News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE trains over 650 police cadets in Serbia on responding to violence against women and girls
Publishing date: 25 September 2025
From 8 to 12 September 2025, in Sremska Kamenica (Serbia), the OSCE Transnational Threats Department/Strategic Police Matters Unit (TNTD/SPMU) organized a series of basic training courses on gender-responsive policing for violence against women and girls, in co-operation with the Basic Police Training Centre under the Ministry of the Interior of Serbia and the OSCE Mission to Serbia.
From principles to practice: 20 years of border security and management in the OSCE
Publishing date: 24 September 2025
The OSCE Month of Borders was launched in September with a series of high-level events to mark 20 years since the adoption of the OSCE Border Security and Management Concept (BSM Concept) by the OSCE Ministerial Council in Ljubljana, Slovenia in 2005.
Judges and prosecutors in Moldova strengthen adjudication skills on virtual assets cases at OSCE events
Publishing date: 24 September 2025
The OSCE, in partnership with the National Institute of Justice (NIJ), organized two events in Chisinau on 15 and 16 September aimed at strengthening the capacity of Moldovan judges and prosecutors —– both in training and practicing —– in addressing challenges related to virtual assets.
"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
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
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
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