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The OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe, in close partnership with the General Prosecutor’s Office of the Republic of Tajikistan, supported the organization and delivery of a high-level briefing to present the new National Strategy on Countering Terrorism and Extremism for 2026–2041 and its accompanying Action Plan through 2030.

As artificial intelligence (AI) reshapes daily life, the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) is calling for renewed attention to a fundamental yet often overlooked right: freedom of thought.

On 6 October 2025, the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan, in co-operation with the National Human Rights Centre and the Committee on Family and Women of the Republic of Uzbekistan, organized national discussions in Nukus on the current National Action Plan for 2022–2025 and the draft National

The OSCE Transnational Threats Department (TNTD) organized a webinar for representatives from border security and law enforcement agencies from the OSCE area, addressing a critical but often overlooked aspect of organized crime: the roles that women play within criminal networks. Drawing on

Over 250 energy experts and leaders from government, academia, private sector, civil society and international organizations discussed how to strengthen energy security in the face of geopolitical uncertainties, policy shifts, and evolving global challenges at the 2025 Vienna Energy Security Dialogue held under the theme, “Energy Security in an Era of Uncertainty: Navigating New Realities”, on 22 September 2025 in Vienna.

The Head of the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina, Ambassador Rick Holtzapple, completed today a two-day visit to Banja Luka, where he met with political, institutional, and civil society actors to reaffirm the Mission’s commitment to supporting democracy, rule of law, human rights, and inter-institutional dialogue in BiH.

The OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe convened and chaired the concluding meeting of the Working Group on Macro, Private and Financial Sectors Development and Regional Trade Facilitation under the Development Co-ordination Council.