News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Programme Office launches EU-funded project on Green Border Protection and Emergency Response
Publishing date: 2 January 2020
On 1 January 2020, the OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe launched a EUR 3.3 million project on the “Stabilization of Tajikistan’s southern border region with Afghanistan”, funded within the framework of the European Union’s Foreign Policy Instrument. The 18-month project aims to increase the professional capability of the Tajik and Afghan Border Services in order to better tackle illicit activities in border areas.
25th Staff Course concludes at the OSCE Border Management Staff College in Dushanbe
Publishing date: 4 November 2019
The OSCE Border Management Staff College (BMSC) concluded its 25th Border Management Staff Course in Dushanbe on 1 November 2019...
OSCE builds capacity of Central Asian border officials on analytical research and information sharing to boost border security in the region
Publishing date: 4 November 2019
Border officials from Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan completed a one-week workshop on analytical research and information sharing practices on 25 October 2019 in Dushanbe. The training provided the 15 participants with skills for efficient analysis of risks and threats, and tools for information sharing between border protection agencies to better prevent border incidents in the region. The training was organized by the OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe.
Tajik and Afghan border officers complete OSCE course on field operational capacities
Publishing date: 23 September 2019
On 20 September 2019, 15 Tajik and ten Afghan border officials successfully completed a four-week training course on field operational capacities in Dushanbe. It was conducted in the framework of the project Patrol Field Capacity Building of the Tajik Border Troops through Promotion of Regional Co-operation.
OSCE Border Management Staff College concludes third postgraduate Diploma in Border Security and Management for Senior Leadership
Publishing date: 20 September 2019
DUSHANBE, 20 September 2019 – The third Postgraduate Diploma in Border Security and Management for Senior Leadership course, a one-year blended learning programme, concluded today at the OSCE Border Management Staff College in Dushanbe (BMSC), Tajikistan.
OSCE Border Management Staff College concludes sixth staff course for women leaders
Publishing date: 28 June 2019
Twenty-four female leaders from the border security and management sector graduated from a staff course at the OSCE Border Management Staff College (BMSC) on 27 June 2019 in Dushanbe, Tajikistan. It was the sixth course designed and delivered specifically for female leaders by the College since its inception a decade ago.
OSCE trains 100 Tajik border officers through its cascade courses in 2019
Publishing date: 24 June 2019
The OSCE completed its third cascade training conducted for Tajik border officials from 17 June to 22 June 2019 in the town of Khorog, Tajikistan. The training was the last of a series of similar courses conducted earlier this year in the Khatlon and Sughd regions of Tajikistan. All courses were conducted by national experts of the Tajik Border Troops who are alumni of previous OSCE courses.