News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan and Anti-corruption Agency sign work plan on joint co-operation in fight against corruption
Publishing date: 5 July 2021
On 5 July 2021, the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan, Pierre von Arx, met with Akmal Burkhanov, the Director of the Anti-corruption Agency in Uzbekistan, to discuss co-operation on implementation of a joint 2021-2022 project and to sign a joint work plan.
OSCE Presence in Albania organizes training on whistleblowing and whistleblower protection for business companies
Publishing date: 5 July 2021
From 24 June to 2 July 2021, the OSCE Presence in Albania organized an online training course for businesses on whistleblowing and whistleblowers protection. The course highlighted whistleblowing as a relevant mechanism in maintaining integrity and controlling corruption. The event was organized in collaboration with the High inspectorate for Declaration and Audit of Assets and Conflict of interest (HIDAACI).
30 years after Bonn: We must continue to invest in dialogue, conflict prevention and fighting transnational threats
Publishing date: 5 July 2021
VIENNA, 5 July 2021 – Thirty years on from the 1990 Bonn Document, the OSCE hosted a conference reviewing how to continue contributing to European peace, security and prosperity through a market-based economy and environmental protection...
OSCE supports Kyrgyzstan’s efforts in updating the National Action Plan on the implementation of UNSCR 1540
Publishing date: 2 July 2021
The OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek organized a three-day roundtable discussion on updating the 2021–2025 National Action Plan (NAP) on the implementation of UN Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1540 on Effective Measures against the Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction. The event took place from 1 to 3 July 2021 in Kyrgyzstan’s Issyk-Kul province.
OSCE organizes second workshop on social re-use of confiscated assets in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Publishing date: 30 June 2021
The OSCE organized a second workshop on social re-use of confiscated assets in Bosnia and Herzegovina on 29 June 2021. Representatives of asset management agencies and civil society organizations in Bosnia and Herzegovina, as well as experts on social re-use of confiscated assets from international civil society organizations participated in the workshop.
OSCE Mission to BiH and Department of State Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs increase support for fight against corruption in BiH
Publishing date: 15 June 2021
On June 15 2021, the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) and the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) have announced a new three-year project to empower authorities and citizens in Bosnia and Herzegovina to tackle corruption...
OSCE, Open Government Partnership, and German Corporation for International Cooperation support Western Balkans participating States in advancing beneficial ownership reform
Publishing date: 14 June 2021
Advancing beneficial ownership reform in the Western Balkans, transparency, and common challenges were the focus of an online workshop, on 14 June 2021, organized by the OSCE, jointly with the Open Government Partnership (OGP), and German Corporation for International Cooperation (GIZ)...