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OSCE trains Moldovan armed forces in secure handling and storage of small arms and light weapons

Publishing date: 25 September 2014
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Moldova
What we do: Arms control
CHISINAU, 25 September 2014 – Sixteen officers of the Moldovan armed forces today successfully completed an OSCE-supported training course on the physical security and stockpile management of small arms, light weapons and conventional ammunition...

OSCE Centre in Bishkek supports enhancing regulatory legal framework for small arms and light weapons, conventional ammunition

Publishing date: 19 September 2014
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek
What we do: Arms control, Rule of law
BISHKEK, 19 September 2014 – The OSCE Centre in Bishkek and the Ministry of Defence of the Kyrgyz Republic today hosted the first roundtable discussion on improving the country’s regulatory legal framework for use of small arms and light weapons (SALW) and conventional ammunition...

Ukraine crisis tops agenda of OSCE annual conference in Vienna

Publishing date: 24 June 2014
Collections: Swiss Chairmanship takes lead in OSCE Ukraine efforts
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
What we do: Arms control, Conflict prevention and resolution, Reform and co-operation in the security sector
VIENNA, 24 June 2014 – Strengthening the OSCE’s role in existing conflicts – particularly Ukraine – tops the agenda at the Organization’s annual security review conference starting in Vienna today, with discussions also covering military stability and transparency, transnational threats and Afghanistan...

OSCE PA Annual Session: confidence-building in military sphere the focus of First Committee resolution

Publishing date: 13 June 2014
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
What we do: Arms control, Reform and co-operation in the security sector
COPENHAGEN, 13 June 2014 – Enhanced confidence-building measures in the military sphere, democratic control of countries’ armed forces and a comprehensive assessment of cyber threats are among key recommendations made by the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly’s Committee on Political Affairs and Security (First Committee) in its draft resolution for the PA’s upcoming Annual Session...

Call for applications for young people in Bosnia and Herzegovina – Building OSCE Youth Advisory Group

Publishing date: 13 June 2014
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina
What we do: Arms control, Democratization, Human rights, Conflict prevention and resolution, Reform and co-operation in the security sector, Youth
Young leaders, activists, students, researchers and NGO representatives, aged 18 to 30 years old, and resident in Bosnia and Herzegovina are invited to apply for the OSCE Youth Advisory Group project to learn more about the OSCE’s work...

First explosive ordnance disposal course in Central Asia completed with OSCE support

Publishing date: 6 June 2014
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe
What we do: Arms control
First explosive ordnance disposal course in Central Asia completed with OSCE support...

OSCE launches life safety web resource for Ukrainian schoolchildren

Publishing date: 25 April 2014
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine (closed)
What we do: Arms control, Youth
The State Emergency Service of Ukraine and the OSCE Project Co-ordinator launched the Webspace of Safety – an Internet portal created to inform children about risks and threats posed by explosive hazards present in Ukraine...