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A push to strengthen regional co-operation on parliamentary oversight of defence and security in Southeast Europe
Publishing date: 23 March 2023
Content type: News
Sarajevo, 23 March 2023 – As current Chair of the OSCE Forum for Security Co-operation (FSC), and in partnership with the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina, on 22 March in Vienna, Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) organized a side event Strengthening Regional Co-operation on Parliamentary Oversight of Defence and Security in Southeast Europe.
OSCE Presence trains Albanian police on firearms deactivation
Publishing date: 9 March 2023
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Presence in Albania
On 8 and 9 March 2023, the OSCE Presence in Albania organized a technical training for eight staff members of the Albanian State Police, who will be involved with the deactivation, inspection, verification, marking and certification of firearms. The training was based on the manual “Operational
OSCE Presence in Albania trains police ahead of 14 May local elections
Publishing date: 6 March 2023
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Presence in Albania
What we do: Elections, Policing, Reform and co-operation in the security sector
The OSCE Presence in Albania, in close partnership with the Albanian State Police and with the support of the Central Election Commission and the General Prosecutor’s Office, started today the training of police officers who will be engaged with elections duties. The training courses, which will
Workshops on ILP principles, requirements and benefits take place throughout BiH
Publishing date: 16 February 2023
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina
What we do: Policing, Reform and co-operation in the security sector
As part of the OSCE Mission to BiH project Enhancing of Intelligence-led Policing to Combat Serious Security Threats and Crimes (ILP Project), over the past four weeks the Mission organized both a workshop for senior managers of all law enforcement agencies (LEAs) in BiH and ten workshops for operational staff of the State Investigation and Protection Agency, BiH Border Police, BiH Directorate for Co-ordination of Police Bodies, Service for Foreigners’ Affairs, Indirect Taxation Authority, Brčko District Police, Police Administration of the Federation of BiH, and the police administrations of ministries of interior of nine cantons: Una-Sana; Posavina; Tuzla; Zenica-Doboj; Bosnian-Podrinje; Central Bosnia; Herzegovina-Neretva; West Herzegovina; and Canton 10.
Legal Framework in the Process of Determining the Time and Place of Birth of Children Born in the Conflict Zone
Publishing date: 15 February 2023
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina
The OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina and the International Organization for Migration (IOM), Mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina organized the event “Legal Framework in the Process of Determining the Time and Place of Birth of Children Born in the Conflict Zone”, which took place today in Sarajevo.
OSCE Presence organizes exchange visit to Serbia for Albanian journalist covering security and small and light weapons
Publishing date: 23 December 2022
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Presence in Albania, OSCE Mission to Serbia
Ten journalists covering security and small and light weapons (SALW) issues from different media outlets in Albania travelled to Belgrade from 19 to 22 December 2022 to learn from the best regional practices and share experience with Serbian colleagues. Representatives from the Albanian Ministry of
OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek supported regional trainings on countering money laundering and financing of terrorism
Publishing date: 20 December 2022
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek
About 50 regional officials from the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Prosecutor General’s Office and the State Committee for National Security of the Kyrgyz Republic participated at two in-person trainings courses, which took place from 16 – 18 April in Osh, from 12 – 13 September in Cholpon-Ata and from 6 to 8 December in Bishkek.