News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
The OSCE Special Representative on Youth, Peace and Security Mr. Santeri Leinonen Visited Kyrgyz Republic to Strengthen Youth Engagement
Publishing date: 8 November 2025
Bishkek, 5 November 2025 — The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office’s Special Representative on Youth, Peace and Security, Mr. Santeri Leinonen, visited Bishkek on 4–5 November to engage with national authorities, youth organizations, and academic institutions advancing the youth, peace, and security agenda
OSCE Roundtable in Tashkent Shows How Media Literacy Can Shield Youth from Radicalization
Publishing date: 7 November 2025
A regional OSCE roundtable that took place on 4-5 November in Tashkent demonstrated how media literacy can actively prevent youth radicalization and violent extremism. Journalists, civil society actors, and experts shared practical approaches – from counter-narratives to AI-driven tools – that help
SPAK and Special Courts staff strengthen professional skills in OSCE Presence-organized training course
Publishing date: 7 November 2025
Thirty Special Anti-Corruption Structure (SPAK) and Special Courts legal advisors and judicial secretaries strengthened their professional skills in legal research, legal reasoning and legal writing during a training course organized by the OSCE Presence in Albania in co-operation with SPAK and Special Courts on 5 and 6 November 2025.
OSCE workshop in Montenegro boosts efforts to trace financial flows behind human trafficking
Publishing date: 7 November 2025
Financial investigations are a cornerstone in the fight against human trafficking. Tracking money flows helps uncover the financial networks and key actors sustaining these crimes. On 6 and 7 November, the Office of the OSCE Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combatting Trafficking in Human Beings, together with the OSCE Mission to Montenegro, and the Ministry of the Interior of Montenegro...
OSCE Special Representative on Youth, Peace and Security visits Tashkent to promote youth dialogue and cooperation
Publishing date: 7 November 2025
5 – 6 November 2025, Santeri Leinonen, Special Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office on Youth, Peace and Security, visited Tashkent to deepen dialogue on the positive, active and inclusive role of young people in the efforts towards sustainable peace and security. During a full day of
OSCE supports Central Asian participating States in improving cross-border access to electronic evidence
Publishing date: 6 November 2025
The OSCE Transnational Threats Department (TNTD), in close co-operation with field operations, continues to help Central Asian participating States strengthen their legal and operational frameworks for requesting and handling electronic evidence across borders.
OSCE launches new technical guide on enhancing critical infrastructure physical security from terrorist attacks
Publishing date: 6 November 2025
On 4 November, the OSCE Transnational Threats Department launched the Technical Guide on Physical Security Considerations for Protecting Critical Infrastructure against Terrorist Attacks and accompanying multilingual factsheets. The Guide is designed to support participating State policymakers, critical infrastructure owners and operators, and private security stakeholders in setting up effective security systems for their critical infrastructure sites and facilities, based on their unique risk profile.