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OSCE Launches Cybersecurity Training Programme for Government Institutions of Uzbekistan
Publishing date: 21 July 2025
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan
What we do: Cyber/ICT Security
From e-government to digital public services, Uzbekistan is steadily advancing the digitalization of its core state functions. However, digital transformation is impossible without robust cybersecurity. To support this, from 14 July to 21 August, the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan, in
OSCE Leads Strategic Partners Visit to Address Contemporary Safety and Security Risks in Kazakhstan related to Small Arms and Light Weapons and Ammunitions Safety
Publishing date: 21 July 2025
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana
The OSCE Programme Office in Astana (the Office) facilitated a multi-day visit of international partners to Kazakhstan, aimed at showcasing progress under the extra-budgetary project “Addressing Contemporary Safety and Security Risks in the Republic of Kazakhstan” from 11-14 July 2025.
With the support of the European Union, OSCE handed over four CCTV cameras to Tajikistan’s Border Troops in Panj District
Publishing date: 18 July 2025
As part of the third phase of the European Union-funded project “Stabilization of the Southern Border Region of Tajikistan with Afghanistan,” the OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe handed over four video surveillance cameras to the Border Troops of the State Committee for National Security of the Republic of Tajikistan in the Panj district.
International partners improve media skills of youth across Tajikistan
Publishing date: 18 July 2025
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe
What we do: Media freedom and development
From 1 to 18 July, the OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe organized the first-ever Summer School of Journalism (School) for 20 aspiring journalism students and young media professionals from across Tajikistan. The three-week intensive training aimed to strengthen their foundational reporting skills and prepare the next generation of journalists for a rapidly evolving media environment.
OSCE field operations foster regional inter-municipal co-operation against domestic and gender-based violence
Publishing date: 16 July 2025
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Presence in Albania, OSCE Mission in Kosovo, OSCE Mission to Skopje
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution, Gender equality
Around 50 representatives from municipalities, law enforcement, judiciary, social services and civil society from Kukës and Dragash/Dragaš gathered in Kukës to strengthen co-operation in addressing domestic and gender-based violence, on 16 July 2025.
OSCE Mission to BiH Deputy Head visited Mostar today
Publishing date: 16 July 2025
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina
The Deputy Head of the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), Zahid Movlazada, visited Mostar today to engage with local and international stakeholders and to underscore the Mission’s commitment to supporting constructive political dialogue, democratic governance, and security across the Herzegovina-Neretva Canton.
Asset recovery key to countering illicit financial flows, OSCE event highlights
Publishing date: 15 July 2025
Content type: News
Where we are: Office of the Co-ordinator of OSCE Economic and Environmental Activities, Transnational Threats Department
What we do: Economic activities, Policing
On 15 July 2025, the OSCE held a side event in Vienna focused on strengthening asset recovery efforts to combat illicit financial flows across the region. The event, organized by the OSCE Transnational Threats Department (TNTD) and the Office of the Co-ordinator of OSCE Economic and Environmental