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News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE and IPER launch first women in port management training for Caspian and Black Sea ports
Publishing date: 31 May 2022
On 30 May 2022, women professionals from Black and Caspian Sea ports joined the first online session of the OSCE-IPER Women in Port Management training course to strengthen their professional skills and advance their careers in the logistics and maritime sectors.
Promoting security through sustainable economic recovery focus of the OSCE Economic and Environmental Forum meeting
Publishing date: 24 May 2022
ŁÓDŹ, 24 May 2022 – Promoting security and stability through sustainable economic recovery following the COVID-19 pandemic was the focus of the Second Preparatory Meeting of the 30th OSCE Economic and Environmental Forum held on 23 and 24 May in Łódź, Poland.
Sustainable economic recovery focus of OSCE Economic and Environmental meeting
Publishing date: 15 February 2022
VIENNA, 15 February 2022 – Supporting sustainable economic growth following the COVID-19 pandemic was the focus of the First Preparatory Meeting of the 30th OSCE Economic and Environmental Forum (EEF) held on 14 and 15 February in Vienna.
International co-operation needed to mitigate and prevent impact of extreme weather events on the energy grid, energy and climate experts say at OSCE webinar
Publishing date: 15 July 2021
The necessity to identify and address threats to energy networks through robust and effective risk prevention and management policies has never been greater, said experts during an OSCE webinar on protecting critical energy infrastructures in the age of extreme weather held on 13 July 2021.
30 years after Bonn: We must continue to invest in dialogue, conflict prevention and fighting transnational threats
Publishing date: 5 July 2021
VIENNA, 5 July 2021 – Thirty years on from the 1990 Bonn Document, the OSCE hosted a conference reviewing how to continue contributing to European peace, security and prosperity through a market-based economy and environmental protection...
Promoting women’s economic empowerment when rebuilding after the COVID-19 pandemic essential, say participants at OSCE meeting
Publishing date: 10 June 2021
VIENNA/STOCKHOLM, 10 June 2021 – Women have disproportionately suffered socio-economic consequences during the COVID-19 pandemic. At today’s 2nd Preparatory meeting of the OSCE Economic and Environmental Forum (EEF) participants stressed the need for policies that will ensure a more level playing field for women, now that a return to ‘normalcy’ seems within reach. Promoting equal opportunities for women is a key factor for securing prosperity, stability and security...
Preventing and combating corruption through innovation, transparency and digitalization focus of 2020 OSCE Forum in Prague
Publishing date: 7 September 2020
VIENNA/PRAGUE, 7 September 2020 – Preventing and combating corruption through innovation, increased transparency and digitalization while promoting security, stability and economic growth in the OSCE region will be the focus of the first ever “blended” Concluding Meeting of the 28th OSCE Economic and Environmental Forum, which opens on Thursday, 10 September 2020, in Prague...