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Benefits of biometric technology in countering terrorism, and responsibly using and sharing data, explored at OSCE-Biometrics Institute Conference
Publishing date: 11 April 2019
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Secretary General, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Border management, Countering terrorism
VIENNA, 11 April 2019 – The benefits and potential of biometric technology in countering terrorism, and how to responsibly use and share collected biometric data, are being explored at a two-day conference which launched today in Vienna. More than 200 decision-makers, policy-makers, experts in biometrics and private sector representatives from the OSCE participating States and Partners for Co-operation are taking part...
OSCE Mobile Training Team trains Kyrgyz border officers in Bishkek to enhance their capacities to identify foreign terrorist fighters
Publishing date: 4 April 2019
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Border management, Countering terrorism
The OSCE Mobile Training Team delivered an interactive training course on the identification of foreign terrorist fighters at the borders for 27 first- and second-line border officers and instructors of Kyrgyzstan’s border institutions from 2 to 4 April 2019 in Bishkek...
As terrorism trends are evolving, we need to work together to stay one step ahead – main message from opening of OSCE conference in Bratislava
Publishing date: 25 March 2019
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Countering terrorism
BRATISLAVA, 25 March 2019 – The recurring message at today’s opening of the annual OSCE-wide Counter-Terrorism Conference in Bratislava was clear: Strengthening co-operation among states and fostering partnerships between governments and civil society are key to countering terrorism and preventing violent extremism...
Kazakh trainers trained in countering terrorist financing by OSCE and UN Office on Drugs and Crime
Publishing date: 7 March 2019
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Countering terrorism
A two-day train-the-trainer course on countering terrorist financing was organized in Vienna for Kazakh participants on 6 and 7 March 2019 by the OSCE’s Transnational Threats Department, in co-operation with the OSCE Programme Office in Astana and the UN Office on Drugs and Crime's Global Programme against Money Laundering (UNODC/GPML), and supported by the Eurasian Group on Combating Money Laundering and Financing of Terrorism (EAG)...
OSCE and UN Office on Drugs and Crime deliver train-the-trainer course on countering terrorist financing for Albanian participants
Publishing date: 1 March 2019
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Presence in Albania, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Good governance, Countering terrorism
A three-day train-the-trainer course for Albanian participants on countering terrorist financing was organized in Vienna from 27 February to 1 March 2019 by the OSCE’s Transnational Threats Department, in co-operation with the OSCE Presence in Albania, and the UN Office on Drugs and Crime's Global Programme against Money Laundering (UNODC/GPML)...
OSCE and UN Office on Drugs and Crime deliver training course in Tajikistan on improving analytical tools and skills to effectively counter terrorist financing
Publishing date: 27 February 2019
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat, OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe
What we do: Countering terrorism
A three-day training course for fifteen Tajik experts and practitioners aimed at strengthening the capacity of Tajikistan to counter terrorist financing was organized by the OSCE’s Transnational Threats Department and the OSCE Programme in Dushanbe, in co-operation with the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)’s Global Programme against Money Laundering, from 25 to 27 February 2019...
OSCE and Kosovo authorities discuss next steps for setting up an Advance Passenger Information system
Publishing date: 30 January 2019
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Mission in Kosovo, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Countering terrorism
A three-day consultation between the OSCE and Kosovo authorities on how to set up an Advance Passenger Information (API) system to detect and thwart the movement of foreign terrorist fighters was organized from 28 to 30 January 2019...