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OSCE regional workshop in Durrës focused on nexus between drug trafficking and violent crime
Publishing date: 10 September 2025
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Presence in Albania, Transnational Threats Department
The OSCE Presence in Albania, with support from the OSCE Transnational Threats Department/Strategic Police Matters Unit and the United States Department of Justice’s International Criminal Investigative Training Assistance Program (ICITAP), organized a two-day regional workshop on the nexus between
OSCE supports Ukraine in developing national strategy to combat illicit SALW
Publishing date: 3 September 2025
In response to the growing threats posed by illicit trafficking in firearms, ammunition and explosives, the Government of Ukraine is seeking to develop a national strategy on Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW), together with a comprehensive action plan to guide its implementation.
OSCE Workshop in Astana Strengthens Kazakhstan’s Capacity to Investigate Virtual Asset Crimes and Facilitate Asset Recovery
Publishing date: 1 September 2025
Content type: News
What we do: Economic activities
The OSCE, through its Office of the Co-ordinator of Economic and Environmental Activities (OCEEA), held a two-day workshop in Astana on 6-7 August 2025 to enhance the capacity of the Prosecutor’s Office and law enforcement agencies of the Republic of Kazakhstan in investigating crimes involving
OSCE Ministerial Council decision marks new step towards sustainable peace in the South Caucasus
Publishing date: 1 September 2025
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairpersonship, Minsk Group, OSCE Secretary General, OSCE Secretariat
VIENNA/HELSINKI, 1 September 2025- The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Foreign Minister of Finland Elina Valtonen, and OSCE Secretary General Feridun H. Sinirlioğlu welcome the adoption of a Ministerial Council decision closing the Minsk process and related structures following a Joint Appeal from Armenia and Azerbaijan.
OSCE pilot initiative helps freshly trained Ukrainian border guards deliver first document security training for peers at border crossing points
Publishing date: 13 August 2025
An OSCE pilot ‘train-the-trainers’ initiative is helping freshly trained Ukrainian border guards test their skills as trainers in document security at border crossing points.
OSCE welcomes the August 8 Joint Declaration signed in Washington D.C.
Publishing date: 9 August 2025
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretary General
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
OSCE welcomes the August 8 Joint Declaration signed in Washington D.C., congratulate Armenia and Azerbaijan on this development and commend President Donald Trump of the U.S.A. on his role in bringing it about.
Border guards in Ukraine work with OSCE to become trainers in document fraud detection at border crossing points
Publishing date: 8 August 2025
Content type: News
Where we are: Transnational Threats Department, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Border management
Border guards from Ukraine built their skills for training border guards on document fraud detection during a ‘train-the-trainers’ course organized by the OSCE Transnational Threats Department, in co-operation with the Main Forensic Center of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine, from 4 to 8 August in Lviv.