
OSCE conducts a national table-top exercise in Turkmenistan on addressing the use of the internet for terrorist purposes
Publishing date: 24 May 2023
On 22 – 24 May 2023, the OSCE Secretariat’s Transnational Threats Department conducted a national table-top exercise in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan on countering the use of the internet for terrorist purposes while respecting human rights. The exercise was organized together with the OSCE Centre in Ashgabat.
OSCE holds sub-regional training event on cyber/ICT security in Astana
Publishing date: 23 May 2023
On 22 and 23 May, the OSCE’s Transnational Threats Department organized a regional training event on cyber/ICT security in Astana, Kazakhstan. The training was organized in co-operation with the OSCE Programme Office in Astana and the Ministry of Digital Development, Innovations and Aerospace Industry of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
OSCE supports a study visit to Georgia for the OSCE Network of Youth for Gender Equality from Tajikistan
Publishing date: 23 May 2023
A group of eight young members of the OSCE Network of Youth for Gender Equality, four women and four men, visited Tbilisi, Georgia to network and learn about gender equality during a study visit from 1 to 4 May 2023. The visit was organized by the OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe.