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A Game-Changer in Combating Arms Trafficking: The New Regional Center
Publishing date: 30 September 2024
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Skopje
Against the backdrop of persistent security challenges in South-Eastern Europe, a milestone in the fight against transnational threats and organized crime has been achieved. Today, the OSCE Mission to Skopje opened the new state-of-the-art Regional K9 Training and Certification Centre in Gjorche
OSCE strengthens Moldovan law enforcement's capacity to combat illicit trafficking, with a focus on small arms and light weapons
Publishing date: 27 September 2024
From 24 to 27 September, the OSCE held a series of meetings with representatives of Moldovan law enforcement agencies to enhance their capacities to detect and investigate illicit trafficking, particularly focusing on the illicit trafficking in small arms and light weapons (SALW).
The OSCE Mission to BiH Donates Specialized Equipment to Police K9 Units across the country
Publishing date: 24 September 2024
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina
The equipment will increase the weapons and explosives detection capacities of various agencies across BiH, including the BiH Border Police, the State Investigation and Protection Agency (SIPA), the Police of Brčko District BiH, the Republika Srpska Ministry of Interior, the Federal Police Administration, as well as the Ministries of Interior of the Tuzla Canton, Una-Sana Canton, and Zenica-Doboj Canton.
OSCE Mission supports Tuzla authorities and civil society in jointly addressing threats and challenges posed by firearms
Publishing date: 17 September 2024
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina
The Coordination Board for Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons and the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina organized the first in a series of countrywide meetings to support relevant institutions and civil society actors in jointly addressing challenges related to misuse of small arms and light weapons (SALW) in Tuzla.
The first-ever Tajik-led explosive ordnance disposal course kicks off at OSCE-supported Regional Explosive Hazards Training Centre
Publishing date: 16 September 2024
An intensive three-week Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Level 1 course commenced on 16 September 2024 at the Regional Explosive Hazards Training Centre (REHTC) of Tajikistan’s Ministry of Defense.
OSCE Presence in Albania organizes workshop on illicit firearms trafficking
Publishing date: 4 September 2024
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Presence in Albania
On 3 and 4 of September 2024, the OSCE Presence in Albania organized a two-day workshop on illicit firearms trafficking, involving members of the Trafficking Investigation Sectors of the Albanian State Police (ASP) at both the central and local levels, prosecutors from the General Prosecution
OSCE-led regional medical training course for specialists from Central Asia concludes in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 28 August 2024