News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE and Kosovo institutions discuss legal aspects of setting up an Advance Passenger Information system
Publishing date: 20 September 2019
A three-day meeting between the OSCE and Kosovo institutions on the legal aspects of setting up an Advance Passenger Information (API) system was held in Pejë/Peć from 18 to 20 September 2019...
First OSCE simulation-based training in combating human trafficking along Mediterranean migration routes concludes in Vicenza
Publishing date: 20 September 2019
VICENZA, Italy, 20 September 2019 – The first simulation-based training for practitioners across the Mediterranean region and beyond concluded today in Vicenza, Italy...
OSCE continues supporting digital transformation processes in Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 20 September 2019
On 17 September 2019 a civic forum entitled “Digital Citizenship: I am digital, be digital!” took place in Bishkek. The event was organized by the OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek and is part of its continuous support to the Kyrgyz Government’s digital transformation efforts aimed at fostering good governance and respect for human rights...
OSCE holds interagency simulation exercise for crisis negotiators in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 20 September 2019
Strengthening the capacity of crisis negotiators from across Kazakhstan was the focus of an interagency simulation exercise conducted on 20 September 2019 in Nur-Sultan...
Kyrgyz State Border Service conducts OSCE-supported simulation exercise “Barrier-2019”
Publishing date: 20 September 2019
On Tuesday, 17 September, the State Border Service (SBS) of the Kyrgyz Republic has conducted its annual simulation exercise “Barrier-2019” in Karakol, Issyk-Kul province...
ODIHR Women’s power breakfast highlights importance of women’s participation to peace and security
Publishing date: 20 September 2019
The continuing – and in some places increasing – exclusion of women from participating in security strategies and implementation were the focus of the annual Women’s Power Breakfast organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) in Warsaw on 20 September 2019, on
ODIHR provides new guidance on freedom of religion or belief and security
Publishing date: 19 September 2019
Amidst increasing security-driven restrictions on the right to freedom of religion or belief in the OSCE region, the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) published Freedom of Religion or Belief and Security: Policy Guidance on 19 September 2019. This new publication,