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OSCE concludes a regional training course for Tajikistan’s canine handlers in Khorog
Publishing date: 22 June 2024
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe
What we do: Disaster risk reduction, Environmental activities
A final three-day regional training course organized by the OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe for 20 (18 men and two women) canine handlers and officers of the Search and Rescue Department of Tajikistan’s Committee of Emergency Situations and Civil Defence (CoESCD) and the K-9 Centre of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) concluded in Khorog on 22 June 2024.
OSCE concludes Explosive Ordnance Disposal Level 1-2 course for specialists from Tajikistan’s Ministry of Defense and Border Troops
Publishing date: 22 June 2024
A comprehensive two-week Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Level 1-2 training course, organized for 20 participants (all men) from Tajikistan’s Ministry of Defense and Border Troops, concluded successfully on 22 June 2024 in Khujand.
OSCE organizes study visit to Georgia for the Alliance of Women Parliamentarians and the Network of Youth for Gender Equality
Publishing date: 21 June 2024
From June 17 to 20 June 2024, two prominent members of the Alliance of Women Parliamentarians focusing on youth issues and three members of the OSCE Network of Youth for Gender Equality visited Tbilisi, Georgia.
Protecting youth and children from online exploitation and trafficking focus of Asian Partners for Co-operation Group meeting
Publishing date: 21 June 2024
North Macedonia, as Chair of the Asian partners for Co-operation Group, in collaboration with Thailand organized the third OSCE Asian Partners for Co-operation Group meeting on 21 June 2024. This meeting focused on "Enhancing Human Security: Protecting Youth and Children from Online Exploitation and Trafficking." The meeting gathered key representatives and experts to address the escalating risks and propose co-ordinated responses to the online exploitation and trafficking of youth and children.
Ending impunity and delivering justice: Understanding women’s agency and consent in cases of trafficking in human beings
Publishing date: 21 June 2024
Content type: News
On 20 June at the Vienna Hofburg, the OSCE Office of the Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings and the Transnational Threats Department co-organized a side event centered on understanding women’s agency and consent in cases of trafficking in human beings (THB).
Viability of the OSCE’s approach to SALW/SCA assistance as model for global efforts underscored during United Nations conference in New York
Publishing date: 21 June 2024
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Arms control, Conflict prevention and resolution
On 20 June 2024, the OSCE’s Conflict Prevention Centre (CPC) organized a side-event to present the OSCE’s model for small arms and light weapons (SALW) and stockpiles of conventional ammunition (SCA) assistance. The event was co-organized by the German Federal Foreign Office and held in the United Nations Headquarters on the margins of a conference on the topic held in New York.
Securing our future: High-Level Conference on Climate Change to convene OSCE leaders in Malta
Publishing date: 21 June 2024
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairpersonship
What we do: Climate change, Environmental activities
VALLETTA, 21 June 2024 – The OSCE Chairpersonship will host the High-Level Conference on Climate Change in Malta today. The conference, which aims to examine the security implications of the climate crisis for the OSCE area, will underscore the urgent need for collaborative efforts to address this pressing global challenge.