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2021 OSCE Asian Conference participants call for common responses to emerging security challenges, free of dividing lines and zones
Publishing date: 20 September 2021
VIENNA, 20 September 2021 – The 2021 OSCE Asian Conference participants call for common responses to emerging security challenges, with the comprehensive security concept at the centre, free of dividing lines and zones. A two-day conference is held in Vienna and online, co-hosted by Thailand, an OSCE Asian Partner, and Albania, the 2021 OSCE Asian Partners for Co-operation Group Chair, with the support of the OSCE Secretariat...
Cyber/ICT security between OSCE and Asian regions focus of OSCE and Republic of Korea-hosted discussion
Publishing date: 24 June 2021
How international co-operation can lead to a more stable, predictable and safe cyberspace, was the focus of the 3rd Inter-Regional Conference on Cyber/ICT Security. The Republic of Korea and the OSCE organized the event, held in Vienna in a virtual setting on 22 and 23 June, with the participation of 280 governmental and non-state representatives...
Good governance and the rule of law fundamental to economic growth, say participants at OSCE Asian Partners meeting
Publishing date: 26 March 2021
VIENNA, 26 March 2021 – Good governance and the rule of law are fundamental to economic growth, political stability, and security in the OSCE region and Asian Pacific, according to participants at the OSCE Asian Partners for Co-operation Group discussion, the first under the Albanian Chair, organized in partnership with Japan...
OSCE furthers international discussion on terrorist use of Internet and related challenges on designation of illicit content online and gaps in regulatory frameworks
Publishing date: 12 March 2021
Over 180 participants, experts and high-level officials from around the OSCE region gathered for the OSCE webinar titled, “Terrorist Use of the Internet: Designation of Illicit Content Online and Gaps in Regulatory Frameworks”, held on 12 March 2021.
OSCE and Republic of Korea conference: focus on new technologies, their impact on international security and terrorism while safeguarding human rights
Publishing date: 15 October 2020
SEOUL/VIENNA, 15 October 2020 – New technologies need to be backed up with necessary human rights safeguards, furthering the OSCE’s comprehensive approach to security, say participants at the fourth inter-regional conference on the Impact of Emerging Technologies on International Security and Terrorism. Foreign Affairs Ministry of Korea, in co-operation with the OSCE Transnational Threats Department (TNTD) and the OSCE External Co-operation Section, organized the virtual conference on 14 October 2020...
2020 OSCE Asian Conference participants urge for OSCE’s comprehensive engagement in times of global security challenges
Publishing date: 12 October 2020
VIENNA, 12 October 2020 – Multilateral responses to the global security challenges in the time of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the OSCE’s comprehensive engagement are the focus of the two-day 2020 OSCE Asian Conference, virtually hosted by the Republic of Korea, in close co-operation with Slovakia, the 2020 OSCE Asian Partners for Co-operation Group Chair...
Strong partnerships key for security in the digital era – main message from opening of 2019 OSCE Asian Conference in Tokyo
Publishing date: 2 September 2019
Tokyo, 2 September 2019 – Speaker after speaker reconfirmed that strengthening co-operation between OSCE participating States and its Asian Partners for Co-operation is key to achieving comprehensive security in the digital era at today’s opening of the 20th Asian Conference in Japan.