News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE presents community policing approach in multi-ethnic society in Nur-Sultan
Publishing date: 5 September 2019
On 3 September 2019, some 40 representatives of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Kazakh-stan, police, NGOs and representatives of the diplomatic corps participated in an event on inclusive and effective community policing in multi-ethnic societies. The event took place in the framework of the visit to Kazakhstan of the OSCE High Commissioner on National Mi-norities, Lamberto Zannier.
OSCE trains border management professionals in applying democratic security sector governance to border security management
Publishing date: 4 September 2019
BRATISLAVA, 4 September 2019 –A three-day advanced training course exploring the connection between security sector governance and reform (SSG/R) and border security management, hosted by the Slovak OSCE Chairmanship, concluded today.
Albanian trainers trained in countering terrorist financing by OSCE and UN Office on Drugs and Crime
Publishing date: 3 September 2019
A two-day train-the-trainer course on countering terrorist financing for participants from Albania was held on 2 and 3 September 2019 at the OSCE Secretariat in Vienna...
Workshop on combating illicit cross-border trafficking in cultural property in the region of the OSCE Asian partners held in Mongolia
Publishing date: 2 September 2019
A five-day awareness raising workshop on combating illicit cross-border trafficking in cultural property concluded on 30 August 2019 in Ulaanbaatar. More than 40 participants from the OSCE Asian Partners for Co-operation Mongolia, Japan, South Korea and Thailand took part in the event. They represented police, border and customs services, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Education, Culture, Science and Sports as well as other entities such as anti-corruption agencies and academia.
OSCE and UNODC deliver training course in Kyrgyzstan on analytical techniques and using financial intelligence to effectively counter terrorist financing
Publishing date: 2 September 2019
A five-day training course aimed at strengthening the capacity of Kyrgyzstan to counter terrorist financing concluded in Issyk-Kul, Kyrgyzstan on 31 August 2019. It was organized by the OSCE’s Transnational Threats Department, in co-operation with the OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek and the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)...
Mainstreaming gender in border security focus of OSCE-hosted training course in Vienna
Publishing date: 28 August 2019
An interactive three-day Training-of-Trainers (ToT) course on mainstreaming gender in border security, organized by the OSCE’s Border Security and Management Unit of the Transnational Threats Department, concluded on 28 August 2019 in Vienna...
OSCE officials mark International Youth Day- stress that young people are key contributors to security, peace and sustainable development
Publishing date: 12 August 2019
VIENNA, 12 August 2019- Under the theme of “Transforming Education”, International Youth Day 2019 highlights the importance of making education more relevant, equitable and inclusive for young people across the globe...