News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
114th Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism meeting takes place in Ergneti
Publishing date: 12 September 2023
ERGNETI, 3 July 2023 — The 113th Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism (IPRM) was held today in Ergneti, under the co-facilitation of the Head of the EU Monitoring Mission in Georgia (EUMM), Dimitrios Karabalis, and the Special Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office for the South Caucasus, Viorel Moşanu.
OSCE Chairman-in-Office and Secretary General strongly urge immediate release of OSCE officials detained for over 500 days in Donetsk and Luhansk
Publishing date: 12 September 2023
SKOPJE/VIENNA, 12 September 2023 – The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Minister of Foreign Affairs of North Macedonia Bujar Osmani, and Secretary General Helga Maria Schmid reinforced their repeated calls for the immediate release of three Ukrainian OSCE officials that have been in detention in Donetsk and Luhansk for more than 500 days.
OSCE Supports Safety Training Course for Glacier Work in Kyrgyz Republic
Publishing date: 12 September 2023
The OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek is providing support for a comprehensive training course on safety regulations for working on glaciers in the Kyrgyz Tian Shan and Pamir-Alay regions.
OSCE supports Law Enforcement to Prevent Gender-Based Violence in Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 12 September 2023
The Kyrgyz Association of Women in the Security Sector in collaboration with the OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek has successfully completed a three-day training course aimed at addressing gender-based and family violence.
Strengthening the role of the private sector and financial institutions in combatting trafficking in human beings: Roundtable concludes in Sarajevo
Publishing date: 11 September 2023
The Office of the OSCE Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings and the Council of Europe’s Anti-Trafficking Division organized a joint roundtable in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina on 7 to 8 September 2023, which focused on strengthening the role of the private sector, particularly financial institutions, in preventing and combating human trafficking.
OSCE Secretary General Helga Maria Schmid concludes visit to Montenegro
Publishing date: 8 September 2023
PODGORICA, 8 September 2023 — OSCE Secretary General Helga Maria Schmid concluded her visit to Montenegro today. During her visit, she met with high-level government officials and representatives of civil society organizations.
OSCE course highlights importance of financial intelligence in preventing and countering terrorism
Publishing date: 8 September 2023
On 5-7 September 2023, the OSCE Secretariat’s Transnational Threats Department, with the support of the OSCE Mission in Kosovo (OMiK) and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), organized a three-day training course in Pejë/Peć on how to use financial intelligence to effectively cut off terrorism financing channels.