News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
First national simulation-based training on combating trafficking in persons held in Tajikistan
Publishing date: 5 November 2021
A four-day national simulation-based training on combating trafficking in persons concluded on 29 October 2021 in Safed-Dara, Tajikistan. The event was co-organized by the OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe and the OSCE’s Office of the Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings.
OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 259/2021 issued on 4 November 2021
Publishing date: 4 November 2021
Summary In Donetsk region, the SMM recorded 204 ceasefire violations, including 20 explosions. In the previous reporting period, it recorded 248 ceasefire violations in the region. In Luhansk region, the Mission recorded 46 ceasefire violations, including ten explosions. In the previous reporting
OSCE and United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime training course increases North Macedonia’s capacities in combatting terrorism financing
Publishing date: 4 November 2021
How to undertake financial investigations to better assess terrorist threats was in focus during a three-day training course for experts from North Macedonia, which concluded on 3 November 2021.
OSCE-supported Specialized Training Customs Office in Kyrgyzstan acquires new international status
Publishing date: 4 November 2021
The World Customs Organization (WCO) and the State Customs Service (SCS) of Kyrgyzstan signed a Memorandum of Understanding on 3 November 2021 in Bishkek. WCO Secretary General Kunio Mikuriya and SCS Chairperson Adilet Kubanychbekov signed the document that grants the status of WCO regional training center to SCS training and specialized canine unit.
OSCE supports first inclusive youth conference in Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 4 November 2021
More than 100 representatives of youth and people with disabilities from across Kyrgyzstan attended the first inclusive youth conference “Three Whales” that took place on 29 October 2021 in Bishkek.
OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 258/2021 issued on 3 November 2021
Publishing date: 3 November 2021
Summary In Donetsk region, the SMM recorded 248 ceasefire violations, including 31 explosions. In the previous reporting period, it recorded 524 ceasefire violations in the region. In Luhansk region, the Mission recorded 76 ceasefire violations, including three explosions. In the previous reporting
OSCE introduces concept of dialogue policing to national police service in North Macedonia
Publishing date: 3 November 2021
In several European countries, dialogue policing, with its emphasis on the importance of oral and informal communication between the police and event organizers, has proven effective in preventing confrontations and violence during public gatherings, such as demonstrations or football matches. On 2 November 2021, the OSCE Mission to Skopje delivered a workshop to introduce the concept to the senior police management of North Macedonia.