News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE, UNDP Train Border Officials from Afghanistan and Tajikistan on Border Management
Publishing date: 3 September 2015
DUSHANBE, 3 September 2015 – Twenty three representatives from border agencies of Afghanistan and Tajikistan completed today a ten-day Border Management Awareness (BMA) course at the OSCE Border Management Staff College in Dushanbe...
Spot Report by OSCE Observer Mission: 34th Russian 49 vehicles convoy crossed into Ukraine and returned through the Donetsk Border Crossing Point
Publishing date: 14 August 2015
On 14 August 2015 at 07:04hrs (Moscow time), a Russian convoy arrived at the Donetsk Border Crossing Point (BCP). A total of 49 vehicles were checked by the Russian border guard and customs services. All the vehicles had crossed back into the Russian Federation by 14:40hrs on 14 August.
OSCE Border Management Staff College hosts World Customs Organization Train-the-Trainer course
Publishing date: 14 August 2015
DUSHANBE, 14 August 2015 – A ten-day comprehensive train-the-trainer course for sixteen instructors from customs training institutions in Central Asia, India and Pakistan concluded at the OSCE Border Management Staff College in Dushanbe today. The course was organized jointly by the College and the World Customs Organization’s (WCO) Programme Global Shield (PGS)...
Call for participants at Cross-Border Research Conference in Tajikistan
Publishing date: 11 August 2015
Researchers and practitioners specializing in border management and the security sector from OSCE participating States and Partners for Co-operation are invited to apply to participate in the Cross-Border Research Conference 2015. The event will take place from 7 to 11 December at the OSCE Border Management Staff College in Dushanbe...
OSCE Office starts Phase III of its Patrol, Programming and Leadership Project to train Tajik, Kyrgyz and Afghan Border Officials
Publishing date: 10 August 2015
DUSHANBE, 10 August 2015- The OSCE Office in Tajikistan started the third phase of its long-running Patrol, Programming and Leadership project. The project aims to improve the effectiveness of Tajik, Kyrgyz and Afghan border officials to detect and interdict illegal cross-border movements on their mutual borders. This stage of the project will see the introduction of border officials from Kyrgyzstan into the training courses, as well as handover to local Tajik and Afghan trainers...
OSCE donates equipment to State Border Service of Turkmenistan
Publishing date: 30 July 2015
ASHGABAT, 30 July 2015 – The OSCE Centre in Ashgabat donated non-lethal paramilitary equipment and outfit worth some 167,500 euros to the State Border Service of Turkmenistan today. The official handover ceremony took place at the headquarters of the State Border Service in Ashgabat and was attended by the high ranking border officials...
Weekly Update from the OSCE Observer Mission at Russian Checkpoints Gukovo and Donetsk based on information as of 28 July 2015
Publishing date: 29 July 2015
Kamensk-Shakhtinskiy, Russian Federation. The Observer Mission (OM) continues to operate 24/7 at both Border Crossing Points (BCPs). The overall cross-border traffic decreased at both BCPs...