News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Presence, General Prosecutor’s Office organize workshop on strengthening prosecutors’ role in combating electoral crimes in Albania
Publishing date: 10 April 2025
On 10 April 2025, the OSCE Presence in Albania and the General Prosecutor’s Office organized a workshop aimed at enhancing investigative and prosecution capacities of electoral crimes ahead of 11 May parliamentary elections.
On his visit to Moldova, OSCE Chairperson-in-Office’s Special Representative for the Transdniestrian Settlement Process encouraged the Sides to build on the positive momentum
Publishing date: 10 April 2025
On his visit to Moldova this week, the Special Representative of the Finnish OSCE Chairperson-in-Office for the Transdniestrian Settlement Process, Ambassador Thomas Lenk, acknowledged the constructive interaction between the Sides during the energy crisis and encouraged them to build on the
OSCE Presence supports SPAK Task Force to prevent and investigate electoral crimes
Publishing date: 9 April 2025
As part of its efforts to support the Special Structure Against Corruption and Organized Crime (SPAK), on 9 April 2025, the OSCE Presence in Albania donated several sets of IT equipment to enhance SPAK’s newly-established Task Force’s capacities in preventing and investigating electoral crimes in the 11 May parliamentary elections.
Spain holds closing meeting as Chair of OSCE Forum for Security Co-operation
Publishing date: 9 April 2025
Spain held its closing plenary meeting as Chair of the OSCE’s Forum for Security Co-operation (FSC) on 9 April.
OSCE trains Gender-Sensitive Police Units and Public Order Protection Department staff in Tajikistan to enhance response to domestic violence
Publishing date: 9 April 2025
From 8 to 9 April 2025 the OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe, in co-operation with the Public Order Protection Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Tajikistan, organized a two-day training for 21 police officers, including the staff of the 19 Gender-Sensitive Police Units (13 women and eight men).
OSCE supports Tajikistan’s efforts to strengthen conservation in protected areas
Publishing date: 9 April 2025
On 9 April 2025, the OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe handed over 20 smartphones equipped with the SMART (Spatial Monitoring and Reporting Tool) system to the State Institution of Specially Protected Natural Areas under the Committee for Environmental Protection.
OSCE launches report on role of financial literacy in youth crime prevention
Publishing date: 9 April 2025
The results of a new OSCE study on financial literacy were presented to 80 international policymakers and criminal justice practitioners at a side event during an OSCE Security Committee meeting in Vienna on 10 April. The study, “From Risk to Resilience: The Role of Financial Literacy in Youth Crime Prevention”, was presented by the OSCE Transnational Threats Department and the Office of the Co-ordinator of OSCE Economic and Environmental Activities.