News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Tajik border troops complete OSCE-supported course on patrolling and leadership
Publishing date: 6 September 2016
DUSHANBE, 6 September 2016 – Twenty officers of the Tajik border troops graduated today from a four-week basic patrol and leadership course at the Gissar Training Centre. The course was organized by the OSCE Office in Tajikistan and was conducted from 10 August to 6 September 2016...
Modern security challenges and border management discussed at OSCE-led course in Vienna
Publishing date: 26 August 2016
VIENNA, 26 August 2016- A two-week workshop focusing on modern security challenges and border management concluded today at the Federal Academy of Finance of Austria...
OSCE supports workshop on best practices in border surveillance for Kazakh, Kyrgyz and Tajik border officials
Publishing date: 26 August 2016
DUSHANBE, 26 August 2016- A five-day OSCE-supported workshop for twenty border officials from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan on best practices in border surveillance concluded today at the OSCE Border Management Staff College in Dushanbe...
Tajik Border Troops Officers complete OSCE patrol leadership course
Publishing date: 5 August 2016
DUSHANBE, 5 August 2016 – Twenty officers of the Tajik Border Troops, ranked between warrant officer and major, mainly coming from border detachments on the Afghan and Tajik border, successfully completed a four-week course today on patrolling and leadership at the Gissar Training Centre in Dushanbe...
Assembly’s work on migration presented to OSCE ambassadors by Ad Hoc Committee Chair Lombardi at special Permanent Council
Publishing date: 20 July 2016
VIENNA, 20 July 2016 – Presenting the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly’s work concerning the refugee and migrant crisis at a special meeting of the OSCE Permanent Council in Vienna today, Swiss parliamentarian Filippo Lombardi laid out the Assembly’s plan of action going forward, which includes monitoring the situation on the ground and developing policy recommendations for the OSCE and its participating States...
OSCE States explore role for the Organization regarding migration and refugee flows
Publishing date: 20 July 2016
VIENNA, 20 July 2016 – Possible roles for the OSCE in the context of the migration and refugee flows across the OSCE area were discussed today at a special meeting of the Permanent Council in Vienna...
OSCE trains Tajikistan’s relevant agencies on combating the illicit cultural property trade and smuggling of historical artefacts
Publishing date: 15 July 2016
DUSHANBE, 15 July 2016 – Combating the illicit trade in cultural property and the smuggling of historical artifacts was the focus of a week-long workshop organized by the OSCE for representatives of Tajik Border Troops, Customs Service, State Committee of National Security, the Ministry of Culture and Ministry of Internal Affairs, in Dushanbe from 11 to 15 July 2016...