News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
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
OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media meets with Ambassador of the Republic of Moldova
Publishing date: 19 October 2022
The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media (RFoM), Teresa Ribeiro, met today, 18 October 2022, with Ambassador Mihaela Mocanu to discuss the areas in which the RFoM’s institution can provide assistance to Moldova. Ribeiro and Mocanu discussed, among other things, the challenges posed by
ODIHR opens election observation mission in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 19 October 2022
ASTANA, 19 October 2022 – The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) today opened an election observation mission for the 20 November early presidential election in Kazakhstan, following an official invitation from the national authorities and in accordance with its mandate.
Opening of High-Level Conference on “International and Regional Border Security and Management Cooperation to Counter Terrorism and Prevent the Movement of Terrorists”
Publishing date: 18 October 2022
DUSHANBE, 18 October 2022 – The International High-Level Conference on “International and Regional Border Security and Management Cooperation to Counter Terrorism and Prevent the Movement of Terrorists” opened today in Dushanbe, Tajikistan