News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Integrating gender and human rights in border security and management focus of OSCE webinar
Publishing date: 26 May 2022
The crucial importance of integrating a gender inclusive and human rights-based approach in border security and management in times of crises, especially when dealing with refugees at the borders, was the focus of webinar organized by the Border Security and Management Unit of the OSCE Transnational Threats Department on 25 May 2022.
OSCE organizes seminar to promote modernization of customs procedures in Turkmenistan
Publishing date: 26 May 2022
The modernization of customs procedures in accordance with international standards and state commitments was discussed during an online event on 26 and 27 May 2022. The seminar was designed to present best practices from the OSCE participating States in bringing customs mechanisms and related
OSCE lecture course supports education of future journalists in Turkmenistan
Publishing date: 26 May 2022
To support the modernization of journalism education in Turkmenistan, the OSCE Centre in Ashgabat organized an online lecture course on digital journalism from 24 to 27 May 2022. The four-day course brought together journalism students and lecturers from the Institute of International Relations of
Limiting unintended harm in preventing and countering violent extremism focus of OSCE-organized workshop
Publishing date: 25 May 2022
Twenty OSCE staff members from South-Eastern Europe and Central Asia participated in a two-part interactive workshop on limiting unintended harm in preventing and countering violent extremism and radicalization that lead to terrorism (P/CVERLT). The workshop was organized by the Action against Terrorism Unit of the OSCE Transnational Threats Department on 18 and 25 May 2022.
OSCE Chairman-in-Office and Secretary General condemn intimidation and detention of OSCE staff in Donetsk and Luhansk
Publishing date: 25 May 2022
VIENNA/WARSAW, 25 May 2022- OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Foreign Minister of Poland Zbigniew Rau and OSCE Secretary General Helga Maria Schmid today reiterated their condemnation of persistent allegations against the Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) and called for the immediate release of four national Mission members detained in Donetsk and Luhansk.
OSCE Court of Conciliation and Arbitration is the crucial reminder that the ideal of “peace by law” constitutes the cornerstone of European security, President Decaux says
Publishing date: 25 May 2022
The President of the OSCE Court of Conciliation and Arbitration, Professor Emmanuel Decaux, addressed the Permanent Council on 19 May 2022 to present the Court’s activity report 2021.
OSCE Mission to Moldova removes obsolete pesticides from Transdniestria
Publishing date: 25 May 2022
Today, twenty tons of obsolete Soviet-era pesticides were safely transported from Transdniestria to be disposed of in Germany. This is first of three truckloads to be removed during the final phase of a multi-year project, with the financial and technical support of the OSCE Mission to Moldova.