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News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Albanian trainers trained in countering terrorist financing by OSCE and UN Office on Drugs and Crime
Publishing date: 3 September 2019
A two-day train-the-trainer course on countering terrorist financing for participants from Albania was held on 2 and 3 September 2019 at the OSCE Secretariat in Vienna...
OSCE, UNODC and ICITAP deliver training course in Albania on improving analytical tools and skills to effectively counter terrorist financing
Publishing date: 17 May 2019
A three-day training course aimed at further strengthening the capacity of Albania to counter terrorist financing was organized from 15 to 17 May 2019, in Tirana. Twenty-two participants (including five females) from the General Directorate for the Prevention of Money Laundering (GDPML) (Albanian Financial Intelligence Unit), the State Intelligence Service (SHISH), the Albanian State Police, the Ministry of Justice and the Prosecution Office for Serious Crimes completed the course.
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
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 train Albanian officials to disrupt terrorist financing
Publishing date: 20 December 2018
A two-day train-the-trainer course aimed at strengthening the capacity of Albania to disrupt the financing of terrorist networks was held on 18 and 19 December 2018 in Vienna...
OSCE regional meeting in Albania highlights critical role of civil society in preventing and countering violent extremism and radicalization that lead to terrorism
Publishing date: 18 October 2018
Civil society has a critical role to play in preventing violent extremism and radicalization that lead to terrorism (VERLT) and more can be done to strengthen partnerships between government and civil society in order to address this security challenge, said speakers at a two-day regional meeting in Tirana on 17 and 18 October 2018. A new OSCE guidebook that focuses on the role of civil society in addressing VERLT in the context of South-East Europe was also launched at the event...
OSCE/ODIHR trains Albanian counter-terrorism police officers on protecting human rights in fight against terrorism
Publishing date: 22 November 2017
Enhancing the ability to respect human rights while countering terrorism was the aim of a training course organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) for 22 officers from the Albanian State Police Counter-Terrorism Directorate in Tirana on 21 and 22 November
OSCE Presence in Albania organizes exhibition showing youth’s artwork on preventing violent extremism and dealing with the past
Publishing date: 6 June 2017
An art exhibition supported by the OSCE Presence in Albania is on show at the Fine Arts Gallery (FAB) in Tirana from 5 June 2017 to 12 June 2017 featuring the best entries submitted to the OSCE Presence by students of the Tirana University Faculty of Fine Arts on the themes of ‘Radicalization’ and ‘Dealing with the past’...