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Criminal intelligence analysis: OSCE delivers training programme for Albanian State Police
Publishing date: 21 December 2023
Content type: News
Where we are: Transnational Threats Department, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Policing
From 11 to 22 December 2023, the OSCE Secretariat’s Transnational Threats Department and the OSCE Presence in Albania delivered in Tirana, Albania a training programme for 40 junior analysts from the Albanian State Police Intelligence and Criminal Archives Directorate.
OSCE provides technical equipment to the General Police Inspectorate of Moldova
Publishing date: 21 December 2023
Content type: News
Where we are: Transnational Threats Department, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Policing
On 18 December 2023, the OSCE Transnational Threats Department (TNTD) participated in an event to mark the 33rd anniversary of the Moldovan Police at the invitation of the General Police Inspectorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. During the event, the police underscored the need for an
OSCE launches Project PROTECT in Uzbekistan at national awareness-raising workshop on critical infrastructure protection from terrorist attacks
Publishing date: 20 December 2023
Content type: News
Where we are: Transnational Threats Department, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Countering terrorism
From 13 to 15 December 2023, national experts from eight offices and government ministries in Uzbekistan joined an interactive workshop on the protection of critical infrastructure from terrorist attacks. The event served as the first activity in the OSCE’s newly-launched initiative called Project PROTECT. It was organized by the OSCE Secretariat’s Transnational Threats Department (TNTD), with support from the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan.
Role of women in organized crime in focus at OSCE workshop for law enforcement in Central Asia
Publishing date: 19 December 2023
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat, OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan
What we do: Gender equality, Policing
On 18 and 19 December, the OSCE Transnational Threats Department, in co-operation with the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan, organized a regional workshop to present and discuss the findings of the OSCE assessment report on ‘Understanding the role of women in organized crime’ in the context of Central Asia. The workshop was held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.
OSCE hosts roundtable on preventing sexual exploitation in the context of major sporting events
Publishing date: 18 December 2023
Content type: News
Where we are: Office of the Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings
Promising initiatives to address risks of human trafficking for sexual exploitation in the context of major sporting events have been implemented in several OSCE participating States, including France, Germany, Ukraine, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
OSCE strengthens young people’s resilience to organized crime and corruption in South-Eastern Europe
Publishing date: 18 December 2023
Content type: News
Where we are: Transnational Threats Department, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Good governance, Policing, Youth
Strengthening youth resilience to organized crime and corruption in South-Eastern Europe was the aim of a civil society organizations’ regional grants programme, carried out by the OSCE Transnational Threats Department, the Office of the Co-ordinator of OSCE Economic and Environmental Activities and the Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime.
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.