News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE assists law enforcement authorities in setting up an Advance Passenger Information System in Uzbekistan
Publishing date: 15 June 2018
The Border Security and Management Unit (BSMU) of the OSCE’s Transnational Threats Department, in close co-operation with the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan, organized a workshop on establishing an Advance Passenger Information (API) system in Uzbekistan from 13 to 14 June. The event was aimed at detecting and preventing the movement of foreign terrorist fighters (FTFs), particularly those returning or relocating from conflict zones.
OSCE Mobile Training Team trains border and security officers from Ukraine on identifying foreign terrorist fighters
Publishing date: 24 May 2018
The OSCE’s Mobile Training Team delivered a three-day interactive course on identifying foreign terrorist fighters to 30 border and security officers from Ukraine. The event took place from 22 to 24 May 2018 in Odesa. The deployment of the Mobile Training Team, the fifth of its kind, was organized by the Border Security and Management Unit of the OSCE Transnational Threats Department.
Illicit trafficking of cultural property and gender mainstreaming focus of annual meeting of OSCE National Focal Points on Border Security
Publishing date: 12 April 2018
VIENNA, 12 April 2018 – Current trends and challenges in securing and managing borders were highlighted at the two-day 12th Annual Meeting of the OSCE Border Security and Management National Focal Points Network, which opened today in Vienna, gathering more than 60 participants from across the OSCE region...
OSCE Mobile Training Team trains border and security officers from Tajikistan on identifying foreign terrorist fighters
Publishing date: 15 March 2018
The OSCE’s Mobile Training Team delivered an interactive training course on identifying foreign terrorist fighters to 20 female and male border and security officers from Tajikistan from 13 to 15 March 2018 in Dushanbe...
OSCE consults with Montenegrin authorities on next steps in establishing an Advance Passenger Information system
Publishing date: 8 March 2018
How to set up a national Advance Passenger Information (API) system to detect and deter the movement of foreign terrorist fighters was the focus of a four-day consultation between the OSCE and relevant Montenegrin authorities, which concluded in Podgorica on 8 March 2018...
OSCE organizes intensive border management training for OSCE Mediterranean Points of Contact Network
Publishing date: 22 December 2017
Members of the OSCE Mediterranean Points of Contact Network on border management and security completed a four-day intensive training course on various topics related to their work on 22 December 2017 in Vienna.
OSCE organizes workshop on Advance Passenger Information System in Skopje
Publishing date: 14 December 2017
A workshop on how to establish an Advance Passenger Information (API) System in Skopje, aimed at preventing the movement of foreign terrorist fighters and combating terrorism and transnational crime, was organized by the OSCE Transnational Threats Department’s Border Security and Management Unit (TNTD/BSMU) in Skopje from 12 to 14 December 2017.