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OSCE hosts conference in Skopje on addressing human trafficking along Western Balkan migration routes
Publishing date: 27 October 2016
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat, OSCE Mission to Skopje
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings, Migration
SKOPJE, 27 October 2016- Some 60 representatives of national authorities, civil society and OSCE field operations from South-Eastern Europe called for an enhanced regional response to human trafficking at the start of a two-day OSCE regional conference in Skopje on promoting synergies and common approaches in addressing human trafficking along the Western Balkan migration routes...
OSCE trains Mongolian law enforcement personnel on detecting forged travel documents
Publishing date: 17 October 2016
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat
ULAANBAATAR, 17 October 2016 – A one-week intensive training course for Mongolian law enforcement personnel aimed at increasing their operational awareness to detect forged travel documents started today in Ulaanbaatar. This is the first of a series of trainings courses organized by the OSCE on detecting forged documents that will take place every autumn in Mongolia over the next five years to 2020...
OSCE supports training seminar on labour migration management in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 3 October 2016
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana
What we do: Economic activities, Migration
ASTANA, 3 October 2016 – An OSCE-supported two-day training seminar on labour migration management for some 25 central and regional migration and employment authorities began today in Astana...
Refugee and migrant crisis in focus at OSCE Parliamentary Assembly Autumn Meeting in Skopje
Publishing date: 2 October 2016
SKOPJE, 2 October 2016 – The refugee and migrant crisis and the potential of the OSCE and its parliamentarians to help mitigate the situation were the focus of debate today during the final session of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly’s Autumn Meeting...
OSCE Parliamentary Assembly Autumn Meeting opens in Skopje with focus on confidence-building and good governance
Publishing date: 30 September 2016
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
SKOPJE, 30 September 2016 – The OSCE Parliamentary Assembly’s 2016 Autumn Meeting, bringing together some 170 parliamentarians from across the OSCE’s 57 participating States, opened today in Skopje with addresses by OSCE PA President Christine Muttonen and host officials...
In visit to Sicily, members of OSCE PA migration committee reiterate calls for greater responsibility-sharing
Publishing date: 9 September 2016
POZZALLO, Italy, 9 September 2016 – In the second in a series of visits to migration hotspots across Europe, a senior delegation of OSCE parliamentarians today wrapped up a visit to Sicily, where they witnessed first-hand the challenges faced by refugees, migrants, aid workers and authorities related to the ongoing migration crisis impacting the continent...
Podgorica workshop focuses on strengthening cross-border co-operation to address irregular migration-related crimes in Western Balkans
Publishing date: 31 August 2016
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Montenegro, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings, Migration, Policing
PODGORICA, 31 August 2016 – A two-day workshop aimed at strengthening cross-border co-operation in addressing irregular migration-related crimes in the Western Balkans opened today in Podgorica bringing together policy-makers and law enforcement officials from relevant bodies in the region as well as representatives of international and regional organizations...