News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Centre in Bishkek trains customs service on using technological tools for customs control
Publishing date: 19 December 2016
BISHKEK, 19 December 2016 – The OSCE Centre in Bishkek jointly with the Kyrgyz State Customs Service (KSCS) today launched a two-week training course for some 110 KSCS officers on using technological tools for customs control. The course aims to raise their capacity on the effective operation of these tools at checkpoints and customs clearance points...
OSCE Academy in Bishkek holds graduation ceremony for 44 students
Publishing date: 19 December 2016
A graduation ceremony for 44 students of the OSCE Academy in Bishkek’s two Masters Programmes in Politics and Security and Economic Governance and Development was held in the Kyrgyz capital on 16 December 2016...
OSCE facilitates working meeting for border guards in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 14 December 2016
An OSCE-supported three-day working meeting for the Border Guard Service under the National Security Committee concluded on 14 December 2016 in Astana...
OSCE Programme Office in Astana supports training of border guard instructors
Publishing date: 9 December 2016
An OSCE-supported week-long training seminar for the Border Guard Service under the National Security Committee concluded on 9 December 2016 in Astana, Kazakhstan, with the aim of helping officials better communicate with their colleagues and before large audiences...
Tajik border troop officers complete OSCE training course on operational planning
Publishing date: 21 November 2016
Twenty officers from the Tajik Border Troops completed an advanced three-week training course on operational planning at the Gissar Training Centre, Tajikistan on 18 November 2016...
Best practices in conducting border checks discussed at regional workshop organized by OSCE Border Management Staff College
Publishing date: 21 November 2016
A five-day workshop for 16 border and customs officials from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan on best practices in conducting border checks concluded on 18 November 2016 at the OSCE Border Management Staff College in Dushanbe with support from the OSCE Transnational Threats Department...
Malta workshop explores ways to strengthen border security co-operation between OSCE Mediterranean Partners and participating States
Publishing date: 17 November 2016
VALETTA, 17 November 2016 – Successful models of regional co-operation to address border challenges were highlighted at a three-day OSCE workshop held in Valetta, Malta from 15 to 17 November 2016, bringing together 80 experts from national authorities and international organizations from OSCE Mediterranean Partner for Co-operation countries and OSCE participating States...