News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE supports trade facilitation in Central Asia and Afghanistan
Publishing date: 25 August 2015
A three-day workshop for participants from Afghanistan, Kazakhstan and Tajikistan on trade facilitation instruments and challenges opened at the OSCE Office in Tajikistan on 24 August 2015...
OSCE Border Management Staff College hosts World Customs Organization Train-the-Trainer course
Publishing date: 14 August 2015
DUSHANBE, 14 August 2015 – A ten-day comprehensive train-the-trainer course for sixteen instructors from customs training institutions in Central Asia, India and Pakistan concluded at the OSCE Border Management Staff College in Dushanbe today. The course was organized jointly by the College and the World Customs Organization’s (WCO) Programme Global Shield (PGS)...
OSCE facilitates regional trade through the Sughd Trade Fair
Publishing date: 24 July 2015
KHUJAND, northern Tajikistan, 24 July 2015- Two-day regional trade fair “Sughd-2015” will be held in Khujand, the administrative centre of the northern Sughd region. It is organized by the regional government in co-operation with OSCE Office in Tajikistan (OiT) and other development partners...
OSCE-supported discussion on improving Euro-Asian inland transport connectivity concludes in Dushanbe
Publishing date: 10 June 2015
DUSHANBE, 10 June 2015- Improving inland transport connectivity between Europe and Asia was the focus of a two-day OSCE-supported seminar which ended today in Dushanbe...
OSCE supports newly-established “State Service for Supervision over Hydro Technical Facilities” under Government of Tajikistan
Publishing date: 8 May 2015
A half-day roundtable expert discussion to enhance the technical capacity on dam safety of the newly-established “State Service for Supervision over Hydro Technical Facilities” under the Government of Tajikistan was supported by the OSCE Office in Tajikistan on 6 May 2015. This activity was jointly conducted with the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE)...
OSCE Office in Tajikistan trains government and civil society experts on anti-corruption strategies
Publishing date: 3 April 2015
Two two-day workshops organized by the OSCE Office in Tajikistan on development of anti-corruption strategies for civil society on 30-31 March and government officials on 2-3 April 2015 took place in Dushanbe...
OSCE promotes implementation of Trusted Trader Programmes by customs and private sector
Publishing date: 28 November 2014
DUSHANBE, 28 November 2014 – A five-day Regional Workshop on Strengthening Co-operation between Customs and the Private Sector through Implementation of Authorized Economic Operator (AEO) Programmes concluded at the OSCE Border Management Staff College today. The event was co-organized by the Office of the Co-ordinator of OSCE Economic and Environmental Activities (OCEEA), the OSCE Office in Tajikistan, and the World Customs Organization (WCO)...