News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE and UNODC launch a project to counter money laundering of virtual assets and cryptocurrencies
Publishing date: 20 October 2022
On October 20th 2022, the Office of the Co-ordinator of OSCE Economic and Environmental Activities (OCEEA), in partnership with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) conducted a two-day expert roundtable to launch a new extra-budgetary project on fighting money laundering activities carried out via virtual assets and cryptocurrencies. The event is part of the extra-budgetary project on “innovative policy solutions to mitigate money laundering risks of virtual assets” funded by the United States and Germany.
OSCE welcomes the appointment of the new Chief Prosecutor of the Prosecutor’s Office of BiH
Publishing date: 20 October 2022
The OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina welcomes the appointment of the new Chief Prosecutor of the Prosecutor’s Office of BiH by the High Judicial and Prosecutorial Council. We trust that the Chief Prosecutor will demonstrate clear and resounding commitment to ensuring the resilience,
Building societal resilience to cyber threats focus of annual OSCE conference
Publishing date: 20 October 2022
ŁÓDŹ, 20 October 2022 – Increasing societal resilience to cyber threats through enhanced public awareness and education is the focus of the OSCE’S annual cyber/ICT security conference held on 20 and 21 October in Łódź, Poland.
Digital forensics focus of seventh regional conference, supported by OSCE Mission to Montenegro
Publishing date: 20 October 2022
Forensic centres in the Western Balkans have committed to use OSCE best practices in development of handbooks to further improve regional co-operation and help countries meet international standards in the exchange of forensic data.
Bosnia and Herzegovina prosecutors explore challenges in the processing of war crimes and human trafficking cases
Publishing date: 20 October 2022
The XV Annual Prosecutorial Symposium took place from 17-20 October 2022 in Neum, gathering over 200 prosecutors and other criminal justice professionals around different panel discussions on criminal matters.
High-Level Conference stresses the key role of borders security and cooperation to address the scourge of terrorism in Central Asia and beyond
Publishing date: 20 October 2022
A two-day International High-Level Conference on “International and Regional Border Security and Management Cooperation to Counter Terrorism and Prevent the Movement of Terrorists” concluded on 19 December in Dushanbe, Tajikistan.
OSCE and UNODC deliver train-the-trainer course to enhance Bosnia and Herzegovina’s capabilities to disrupt terrorist financing
Publishing date: 19 October 2022
A three-day train-the-trainer course focused on furthering the skills of officials from Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) to disrupt terrorist groups through the application of financial techniques concluded on 19 October 2022 in Vienna. The OSCE Transnational Threats Department organized this initiative as part of an ongoing training programme on countering terrorist financing, in co-operation with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), and with the support of the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina