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Canine service of Ukraine’s border guards receive equipment from OSCE to better combat smuggling of weapons, ammunition and explosives
Publishing date: 19 August 2021
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine (closed)
What we do: Border management
The OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine handed over specialized equipment to support the canine units of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine (SBGS) at an official ceremony held in Kyiv on 19 August 2021.
The fourth one-year Postgraduate Diploma in Border Security and Management for Senior Leadership Course: Completion of Module three in Greece
Publishing date: 9 August 2021
The OSCE Border Management Staff College (BMSC) jointly with the Geneva Centre for Security Sector Governance (DCAF) concluded the third module of the fourth one-year Postgraduate Diploma in Border Security and Management for Senior Leadership Course on 6 August 2021. The sessions were held in a blended format at the Multinational Peace Support Operations Training Centre (MPSOTC) in Kilkis, Greece.
OSCE organizes webinar on the role of men in promoting gender equality in border and law enforcement agencies
Publishing date: 27 July 2021
Members of the OSCE Gender Equality Platform in Border Security and Management and representatives of border agencies from the OSCE region and beyond discussed the importance of an inclusive approach to gender equality at an OSCE webinar. The event was organized by the Border Security and Management Unit of the OSCE Transnational Threats Department on 27 July 2021.
Underwater security focus of OSCE training for border service divers in Aktau
Publishing date: 23 July 2021
A three-week training course on underwater security for divers of the Committee for National Security’s Border Service concluded on 23 July 2021 in Aktau, Kazakhstan.
OSCE Border Management Staff College completes its 29th Staff Course for Women Leaders
Publishing date: 20 July 2021
The OSCE Border Management Staff College (BMSC) completed its 29th Staff Course for Women Leaders on 19 July 2021. The course was convened via video teleconferencing.
Roundtable discussion on Border Security and Management during COVID-19 Pandemic at OSCE Border Management Staff College
Publishing date: 12 July 2021
In the framework of the 29th Staff Course for Women Leaders, the OSCE’s Border Management Staff College (BMSC) organized a roundtable discussion on 9 July 2021 in-person and online about border security and management and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
OSCE launches EU-funded sustained field operational course for Tajikistan’s Border Troops in Khorog
Publishing date: 1 June 2021
The OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe launched a four-week course in Khorog to enhance the professional capacities of Tajikistan’s Border Troops to effectively react to emerging threats that occur in border areas. The opening ceremony took place on 1 June 2021 with participation of high-level representatives from Tajikistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Tajikistan’s Border Troops and the OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe.