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Third edition of the OSCE Scholarship for Peace and Security training programme begins
Publishing date: 6 April 2020
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Arms control, Conflict prevention and resolution, Gender equality
Some 150 young scholars (90% female) from 46 OSCE participating States and seven Partners for Co-operation, began the eight-week online training programme on “Conflict Prevention and Resolution through Arms Control, Disarmament and Non-Proliferation in the OSCE Area” on 6 April 2020. The programme is organized jointly with the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs in Vienna, thanks to generous contributions of Andorra, Finland, Germany and Switzerland...
OSCE Conflict Prevention Centre staff participate in international conference in Berlin on gender-responsive approaches to small arms control
Publishing date: 21 February 2020
Staff from the OSCE Conflict Prevention Centre participated in the conference on “Gender Equal Arms Control: Towards Bullet-Proof Inclusion”, organized in Berlin by the German Foreign Office jointly with the Pathfinders for Peaceful, Just and Inclusive Societies on 20 and 21 February 2020...
Foreign and Internal Affairs Ministers of Western Balkans discuss strengthening fight against illicit trafficking in weapons for the region in Berlin
Publishing date: 31 January 2020
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretary General, OSCE Secretariat
BERLIN, 31 January 2020 – The second high-level meeting of the Franco-German initiative for the comprehensive control of Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW) in the Western Balkans, supported by the OSCE, was held today in Berlin. The meeting focused on progress evaluation and provided an occasion for Western Balkans representatives and their international partners to present the results reached thus far, as well as their proposals for further activities under the 2024 Roadmap...
OSCE expands its support to Ukraine in combating illicit trafficking of weapons, ammunition and explosives
Publishing date: 21 January 2020
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat, OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine (closed)
KYIV, 21 January 2020 – The OSCE today expanded its support to Ukraine in strengthening its response to the illicit trafficking of weapons, ammunition and explosives, with the launch of another two extra-budgetary projects. Some 50 representatives of Ukrainian governmental agencies and the donor community participated in the projects’ first Programme Governance Board meeting today in Kyiv, which marked the beginning of the OSCE’s multi-year assistance to the Ukrainian authorities in this area...
OSCE Project Co-ordinator helps Ukraine to enhance chemical security by expanding capacities for identification of substances
Publishing date: 10 December 2019
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine (closed)
What we do: Arms control, Environmental activities, Hazardous waste management
The Ukrainian National Reference Centre for Identification of Controlled and Toxic chemicals, established and equipped with OSCE support, was presented to the country’s expert community on 10 December 2019 in Kyiv...
Impact of OSCE projects aimed at non-proliferation of small arms and light weapons and stockpiles of conventional ammunition discussed at OSCE event
Publishing date: 6 December 2019
BRATISLAVA, 6 December 2019 – A high-level side event on the margins of the OSCE Ministerial Council in Bratislava focused on how practical assistance projects can help achieve a comprehensive approach in preventing the uncontrolled spread of small arms and light weapons (SALW) and stockpiles of conventional ammunition (SCA). The discussion was organized by the OSCE Conflict Prevention Centre and supported by Germany.
OSCE supports conference on the nature of modern military conflicts and their prevention
Publishing date: 18 October 2019
The first international scientific and practical conference on The Present Day Military Conflicts: Content and Lessons Learned took place on 15 and 16 October 2019 in Tashkent. The event was organized by the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan, in co-operation with the Academy of the Armed Forces of Uzbekistan.