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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.
Tajik heads of border outposts complete OSCE course on operational planning
Publishing date: 21 June 2024
The OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe recently held a two-week training course for Heads of Border Outposts stationed along the Tajik-Afghan border. The training took place from 10 to 21 June 2024 at the "Poytakht" training center in the Rudaki district and was conducted by both international and local experts.
International conference strengthens criminal justice systems against trafficking of refugees from Ukraine
Publishing date: 20 June 2024
Content type: News
Amid the unprecedented number of Ukrainians who fled the war and emerging cases of human trafficking and exploitation involving refugees, a strong criminal justice response in the host countries has become more crucial than ever. To foster prompt detection and effective investigation and prosecution of these cases, a high-level conference organized by the OSCE and INTERPOL this week in Vienna gathered over 100 criminal justice stakeholders from 33 countries across the OSCE region that host large numbers of refugees from Ukraine.
OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities Kairat Abdrakhmanov visits Serbia to continue dialogue
Publishing date: 20 June 2024
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities
OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities Kairat Abdrakhmanov visited Belgrade from 17 to 19 June 2024 to continue his longstanding engagement with the authorities of Serbia on issues related to national minorities. Nearing the completion of his mandate, the High Commissioner thanked his
OSCE workshop upskills Ukrainian regulators on best practices for virtual assets supervision and anti-money laundering tactics
Publishing date: 20 June 2024
Content type: News
What we do: Economic activities, Good governance
From June 18 to 20, the Office of the Co-ordinator of OSCE Economic and Environmental Activities organized a workshop titled "Navigating the Virtual Asset Landscape" in Warsaw, Poland. The workshop, which was hosted by the Ministry of Finance of Poland, targeted Ukrainian supervisory