News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE assists UK authorities in major antiquities recovery operation
Publishing date: 13 November 2025
LONDON/VIENNA, 13 November 2025 – Today, the OSCE began supporting the United Kingdom Government and London Metropolitan Police in a significant national operation to secure and catalogue just under 200 cultural artefacts.
Central Asian countries strengthen regional co-operation on electronic evidence
Publishing date: 13 November 2025
On 12 and 13 November, representatives of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan came together in Tashkent, Uzbekistan for the Central Asian Regional Workshop on Requesting Electronic Evidence Across Borders, organized by the OSCE Transnational Threats Department in co-operation with the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan.
OSCE’s “Drops of the Future” series unites Central Asian youth for sustainable Water-Energy-Food solutions
Publishing date: 13 November 2025
Over the past year, the OSCE, in partnership with Switzerland and local partners, has brought together hundreds of young professionals from across Central Asia to co-create solutions for the region’s interconnected Water-Energy-Food (WEF) challenges. Through the “Drops of the Future” workshop
Kyrgyz authorities strengthen skills in strategic environmental assessment at OSCE workshop
Publishing date: 12 November 2025
More than 20 representatives from Kyrgyzstan’s environmental, health, academic, civil society and sectoral planning institutions learned about Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) at a training workshop in Bishkek organized by the Office of the Co-ordinator of OSCE Economic and Environmental Activities in close co-operation with the OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek from 6 to 7 November.
Ninth annual Passenger Data Seminar focuses on strengthening data protection and responsible use of new technologies
Publishing date: 12 November 2025
Over 100 experts shared good practices and technical expertise at the Ninth Annual Passenger Data Seminar held at the Hofburg in Vienna on 6 to 7 November. The event was organized by the OSCE Transnational Threats Department, in co-operation with the United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT) and its Countering Terrorist Travel Programme.
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 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.