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OSCE hosts national workshop in Zagreb on enhancing cyber-security
Publishing date: 23 November 2009
ZAGREB, 23 November 2009- A national expert workshop on combating terrorist use of the Internet and comprehensively enhancing cyber-security, organized by the OSCE Action against Terrorism Unit on the request of the Croatian authorities, started today...
OSCE expert workshop promotes voluntary co-operation between public actors, media in the fight against terrorism
Publishing date: 19 October 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Countering terrorism, Media freedom and development
VIENNA, 19 October 2009- More than 100 experts, government and international organization officials and journalists gathered at an OSCE expert workshop that began today to discuss ways to enhance co-operation between public actors and the media...
Regional organizations should co-ordinate actions more closely to tackle terrorism, says OSCE anti-terrorism chief
Publishing date: 8 October 2009
WASHINGTON, 8 October 2009- Enhanced diplomacy is one of the best "insurance policies" against terrorism in the long run, the Head of the OSCE's Action against Terrorism Unit said today...
Media-government co-operation crucial in fight against terrorism but not at expense of media freedom, says OSCE anti-terrorism chief
Publishing date: 5 October 2009
VIENNA, 5 October 2009- The media play an important role in fighting terrorism and managing the consequences of attacks and so co-operation between the media and governments is vital, the Head of the OSCE's Action against Terrorism Unit said today...
OSCE holds meeting to discuss preventing abuse of non-profit organizations for terrorist financing
Publishing date: 11 September 2009
VIENNA, 11 September 2009- The OSCE hosted a workshop in Vienna today on preventing the abuse of non-profit organizations to finance terrorism, bringing together more than 150 experts from governments, international organizations and civil society...
OSCE and IOM co-organize training course for Belarusian Border Service on detecting forged travel documents
Publishing date: 6 July 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Border management, Countering terrorism
MINSK, 6 July 2009- Twenty Belarusian border control officers started an intensive two-week training course today to improve their ability to detect forged documents...
OSCE releases Annual Report on a "challenging" 2008
Publishing date: 1 April 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Arms control, Combating trafficking in human beings, Democratization, Economic activities, Border management, Environmental activities, Human rights, Conflict prevention and resolution, Education, Elections, Countering terrorism, Gender equality, Media freedom and development, National minority issues, Policing, Reform and co-operation in the security sector, Roma and Sinti, Rule of law, Tolerance and non-discrimination
VIENNA, 1 April 2009- The OSCE, the world's largest regional security organization, released its 2008 Annual Report today....