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OSCE Strengthens Diplomacy in the Region: VIII International Summer School for Young Diplomats concludes in Issyk-Kul
Publishing date: 9 August 2024
On August 9, 2024, the VIII International Summer School for young diplomats from Central Asian countries, the Republic of Belarus and the Russian Federation concluded on the shores of Lake Issyk-Kul. The event, entitled “Diplomatic and Consular Service in the Era of Digitalization of International Relations,” was organized by the Diplomatic Academy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kyrgyz Republic jointly with the Consular Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, with the support of the OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek.
OSCE helps strengthen Georgia's virtual asset regulations
Publishing date: 9 August 2024
Content type: News
Where we are: Office of the Co-ordinator of OSCE Economic and Environmental Activities, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Economic activities
From 6 to 9 August, the OSCE held a workshop at the National Bank of Georgia (NBG) in Tbilisi to enhance the bank’s regulatory framework for Virtual Asset Service Providers (VASPs), improve customer risk assessment procedures and implement robust preventive measures within the virtual assets sector.
OSCE PCUz supports training of assessors for the Eurasian Group on Combating Money Laundering and Financing of Terrorism
Publishing date: 6 August 2024
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan
The OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan (PCUz), in co-operation with the Department for Combating Economic Crimes under the Office of the Prosecutor General of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the Eurasian Group on Combating Money Laundering and Financing of Terrorism (EAG) Secretariat, organized a five-day training session on 5-9 August 2024.
OSCE course helps Tajik Border Troops officers enhance skills to develop, conduct, and evaluate training along the Tajik-Afghan border
Publishing date: 2 August 2024
On 2 August 2024, the OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe (POiD), in collaboration with Tajikistan's Border Troops, concluded a three-week Training of Trainers (ToT) course for nineteen officers of the Tajik Border Troops. The course was led by two international experts specializing in adult learning and planning military training exercises.
Knowledge of the Roma genocide is vital to overcome prejudice and strengthen our democracies, OSCE human rights office says
Publishing date: 2 August 2024
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Roma and Sinti
WARSAW, 2 August 2024 – We must move beyond commemoration to education in order to overcome the bias against Roma that allows hatred to fester, the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) said on today’s Roma Genocide Remembrance Day.
OSCE Mission to Moldova removed dangerous chemicals from Transdniestria
Publishing date: 2 August 2024
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Moldova
With the financial and technical support of the OSCE Mission to Moldova, 154 tons of dangerous chemicals were safely removed, repackaged and transported from Transdniestria for incineration in Germany. The chemicals were collected from electrical sub-stations in Bender, Grigoriopol, Hirtop,
ODIHR opens election observation mission in Azerbaijan
Publishing date: 1 August 2024
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Elections
BAKU, 1 August 2024 – The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) today opened an election observation mission for the 1 September early parliamentary elections in Azerbaijan, following an official invitation from the national authorities.