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News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Centre in Bishkek supports 12th Central Asia Border Security Initiative Conference
Publishing date: 28 April 2016
BISHKEK, 28 April 2016 – The two-day conference of the 12th Central Asia Border Security Initiative concluded today in Bishkek having brought together some 100 officials to discuss the role of border management in countering extremism, managing migration flows and facilitating of cross-border trade...
OSCE-supported event trains law enforcement on working with domestic violence cases
Publishing date: 28 April 2016
On 27 April 2016, the OSCE Mission to Moldova supported a training event for 70 local law enforcement personnel on handling cases of domestic violence. The event, held in Moldova’s northernmost town of Ocnița, was the second in a series of events in 2016 for law enforcement, local administration and specialists that aim to improve access to services for domestic violence victims in rural areas...
OSCE launches series of seminars in Kazakhstan on access to information and public councils
Publishing date: 28 April 2016
SHYMKENT, Kazakhstan, 28 April 2016 – The first of ten OSCE-supported two-day seminars for some 30 officials and journalists on the implementation of Kazakhstan’s laws on “Access to Information” and “Public Councils” began today in Shymkent, South Kazakhstan Region...
OSCE/ODIHR marks the 10th anniversary of its Panel of Experts on the Freedom of Peaceful Assembly
Publishing date: 28 April 2016
OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) on 28 April 2016 celebrated the 10th anniversary of the inaugural meeting of its Panel of Experts on the Freedom of Peaceful Assembly.
Sides must respect ceasefire in order to reverse worsening security situation in Ukraine, say OSCE Chairmanship Special Representative and Chief Monitor
Publishing date: 28 April 2016
VIENNA, 28 April 2016 – The sides in eastern Ukraine must urgently and fully respect the ceasefire in order to reverse the worsening security situation, said the Special Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office in Ukraine and in the Trilateral Contact Group Martin Sajdik and the Chief Monitor of the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Ertugrul Apakan in their addresses to the OSCE Permanent Council in Vienna today.
Joint public outreach efforts discussed at OSCE-supported inter-agency Platform meeting on preventing and combating trafficking in human beings
Publishing date: 28 April 2016
The inter-agency Platform for Action on increasing co-operation in raising public awareness about the risks of trafficking in human beings, supported by the OSCE Centre in Bishkek, in co-operation with the Kyrgyz State Service on Migration, held its first meeting in 2016 on 26 April 2016 in Bishkek...
Rebuilding security in Europe is only possible through a co-ordinated approach, says OSCE Secretary General
Publishing date: 28 April 2016
OSCE Secretary General Lamberto Zannier attended the 5th Moscow Conference on International Security, which focused on combatting terrorism, from 27 to 28 April...