News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Combatting corruption, money laundering and climate change top of agenda during visit to Mongolia of OSCE Co-ordinator of Economic and Environmental Activities
Publishing date: 28 August 2024
Co-ordinator of OSCE Economic and Environmental Activities (OCEEA) Ambassador Bakyt Dzhusupov concluded his first visit to Mongolia on 28 August. During his visit, he met with officials across the country to discuss opportunities for enhanced co-operation on environmental and economic security.
The European Union and OSCE visit Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region to assess project activities funded by the EU
Publishing date: 27 August 2024
A joint delegation, comprising Ambassador Willy Kempel, Head of the OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe, and Ambassador Raimundas Karoblis, Head of the EU Delegation to Tajikistan, visited two key sites in Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAO), Tajikistan on 20 August 2024, witnessing the positive impact of a project funded by the European Union.
OSCE training fosters development of next cadre of document trainers for the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine
Publishing date: 26 August 2024
From 19 to 23 August, the OSCE’s Transnational Threats Department held a training-of-trainers course for the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine (SBGS) in Warsaw, Poland. The training focused on identifying forged documents and impostors at border crossing points.
OSCE supports enhancing environmental awareness among Tajik youth
Publishing date: 26 August 2024
On 23-26 August 2024, the OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe (POiD), in collaboration with the Committee for Environmental Protection, organized the Youth Ecological School (Eco-School) in Yos resort, Tajikistan.
OSCE Mission in Kosovo supports Central Election Commission to strengthen electoral processes through election software handover
Publishing date: 22 August 2024
Today, in a significant step towards modernizing electoral processes in Kosovo, the OSCE Mission in Kosovo presented the Central Election Commission (CEC) with a software to digitalize the vote counting and the tabulation of election results. The newly developed software, a product of close
Joint Message of OSCE CiO’s Personal Representatives on The Day of Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion or Belief
Publishing date: 22 August 2024
VIENNA, 22 August 2024- As we observe the International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion or Belief, we once again express our deep concern at the alarming level of hate crime and acts of violence based on religion or belief across the OSCE region.
Protecting freedom of religion or belief increases trust and makes our societies safer, OSCE human rights head says
Publishing date: 22 August 2024
WARSAW, 22 August 2024 – Safeguarding the right to freedom of thought, conscience, religion or belief protects the inherent dignity of every individual and at the same time helps to build more tolerant and inclusive societies, reducing tensions and allowing our diverse communities to exist together, the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) said on today’s International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion or Belief.