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News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Cyber/ICT security between OSCE and Asian regions focus of OSCE and Republic of Korea-hosted discussion
Publishing date: 24 June 2021
How international co-operation can lead to a more stable, predictable and safe cyberspace, was the focus of the 3rd Inter-Regional Conference on Cyber/ICT Security. The Republic of Korea and the OSCE organized the event, held in Vienna in a virtual setting on 22 and 23 June, with the participation of 280 governmental and non-state representatives...
International strategies and best practices for community policing explored at OSCE workshop series in Armenia
Publishing date: 17 May 2021
Sharing international strategies and best practices from across the OSCE region is the aim of an OSCE workshop series for Armenia’s Ministry of Justice and police launched on 17 May 2021. The online workshops are designed to support Armenia’s implementation of police reforms by strengthening community policing strategies.
OSCE conference works to foster regional co-operation in countering terrorist financing and transnational organized crime
Publishing date: 11 May 2021
Fostering regional co-operation in addressing terrorist financing and organized crime was the focus of the OSCE Regional Conference on Countering Terrorist Financing and Transnational Organized Crime held online on 11 May 2021.
Joint OSCE/Frontex meeting explores ways to strengthen document checks at borders in South-Eastern Europe
Publishing date: 5 May 2021
Exploring ways to further strengthen capabilities for document checks at border controls in South-Eastern Europe was the focus of an online meeting held on 29 April 2021 as a follow-up to the 2019 Co-ordination Conference on Preventing Document Fraud — co-operation in South Eastern Europe.
Multilateral engagement key to open and secure cyberspace
Publishing date: 4 May 2021
VIENNA/STOCKHOLM, 4 May 2021 — With society more interconnected through technology than ever before, multilateral engagement is key to building confidence and trust to ensure an open and secure cyberspace, participants agreed during the opening session of the OSCE-wide Cyber/ICT Security Conference held online today.
OSCE supports 6th Meeting of Permanent Conference of Organized Crime Prosecutors
Publishing date: 29 April 2021
Over 30 participants took part in the sixth meeting of the Permanent Conference of Organized Crime Prosecutors (PCOCP) organized online by the OSCE Secretariat in collaboration with the OSCE Mission to Serbia, on 27 April 2021.
We must unite across countries and organizations to counter terrorism, say participants at opening of OSCE-wide Counter-Terrorism Conference
Publishing date: 20 April 2021
VIENNA, 20 April 2021 — We must unite across countries and organizations to comprehensively prevent and counter violent extremism and radicalization that leads to terrorism (VERLT), said participants today during the opening of the OSCE-wide Counter-Terrorism Conference online from 20 to 21 April.