News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Digital technologies in combating corruption focus of OSCE high-level regional conference in Almaty
Publishing date: 9 October 2019
The role of digital technologies and tools in reducing corruption risks was the focus of a two-day high-level regional conference organized by the Office of the Co-ordinator of OSCE Economic and Environmental Activities (OCEEA) in co-operation with the 2019 Slovak OSCE Chairmanship and the Anti-Corruption Agency of Kazakhstan on 7 and 8 October 2019 in Almaty...
OSCE presents results of Survey on the Well-being and Safety of Women in Albania
Publishing date: 8 October 2019
TIRANA, 8 October 2019 – The OSCE Presence in Albania and the OSCE Gender Section presented today the results of the OSCE-led Survey on the Well-being and Safety of Women for Albania...
Valiant Richey appointed as OSCE Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings
Publishing date: 4 October 2019
VIENNA, 4 October 2019- Valiant Richey has been appointed as the new OSCE Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings. OSCE Secretary General Thomas Greminger and Ambassador Radomír Boháč, the Permanent Representative of the Slovak Republic to the OSCE and Chairperson of the OSCE Permanent Council, welcomed Richey’s appointment as the fifth Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings since the OSCE Permanent Council established the position in 2005...
OSCE-led project on strengthening green ports and connectivity in the Caspian Sea Region launches activities in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 4 October 2019
The OSCE launched activities in Kazakhstan to support the development of green ports and connectivity in the Caspian Sea Region. They included a launch event on 30 September 2019 in Nur-Sultan and two technical workshops with port authorities in Aktau and Kuryk on 2 and 3 October, respectively.
OSCE presents handbook for law enforcement officers on understanding the role of gender in preventing and countering violent extremism and radicalization that lead to terrorism
Publishing date: 2 October 2019
More than 40 representatives of law enforcement agencies, government and practitioners as well as international organizations gathered in Vienna on 2 October 2019 for the official launch of the OSCE handbook on Understanding the Role of Gender in Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism and Radicalization That Lead to Terrorism: Good Practices for Law Enforcement. The handbook, the first of its kind, is the result of a two-year collaborative effort by experts on gender, security sector and countering violent extremism based on case studies from across the OSCE area...
OSCE workshop explores measures to prevent human trafficking in the organization’s supply chains
Publishing date: 27 September 2019
A one-day workshop on how to prevent human trafficking in the OSCE’s supply chains was organized by the OSCE on 27 September 2019 in Belgrade. More than 50 of the organization’s staff working in procurement and human trafficking as well as experts from OSCE participating States, the academic community and the International Labour Organization attended...
OSCE-supported regional workshop in Minsk promotes best practices and effective regulations in averting anti-money laundering risks in the use of cryptocurrencies
Publishing date: 27 September 2019
Practitioners from Belarus, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine completed a three-day OSCE-supported workshop in Minsk on 26 September 2019, which focused on best practices and effective regulations to counter money laundering risks in the use of cryptocurrencies, and the criminalization of crypto-exchanges...