News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE reviews plan of action to control small arms and light weapons
Publishing date: 23 May 2012
VIENNA, 23 May 2012 – The 56 OSCE participating States and 12 Partners for Co-operation today concluded a review of the OSCE Plan of Action on Small Arms and Light Weapons that aims to counter the spread and accumulation of illicit SALW...
OSCE Border Management Staff College trains officials on non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction
Publishing date: 11 April 2012
The OSCE Border Management Staff College (BMSC) held a training course on implementing UN Security Council Resolution 1540 on the non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction from 3 to 6 April 2012 in Dushanbe, Tajikistan...
OSCE starts removal of 2000 tonnes of toxic rocket fuel component from Ukraine ahead of European football championship
Publishing date: 4 April 2012
SHEVCHENKOVE, Ukraine, 4 April 2012- The first shipment of a toxic rocket fuel component stored in deteriorating containers at a military base in Eastern Ukraine was safely loaded on to 14 railways tanks today as part of an OSCE-supported project...
OSCE holds a workshop for customs and licensing authorities with Mediterranean Partners on military and dual-use goods
Publishing date: 24 January 2012
A regional workshop organized by the OSCE to help combat the trafficking of strategic dual-use commodities and conventional weapons, including small arms and light weapons, started in Valletta, Malta on 24 January 2012...
OSCE participating States make progress in updating Vienna Document to revitalize confidence and security building
Publishing date: 1 December 2011
A special meeting of the OSCE Forum for Security Co-operation, currently chaired by Kazakhstan, adopted a decision on 30 November 2011 on reissuing a document that encompasses key OSCE confidence- and security-building measures, the Vienna Document...
Turkmenistan military officials visit UK to review small arms and light weapons and stockpile management practices
Publishing date: 18 November 2011
ASHGABAT, 18 November 2011 – Four representatives of Turkmenistan's Presidential Administration and the Ministry of Defence participated in a five-day study visit to the United Kingdom that concluded in London today...
OSCE completes removal of toxic rocket fuel component from Western and Central Ukraine
Publishing date: 16 November 2011
BILA TSERKVA, Ukraine, 16 November 2011- The final shipment of a toxic rocket fuel component stored in deteriorating containers at a military base in Central Ukraine was loaded on to railways tanks today as part of an OSCE-supported project...