News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Serbian translation of manual on police and Roma and Sinti presented in Belgrade
Publishing date: 1 February 2012
The Serbian version of an OSCE manual on good practices in building trust and understanding between police and Roma and Sinti communities was launched on 1 February 2012 in Belgrade. It will be disseminated among staff of Serbian institutions, notably the Interior Ministry, to be used in their work...
Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan supports fight against narcotics trade
Publishing date: 1 February 2012
TASHKENT, 1 February 2012 – Combating the illicit traffic of drugs was the focus of an OSCE-organized workshop for regional experts from Uzbekistan’s National Information and Analytical Center on Drug Circulation held today in Tashkent...
Serbia’s citizens recognize positive impact of police reforms, OSCE/Interior Ministry opinion poll shows
Publishing date: 26 January 2012
BELGRADE, 26 January 2012 – Citizens’ views on Serbia’s police have been getting steadily more positive over the past four years, according to the results of a survey presented today in Belgrade by the OSCE Mission to Serbia and the Interior Ministry...
New OSCE department for transnational threats established
Publishing date: 12 January 2012
With the beginning of 2012, a new department has been established that will improve the OSCE’s work on combating transnational threats (TNT), OSCE Secretary General Lamberto Zannier announced on 10 January 2012...
OSCE Mission in Kosovo helps promote community policing
Publishing date: 14 December 2011
PRISHTINË/PRIŠTINA, 14 November 2011- The OSCE Mission and Kosovo police launched a public information campaign today promoting a new approach to community policing...
OSCE Mission encourages public to use Kosovo police inspectorate
Publishing date: 13 December 2011
The OSCE Mission and the Police Inspectorate of Kosovo launched a public information campaign on 12 December 2011 promoting the inspectorate’s oversight role and police accountability...
OSCE Office supports Croatia, Tajikistan exchange on police reform and family violence
Publishing date: 9 December 2011
The OSCE Office in Tajikistan and the interior ministries of Tajkistan and Croatia supported an initiative to share expertise and experience on police reform and response to domestic violence with community policing experts, civil society organizations and community crisis centres...