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OSCE gathers experts to discuss coordinated vulnerability disclosure, one of the cyber/ICT security confidence-building measures
Publishing date: 27 September 2023
Content type: News
Where we are: Transnational Threats Department, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Cyber/ICT Security
The OSCE Secretariat’s Transnational Threats Department organized a workshop on coordinated vulnerability disclosure (CVD)- a process of managing vulnerabilities in Information and Communication Technology systems that reduces their harm.
OSCE trains law enforcement and criminal justice practitioners in asset recovery
Publishing date: 27 September 2023
Content type: News
Where we are: Transnational Threats Department, OSCE Secretariat
The OSCE and the Agency for Management of Seized and Confiscated Property trained North Macedonian law enforcement and criminal justice practitioners in asset recovery pre-seizure planning.
Agencies exchange best practices in cross-border asset recovery during OSCE-supported Balkan Asset Management Interagency Network event
Publishing date: 26 September 2023
Content type: News
Where we are: Transnational Threats Department, OSCE Secretariat
Representatives of twenty-two asset management agencies from across the OSCE area exchanged best practices in cross-border recovery and management of seized and confiscated criminal assets. They met from 20 to 22 September in Chisinau, Moldova for the Annual General Meeting of the Balkan Asset Management Interagency Network (BAMIN), currently presided by the Republic of Moldova.
OSCE trains Turkmenistan’s officials in digital forensics
Publishing date: 25 September 2023
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Centre in Ashgabat, Transnational Threats Department, OSCE Secretariat
The OSCE Secretariat’s Transnational Threats Department (TNTD) and the OSCE Centre in Ashgabat held a course on digital forensics at the Institute of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Turkmenistan from 19 to 22 September 2023. Delivered by international experts, the course introduced over twenty representatives – from the Turkmenistan’s Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Office of the Prosecutor General and the Cybersecurity Services of the “Turkmenaragatnashyk” Agency – to digital forensics, computer data, as well as open-source data analysis tools.
OSCE initiates regional dialogue in South-Eastern Europe on interconnections of climate change, air pollution and health, inspiring local action
Publishing date: 25 September 2023
Content type: News
What we do: Environmental activities
On 21 September, 40 participants representing municipalities, civil society organizations, and academia from South-Eastern Europe convened in Sarajevo to discuss the impacts of climate change and air pollution on health, and to explore local solutions. The meeting was organized by the Office of the Co-ordinator of OSCE Economic and Environmental Activities (OCEEA) in collaboration with the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina.
The OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan supports a regional workshop on “National Cyber Incident Classification”
Publishing date: 21 September 2023
Content type: News
The OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan supports a “National Cyber Incident Classification” workshop for representatives of participating States from Central Asia and South Caucasus as well as from Mongolia on 21 and 22 September 2023 in Tashkent. The workshop is organized by the OSCE Secretariat’s Transnational Threats Department (TNTD), in co-operation with the Cyber Security Center Uzbekistan.
Enhancing women's participation in law enforcement across Central Asia: OSCE-supported regional conference concludes in Astana
Publishing date: 20 September 2023
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana, OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Gender equality
The regional conference on Promoting Women's Participation in Law Enforcement in Central Asia, held on 14 and 15 September 2023 in Astana, Kazakhstan, marked a significant milestone in the ongoing efforts to empower women in the region's law enforcement agencies. It brought together representatives of national authorities, including the Ministry of Interior, Police Academies, Prosecutor Offices, Policewomen Associations, and other relevant law enforcement agencies, alongside OSCE structures and field operations, civil society organizations, academic institutions, and international organizations.