News and press releases

Members of the OSCE Gender Equality Platform on Border Security and Management and representatives of border agencies from the OSCE region and beyond discussed the importance of an inclusive approach to gender equality in the security sector on 18 October 2021.

Over forty representatives of the State Customs Service under the Ministry of Economy and Finance of Kyrgyzstan and cross-border trade researchers were trained in how to accurately measure the duration of time for clearing goods at border checkpoints. The two-day workshop, organized by the OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek, concluded on 13 October 2021 in Bishkek.

Albanian border police officers enhanced their skills and knowledge in detecting document and identity fraud at border crossing points through a five-day, hands-on training course jointly organized by the OSCE’s Border Security and Management Unit, the OSCE Presence in Albania and the Austrian Ministry of Interior from 27 September to 1 October 2021.

Current transnational threats and challenges for border agencies, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, and innovative responses were the focus of the 15th Annual Meeting of the OSCE Border Security and Management National Focal Points Network held on 21 and 22 September 2021.

On 16 September 2021, sixteen Kyrgyz customs officers completed a four-day training course on profiling at the Leninskoe Training Center of the State Customs Service under the Ministry of Economy and Finance of the Kyrgyz Republic. The event was organized with the support of the OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek.

Over 30 participants from ten countries took part in an in-person training course from 30 August to 3 September 2021 to build their knowledge and skills in addressing and enhancing the protection of cultural property. The course, organized jointly by the OSCE in co-operation with the Hellenic Multinational Peace Support Operations Training Centre (MPSOTC), was held in Kilkis, Greece.

The OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine handed over specialized equipment to support the canine units of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine (SBGS) at an official ceremony held in Kyiv on 19 August 2021.