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"Young Women for Peace" Initiative Showcased in Vienna: OSCE and EU Empower Women from Central Asia
Publishing date: 19 September 2025
Eighteen young women peacebuilders from Central Asia and Afghanistan came together in Vienna this week for the final regional event of the Young Women 4 Peace (YW4P) Initiative, a flagship programme of the OSCE Gender Issues Programme, funded by the European Union.
South-Eastern Europe strengthens dialogue and public participation in environmental assessment
Publishing date: 19 September 2025
Content type: News
What we do: Environmental activities
Representatives from South-Eastern European countries gathered in Vienna to advance public participation and transboundary dialogue in environmental impact assessment (EIA). The OSCE, together with Italy’s Ministry of Environment and Energy Security, organized the Consultative Workshop
Ukrainian forensic experts certified in biometric chip authentication for stronger border security through OSCE-IDCentre workshop
Publishing date: 17 September 2025
Content type: News
Where we are: Transnational Threats Department, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Border management
What seems like a simple interaction is powered by sophisticated cryptographic systems and secure digital chips, technologies that four Ukrainian forensic document experts explored in depth during a specialized training course organized by the OSCE Transnational Threats Department, in co-operation with IDcentre, a professional training institute in Eindhoven, the Netherlands from 15 to 18 September.
OSCE and the National Anticorruption Center create a platform for dialogue on integrity and anti-corruption in the education sector in Moldova
Publishing date: 15 September 2025
Content type: News
What we do: Economic activities
On 15 September, the OSCE, in partnership with the National Anticorruption Center (NAC) of Moldova, organized the newest edition of the “Anti-Corruption Café” – an open dialogue platform aimed at promoting integrity and transparency in Moldova. The event brought together representatives of the
OSCE conducts specialized training in Ukraine on practical applications of open data for the business and financial sectors
Publishing date: 12 September 2025
Content type: News
What we do: Economic activities
Open data offers timely insights into markets, competitors, and consumers, serving as a key enabler of evidence-based decision-making, financial innovation, and sustainable growth. To promote its use across Ukraine’s business and financial sectors, the Office of the Co-ordinator of OSCE Economic
Commitment to forge stronger cross-sector partnerships and integrated crisis resilience strategies reaffirmed by anti-trafficking leaders at annual meeting
Publishing date: 12 September 2025
Content type: Press release
STRASBOURG, 12 September 2025 — National anti-trafficking co-ordinators and rapporteurs reaffirmed their commitment to forge stronger cross-sector partnerships and integrate crisis resilience into anti-trafficking strategies at their largest annual meeting, held from 11 to 12 September at the
OSCE Showcases Anti-Money Laundering and Virtual Asset Expertise at 2025 GCFFC Summit
Publishing date: 11 September 2025
Content type: News
What we do: Economic activities
The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) actively contributed to the 2025 Annual Summit of the Global Coalition to Fight Financial Crime (GCFFC), held on 10-11 September in Abu Dhabi, UAE. The event brought together over 200 participants from international organizations,