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OSCE supports the 2nd International Training Board on Explosive Hazards and Responses meeting in Istanbul
Publishing date: 15 December 2023
Regional co-operation and standardization of responses to explosive hazards can assist in reducing threats to human lives and property. The 2nd International Training Board meeting took place in Istanbul, Türkiye from 14-15 December 2023.
Experts convene to discuss migration governance ahead of International Migrants Day
Publishing date: 14 December 2023
Content type: News
What we do: Economic activities
On 14 December 2023, the Office of the Co-ordinator of OSCE Economic and Environmental Activities (OCEEA) organized an event in Vienna to celebrate International Migrants Day. The event took place in partnership with the International Labour Organization and the European University Institute.
OSCE Presence in Albania empowers newly-elected women councillors in Vlora, Shkodra and Tirana through Women Municipal Excellence Programme
Publishing date: 14 December 2023
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Presence in Albania
What we do: Democratization, Gender equality
About 45 women councillors from Vlora, Shkodra and Tirana regions participated in three tailored information sessions organized by the OSCE Presence as part of its Women Municipal Excellence Programme #WoMEP, during the first two weeks of December 2023. The primary objective of these activities was
Clearance of affected lands from explosive hazard: Ukrainian officials, regional authorities and humanitarian demining operators discussed strategic approaches to efficient mine action
Publishing date: 14 December 2023
Content type: News
Within primary financial support from the European Union, the OSCE Secretariat Extra-Budgetary Support Programme for Ukraine (SPU) organised a roundtable “Priority Setting in Mine Action and Draft National Strategy” in Kyiv on 14 December 2023.
Canada’s Chairpersonship of the OSCE Forum for Security Co-operation draws to a close
Publishing date: 13 December 2023
Content type: Press release
Where we are: Forum for Security Co-operation, OSCE Secretariat
VIENNA, 13 December 2023 – Today, Canada held its closing plenary meeting as Chair of the OSCE’s Forum for Security Co-operation (FSC).
116th Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism meeting takes place in Ergneti
Publishing date: 13 December 2023
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
ERGNETI, 13 December 2023 – The 116th Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism (IPRM) took place in Ergneti today under the co-facilitation of the Head of the EU Monitoring Mission in Georgia (EUMM), Dimitrios Karabalis, and the Special Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office for the South Caucasus, Viorel Moşanu.
Criminal intelligence analysis: OSCE and INTERPOL join forces to support Kyrgyz police officers
Publishing date: 13 December 2023
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek
What we do: Reform and co-operation in the security sector
From 20 to 24 November, the OSCE Transnational Threats Department and INTERPOL in co-operation with the OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek and the Ministry of Interior of the Kyrgyz Republic, conducted a training course on criminal intelligence analysis for Kyrgyzstan’s Police officers.