News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Military officers from Kazakhstan and Tajikistan attend regional OSCE-supported course on pre-deployment for peacekeeping operations
Publishing date: 21 December 2015
An OSCE-organized regional course on pre-deployment for peacekeeping operations began today in Almaty, Kazakhstan...
OSCE workshop for penitentiary servants in Armenia highlights importance of providing social assistance to convicts
Publishing date: 27 November 2015
TSAKHKADZOR, Armenia, 27 November 2015 – A two-day workshop for enhancing the work of penitentiary servants involved in providing social assistance to, and in the rehabilitation of convicts started today in Tsakhkadzor, Armenia. The workshop is organized by the OSCE Office in Yerevan and the Penitentiary Department of Armenia’s Justice Ministry...
Bosnia and Herzegovina’s compliance with OSCE and UN politico-military security commitments in focus at 8th Annual Review Conference
Publishing date: 18 November 2015
JAHORINA, Bosnia and Herzegovina, 18 November 2015 – The 8th Annual Review Conference on Bosnia and Herzegovina’s compliance with OSCE and UN Security Commitments concluded today in Jahorina, having brought together more than 70 participants from the government, civil society and the expert community...
OSCE Office in Tajikistan supports training courses on Improvised Explosive Devices Defeat
Publishing date: 10 November 2015
The second training course facilitated by the OSCE Office in Tajikistan on Improvised Explosive Devices Defeat (IED-D) for Tajik and Afghan specialists concluded in Dushanbe on 5 November 2015...
Gender equality in the military enhances security for all, say participants of joint OSCE Forum for Security Co-operation-Permanent Council meeting
Publishing date: 7 October 2015
VIENNA, 7 October 2015 – Implementing gender equality in the military is a work in progress but further efforts are still needed to improve the participation of women in the decision-making in the armed forces, said experts who took part in the joint session of the OSCE Forum for Security Co-operation (FSC) and the Permanent Council today in Vienna...
Tajik border guards participate for first time at OSCE–supported simulation exercise
Publishing date: 22 July 2015
BISHKEK, 22 July, 2015 – A simulation exercise “Barrier-2015” aimed at improving co-ordination between special units of the Kyrgyz anti-terrorism agencies and to develop mechanisms to manage potential crisis situations at the borders will be held on 22 and 24 July...
OSCE and Kyrgyzstan sign memorandum on reforming law enforcement and other government agencies
Publishing date: 21 July 2015
The Kyrgyz Government and the OSCE Centre in Bishkek signed a memorandum of understanding on reforming of law enforcement bodies and governmental agencies dealing with internal affairs, national security, economic crimes, the penal system, customs, the frontier service, financial intelligence and