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OSCE Mission to BiH marks World Children’s Day
Publishing date: 20 November 2023
On the occasion of World Children's Day, the Mission would like to remind all institutions and individuals of their responsibility to protect children from any and all forms of discrimination.
Essay writing competition for university students
Publishing date: 16 November 2023
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Skopje
What we do: Education, Good governance, Rule of law
Following the successful completion of the anti-corruption masterclasses series, organized in co-operation with four national universities (Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje, Goce Delcev University- Shtip, University St. Kliment Ohridski Bitola and South East European University), the expressed enthusiasm by the students and in order to further encourage active anti-corruption engagement, OSCE Mission to Skopje is organizing an essay writing competition for students.
Kyrgyz Republic and OSCE Join Forces to Advance Data Protection and Cybersecurity in Healthcare and Education
Publishing date: 27 October 2023
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek
What we do: Cyber/ICT Security, Education
Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, 24-25 October – State Personal Data Protection Agency under the Cabinet of Ministers of the Kyrgyz Republic, joined forces with the OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek to conduct a two-day training programme aimed at bolstering cybersecurity, personal data protection, and raising awareness about cybersecurity within the healthcare and education sectors.
Youth camp on restoration and documentation of cultural heritage concludes in Pejë/Peć
Publishing date: 27 October 2023
A five-day youth camp on restoration and documentation of cultural heritage in the Pejë/Peć Old Bazaar, organized by the OSCE Mission in Kosovo for 10 students of architecture, anthropology and related fields, concluded on 27 October 2023.
Young Leaders for Security: OSCE-supported Youth Forum on Combating Human Trafficking Concludes in Issyk-Kul, Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 26 October 2023
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings, Human rights, Education, Migration, Youth
Issyk-Kul, 23-26 October- The Migration Council under the Speaker of the Kyrgyz Republic, with the support of the OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek, organized a four-day Youth Forum on Combating Human Trafficking in Issyk-Kul, Kyrgyzstan. The event gathered 30 young leaders from across the country selected through a competitive essay contest on the topic "How I Understand Human Trafficking?".
International Forum: "Youth Rights: Possibilities and Mechanisms of Protection" in Tashkent
Publishing date: 24 October 2023
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan
What we do: Democratization, Human rights, Education, Good governance, Youth
On 23 October, in Tashkent, the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan (PCUz) – together with the National Human Rights Centre, the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights and its Regional Office for Central Asia, the United Nations Development Programme in Uzbekistan and the Office in Uzbekistan of the Friedrich Ebert Foundation – organized an International Forum titled: "Youth Rights: Possibilities and Mechanisms of Protection". The Forum commemorates the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the 30th anniversary of the Vienna World Conference on Human Rights.
OSCE Supports Training of Young People in Financial Security in Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 20 October 2023
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek
What we do: Economic activities, Education, Countering terrorism, Youth
On September 18-22, 2023, the Training Center of the State Financial Intelligence Service under the Ministry of Finance of the Kyrgyz Republic, with the support of the OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek, successfully conducted the autumn camp to prepare the national team of the Kyrgyz Republic for the final of the International Olympiad on Financial Security, which will take place on October 2-6, 2023, in Sochi.