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Head of OSCE Presence urges prompt destruction of surplus ammunition in Albania

Publishing date: 13 July 2012
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Presence in Albania
What we do: Arms control
The Head of the OSCE Presence in Albania, Ambassador Eugen Wollfarth, during a visit to a military factory in Gramsh on 13 July 2012, expressed his support for the finalization of surplus ammunition destruction by 2013, as envisaged in the country’s demilitarization action plan...

OSCE states discuss implementation of Code of Conduct on Politico-Military Aspects of Security

Publishing date: 11 July 2012
Content type: News
Where we are: Forum for Security Co-operation
What we do: Arms control, Reform and co-operation in the security sector
Representatives of the 56 OSCE participating States discussed on 11 July 2012 the implementation of the OSCE Code of Conduct on Politico-Military Aspects of Security at its first ever annual review meeting...

OSCE supports states to stop proliferation of weapons of mass destruction

Publishing date: 4 July 2012
Content type: News
Where we are: Forum for Security Co-operation
What we do: Arms control, Countering terrorism
OSCE support to participating States to implement UN Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1540 on preventing proliferation of weapons of mass destruction was the focus of a security dialogue held at the OSCE Forum for Security Co-operation in Vienna on 4 July 2012...

OSCE removes toxic rocket fuel component in Ukraine ahead of European football championship

Publishing date: 1 June 2012
Content type: Press release
Where we are: Forum for Security Co-operation, OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine (closed)
What we do: Arms control
SHEVCHENKOVE, Ukraine, 1 June 2012- The third shipment of 715 tonnes of a toxic rocket fuel component, stored in deteriorating containers in eastern Ukraine, was safely loaded onto 14 railways tanks for disposal today as part of an OSCE-supported project...

OSCE reviews plan of action to control small arms and light weapons

Publishing date: 23 May 2012
Content type: Press release
Where we are: Forum for Security Co-operation, OSCE Secretary General
What we do: Arms control
VIENNA, 23 May 2012 – The 56 OSCE participating States and 12 Partners for Co-operation today concluded a review of the OSCE Plan of Action on Small Arms and Light Weapons that aims to counter the spread and accumulation of illicit SALW...

OSCE supports SALW and ammunition stockpiles security and management training in Turkmenistan

Publishing date: 27 April 2012
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Centre in Ashgabat
What we do: Arms control
ASHGABAT, 27 April 2012 – Thirty-eight military officials from the Armed Forces of Turkmenistan successfully completed OSCE-supported training seminars on the physical security and stockpile management of small arms and light weapons (SALW) and conventional ammunition (CA) today in Ashgabat...

OSCE Office in Tajikistan supports de-mining efforts

Publishing date: 19 April 2012
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe
What we do: Arms control, Border management
DUSHANBE, 19 April 2012- As part of a humanitarian de-mining project supported by the OSCE, a mechanical de-mining machine was handed over to the Tajikistan’s Ministry of Defence today at a ceremony in the Engineering Battalion base in Rudaki District, close to Dushanbe...