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Border and customs officers trained on border inspections at regional OSCE-supported event in Kazakhstan

Publishing date: 20 September 2016
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana
What we do: Border management
An OSCE-supported workshop for 20 border guards and customs officers from Central Asian countries on border inspection ethics and public service standards began on 20 September 2016 in Almaty, Kazakhstan...

OSCE Office in Tajikistan holds roundtable discussion on landmine awareness

Publishing date: 20 September 2016
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe
What we do: Arms control
FAROB, Tajikistan, 20 September 2016 – The OSCE Office in Tajikistan in partnership with the Tajikistan National Mine Action Centre and local authorities organized today a roundtable discussion on landmine threats awareness in Farob. The event was a culmination of a four-month public awareness campaign, which included broadcasting of risk awareness clips on Tajikistan national TV and radio as well as a painting competition in districts under landmine threat...

OSCE presents concept for legal education reform in Ukraine

Publishing date: 20 September 2016
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine (closed)
What we do: Education
An OSCE-supported concept for legal education reform in Ukraine was presented to parliamentarians, legal professionals, law students and representatives of lawyers associations at an event held on 14 September 2016 in Kyiv...

Second annual training seminar on multi-ethnic policing in Kazakhstan conducted by OSCE

Publishing date: 20 September 2016
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities, OSCE Programme Office in Astana
What we do: Policing, Tolerance and non-discrimination
AKTOBE, Kazakhstan, 20 September 2016 – A three-day training seminar for law-enforcement officers on best practices and international standards in policing in multi-ethnic societies began today in Aktobe, Kazakhstan.

Security sector governance and reform regional workshop hosted by OSCE Mission to Montenegro

Publishing date: 19 September 2016
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Montenegro
What we do: Reform and co-operation in the security sector
PODGORICA, 19 September 2016 – The OSCE’s role and activities in Security Sector Governance and Reform (SSG/R) in South-Eastern Europe, and the challenges and opportunities in the field, are the focus of a three-day regional workshop organized by the OSCE Secretariat with the support of the OSCE Mission to Montenegro, from 19 to 21 September in Podgorica.

Latest from OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine, based on information received as of 19:30, 18 September 2016

Publishing date: 19 September 2016
Content type: Daily report
Where we are: OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (closed)
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
The SMM noted an increase in violence recorded in Donetsk region on both 17 and 18 September, including 246 and 322 explosions respectively, compared with 39 explosions recorded on 16 September...

At OSCE event, lawyers from both banks of the Dniester/Nistru River discuss how to better serve clients’ needs after litigation

Publishing date: 19 September 2016
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Moldova
What we do: Human rights
On 16 September 2016, the OSCE Mission to Moldova organized the second in a year-long series of meetings of the Human Rights Club for lawyers from both banks of the Dniester/Nistru River. The event, held in Chisinau, brought together 35 lawyers and NGO representatives to discuss the execution of court decisions and the details needed to keep their clients informed...