News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE boosts European canine teams in searching out illicit firearms
Publishing date: 16 June 2025
The OSCE brought together 22 dog handlers from across Europe, including from Ukraine, for a workshop to strengthen their expertise and skills in detecting illicit firearms from 9 to 13 June in Tallinn, Estonia.
OSCE workshop in Kazakhstan advances national training strategy on cybercrime and electronic evidence
Publishing date: 13 June 2025
To support Kazakhstan in strengthening its response to cybercrime, the OSCE Transnational Threats Department, in partnership with the OSCE Programme Office in Astana, held a two-day workshop in Astana on 12 and 13 June. The event focused on developing a national competency framework and training
Youth crime prevention and financial literacy focus during summer school visit to OSCE
Publishing date: 11 June 2025
Sixty students got an in-depth look at the OSCE’s comprehensive work on organized crime during a visit to the OSCE in Vienna, Austria on 10 June. Each year a group of students visit the Organization as part of the European Consortium for Political Research’s summer school on transnational organized
Moldovan law enforcement officers enhance analytical capabilities with i2 Analyst’s Notebook through OSCE training
Publishing date: 9 June 2025
Analysts from Moldova’s General Inspectorate of Border Police, General Police Inspectorate and Customs Service enhanced their capabilities with i2 Analyst’s Notebook software at a specialized training course organized by the OSCE’s Transnational Threats Department, in co-operation with the Permanent Mission of Romania to the OSCE, from 2 to 6 June in Chisinau, Moldova.
OSCE Presence trains Albanian journalists to report responsibly on small arms, security and gender-based violence
Publishing date: 5 June 2025
Eleven journalists from different media outlets participated in a training aiming to enhance the quality of reporting on incidents related to small arms and light weapons (SALW), with a specific focus on gender-based violence, on 3 June 2025. The interactive training was organized by the OSCE Presence as part of its support to Albanian authorities’ efforts to strengthen public awareness about the risks and misuse of SALW.
OSCE workshop in Uzbekistan supports development of national competency framework and training strategy on cybercrime and electronic evidence
Publishing date: 3 June 2025
The OSCE Transnational Threats Department, in co-operation with the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan, held a workshop in Tashkent, Uzbekistan on 29 and 30 May to support the country in developing a national competency framework and training strategy on cybercrime and electronic evidence.
How to strengthen public safety through community-oriented policing explored at OSCE and UNODC side event
Publishing date: 26 May 2025
Partnerships, crime reduction, and accountability and trust in law enforcement were some of topics in focus at a side event on “Building Police-Public Partnerships: Community-Oriented Policing and Community Engagement” organized by the OSCE Transnational Threats Department and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Section in Vienna, Austria, on 23 May