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News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE-wide Conference underlines contribution of security sector governance and reform to peace and security in the region
Publishing date: 19 September 2017
VIENNA, 19 September 2017- A holistic and well-co-ordinated approach to security sector governance and reform is fundamental to dealing successfully with today’s security challenges, said participants at the OSCE-wide Conference on Security Sector Governance and Reform (SSG/R), held at the Hofburg in Vienna, organized by the 2017 Austrian OSCE Chairmanship and the OSCE Conflict Prevention Centre...
Working groups from Belarus, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan discuss progress in implementation of UNSCR 1540 at OSCE-supported meeting in Dushanbe
Publishing date: 2 August 2017
DUSHANBE, 2 August 2017 – Members of Tajikistan’s national working group responsible for the implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 1540 on preventing the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, together with representatives of relevant ministries and other state agencies from Belarus and Kyrgyzstan, will take part in an OSCE-supported trilateral peer review meeting from 2 to 5 August 2017 in Dushanbe. This is the second such trilateral meeting since August 2016...
OSCE parliamentarians meet this week in Minsk to produce recommendations on security, economics, environment and human rights
Publishing date: 3 July 2017
MINSK, 3 July 2017 – Held under the theme “Enhancing mutual trust and co-operation for peace and prosperity in the OSCE region,” the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly’s 2017 Annual Session will begin Wednesday with keynote speeches by Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko, Chairman of the House of Representatives of the National Assembly of the Republic of Belarus Vladimir Andreichenko, OSCE Parliamentary Assembly President Christine Muttonen, and the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Austrian Foreign Minister Sebastian Kurz...
Dialogue and compromise necessary for addressing security challenges, says OSCE Chairperson-in-Office at 2017 OSCE Annual Security Review Conference
Publishing date: 27 June 2017
VIENNA 27 June 2017 – Dialogue, co-operation and willingness to compromise are crucial to addressing the current security challenges, said OSCE Chairperson-in-Office and Austria’s Foreign Minister Sebastian Kurz as he opened the three-day 2017 Annual Security Review Conference in Vienna today...
OSCE Office in Tajikistan supports explosive ordnance disposal training course for regional specialists
Publishing date: 30 May 2017
DUSHANBE, 30 May 2017 – Two parallel 14-day courses on explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) supported by the OSCE Office in Tajikistan concluded in Dushanbe today. The courses – for Russian-speaking and Tajik-Dari speaking students, respectively – were attended by 42 trainees from Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia and Tajikistan...
Members of Serbian National Assembly attend OSCE Mission to Serbia course on defence and security issues
Publishing date: 23 May 2017
BELGRADE, 23 May 2017 – The OSCE Mission to Serbia, in partnership with the National School of Defence of the Military Academy, launched today in Belgrade a course on defence and security issues for some 20 members of the Serbian National Assembly...
OSCE supports regional debate in South-Eastern Europe on the continued relevance of the Code of Conduct on Politico-Military Aspects of Security
Publishing date: 16 May 2017
A four-day conference, organized by the OSCE Conflict Prevention Centre, on the role of armed and security forces in democratic societies started on 15 May 2017 in the coastal town of Budva, Montenegro...