News and press releases

On 18 July 2025, the OSCE Centre in Ashgabat presented a Standard on oil and gas methane developed by an international expert to the State Concerns “Turkmengas” and Turkmenoil” and other counterparts in Turkmenistan. The Standard is designed to assist national institutions in establishing

More than 60 regional journalists, bloggers and court employees enhanced their capacity to report on court and legal proceedings during training courses organized in Fergana and Samarkand cities by the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan (PCUz) and the Supreme Court of Uzbekistan. The two-day

VIENNA, 25 July 2025 – The OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities (HCNM), the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) launched a joint publication today entitled Opening Doors for Children: Prevention of Childhood Statelessness. Good Practices in the OSCE Area.

BELGRADE, 24 July 2025 – Maria Telalian, Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), underlined the importance of enabling civil society to contribute fully to democratic life in Serbia and encouraged urgent continued electoral reform during a visit to Belgrade, where she met with Parliamentary Speaker Ana Brnabić, Foreign Minister Marko Đjurić, representatives of opposition parties, and civil society.

Facial comparison techniques at border crossings were the focus of a two-day online training course for the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine organized by the OSCE Transnational Threats Department, in co-operation with the Royal Netherlands Marechaussee — Identity Fraud and Documents Centre of Expertise (ECID) from 23 to 24 July.

In 2025, the OSCE Programme Office in Astana completed a series of three-day training seminars in four regions of Kazakhstan, respectively, in co-operation with the Commission of Human Rights under the President of Kazakhstan, the International Centre for Migration Policy Development (ICMPD) and the EU-funded Border Management Programme in Central Asia (BOMCA). The aim of the events was to raise awareness among representatives of local authorities, law enforcement, social services, civil society, small and medium-sized businesses, and academia about national and international mechanisms for the protection of human rights in both regional centres and rural areas of Kazakhstan.

Issyk-Kul, Kyrgyz Republic | 24 July 2025 — From 14 to 16 July, the OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek (POiB), in co-operation with the Anti-Terrorism Centre of the State Committee for National Security of the Kyrgyz Republic (ATC SCNS) and the OSCE Action against Terrorism Unit (ATU), co-organized a