News and press releases

Two OSCE-supported video courses on anti-money laundering and combating human trafficking were launched on 20 September 2021. The curricula, developed in partnership with the U.S. Embassy in Kazakhstan, is aimed at building training capacity of the Law Enforcement Agencies Academy under the Prosecutor’s General Office.

Current transnational threats and challenges for border agencies, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, and innovative responses were the focus of the 15th Annual Meeting of the OSCE Border Security and Management National Focal Points Network held on 21 and 22 September 2021.

On 18 September 2021, the OSCE Programme Office in Nur-Sultan handed over a specialized unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) to Altyn-Emel national park. The handover took place at the park administration’s headquarters in Baschi village, the Almaty region and included the official signing of a donation agreement.

On 23 September 2021, the OSCE Programme Office in Nur-Sultan concluded a two-day training course on countering the financing of proliferation of weapons of mass destruction (WMD).

Summary In Donetsk region, the Mission recorded 117 ceasefire violations, including eight explosions. In the previous reporting period, it recorded 117 ceasefire violations in the region. In Luhansk region, the SMM recorded 79 ceasefire violations, including 76 explosions. In the previous reporting

Bosanski Petrovac, 22 September 2021- The OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), together with the Embassy of Sweden in BiH as the 2021 Chair of the OSCE, the United Nations (UN) Resident Coordinator’s Office in BiH, and the Municipality of Bosanski Petrovac, organized today a high-level visit to Bosanski Petrovac for the unveiling of a Monument to Peace. The visit was organized on the occasion of World Peace Day, celebrated on 21 September.

At the invitation of the Vijesti media outlet to support their efforts in strengthening journalistic skills, the OSCE Mission to Montenegro organized a three-day in-house training course on “Live and Emergency Situation Reporting”, from 20 to 23 September 2021 in Podgorica...