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News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
At OSCE Code of Conduct conference, PA Members stress importance of parliamentary oversight
Publishing date: 3 June 2016
BERLIN, 3 June 2016 – Some 20 OSCE parliamentarians were in Berlin this week for an OSCE Code of Conduct conference focused on strengthening parliamentary control of the security sector. The event, which took place 2-3 June, highlighted the important role that parliaments play in both the oversight of armed forces and in increasing the level of political support for the OSCE Code of Conduct on Politico-Military Aspects, particularly in the context of emerging security challenges...
OSCE conducts regional seminar in Kazakhstan on Vienna Document 2011
Publishing date: 24 May 2016
ASTANA, 24 May 2016 – An OSCE-supported regional training seminar for some 50 military officers from Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan on the practical implementation of the Vienna Document 2011 and confidence- and security-building measures began today in Astana...
OSCE Forum for Security Co-operation: Modernizing the Vienna Document and strong CSBMs are key responses to security challenges
Publishing date: 19 May 2016
VIENNA, 19 May 2016- Challenges and opportunities in updating conventional arms control and confidence- and security-building measures were the focus of Wednesday’s OSCE Forum for Security Co-operation held in Vienna, under the Forum’s Chairmanship of Poland...
OSCE Office in Tajikistan concludes workshop on radiation safety
Publishing date: 22 April 2016
DUSHANBE, 22 April 2016 – Twenty-five officers from the Interior Ministry, State Committee on National Security, Customs Service, Border Troops, Committee on Emergency Situation and the Agency on Radiation safety of Tajikistan completed in Dushanbe today a week-long workshop on radiation safety awareness. The event was organized by the OSCE Office in Tajikistan...
OSCE Office in Tajikistan trains managers and instructors on enhancing their skills in dealing with explosive hazards
Publishing date: 30 March 2016
A four-day seminar organized by the OSCE Office in Tajikistan on explosive hazards training management opened at the Office’s premises in Dushanbe on 29 March 2016...
Building integrity key to fighting corruption in security sector, participants conclude at OSCE course in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Publishing date: 16 March 2016
SARAJEVO, 16 March 2016 – The OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina, in co-operation with the Ministry of Security of BiH, today concluded a specialized course for more than 30 security sector representatives from across the country on building integrity in this sector...
OSCE Mission to Serbia issues public call for project proposals on security sector governance and reform
Publishing date: 9 February 2016