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News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan organizes course for Police Academy teachers
Publishing date: 10 September 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat, OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan
What we do: Democratization, Education, Policing, Rule of law
TASHKENT, 10 September 2007- A four-day training course for Police Academy teachers focusing on modern police education methodologies will begin tomorrow in Tashkent...
OSCE trains police in Ukraine to combat domestic violence
Publishing date: 6 September 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, OSCE Secretariat, OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine (closed)
What we do: Gender equality, Policing
YALTA, Ukraine, 6 September 2007- A two-day training course on the role of precinct police inspectors in response to domestic violence began in the Ukrainian sea resort of Yalta today...
International co-operation needed to battle security threat posed by illegal drugs, say participants in OSCE meeting
Publishing date: 28 June 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution, Policing
VIENNA, 28 June 2007- International co-operation is crucial to combat the security challenges posed by illegal drug trade and abuse, a representative of the Spanish OSCE Chairmanship told an Expert Conference on the threat of illicit drugs...
OSCE joint meeting to promote fighting the threat of illicit drugs
Publishing date: 27 June 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution, Policing
VIENNA, 27 June 2007- In partnership with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, the OSCE Strategic Police Matters Unit is organizing a two-day conference on "Fighting the Threat of Illicit Drugs" that will start tomorrow.
OSCE Mission sponsors study visit of Kyrgyz police officers to Georgia
Publishing date: 13 June 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat, OSCE Mission to Georgia (closed)
What we do: Policing
TBILISI, 13 June 2007- Six Kyrgyz police officers are in Georgia this week to study police-media liaison strategies. The visit was organized by the OSCE Mission to Georgia and the Georgian Interior Ministry...
OSCE seminar in Madrid to set up police gender balance network
Publishing date: 5 June 2007
MADRID, 5 June 2007- A seminar on gender balance in police management, organized by the OSCE Strategic Police Matters Unit and the Spanish Chairmanship, starts today in Madrid...
Police role in combating terrorism focus of OSCE Madrid meeting
Publishing date: 9 May 2007
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Countering terrorism, Policing
MADRID, 9 May 2007- Enhancing the role of the police in the fight against terrorism was the aim of an experts-level OSCE meeting that ends in Madrid today. The two-day event..