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International co-operation on implementing UN Security Council resolutions on non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction discussed in OSCE Forum for Security Co-operation
Publishing date: 8 June 2017
International and national efforts to implement UN Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1540 and pursuant resolutions that aim to prevent the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) and stop them from falling into the hands of non-state actors were discussed in the Forum for Security-Co-operation on 7 June 2017...
OSCE Forum for Security Co-operation debates new technologies and impact on security
Publishing date: 1 June 2017
Global efforts are needed to address the challenges associated with scientific and technological progress and its impact on security and arms control, said speakers at the session of the OSCE Forum for Security Co-operation held on 31 May 2017 in Vienna...
OSCE conducts regional seminar in Kazakhstan on Vienna Document
Publishing date: 23 May 2017
Content type: News
Where we are: Forum for Security Co-operation, OSCE Programme Office in Astana
What we do: Arms control
ASTANA, 23 May 2017 – An OSCE-supported four-day regional training seminar for military officers on the practical implementation of the confidence- and security-building measures of the Vienna Document 2011 began today in Astana...
OSCE Forum for Security Co-operation debates need to reinforce efforts to prevent uncontrolled spread of small arms and light weapons
Publishing date: 18 May 2017
The mobilization of the international community is vital for combating the uncontrolled proliferation of illicit small arms and light weapons (SALW), said speakers in the session of the OSCE Forum for Security Co-operation on 17 May 2017 in Vienna...
Republic of Moldova’s efforts in managing small arms and light weapons and conventional ammunition debated at Forum for Security Co-operation
Publishing date: 29 March 2017
Content type: Press release
Where we are: Forum for Security Co-operation, OSCE Mission to Moldova
What we do: Arms control
VIENNA, 29 March 2017 – Republic of Moldova’s progress in the field of small arms and light weapons management should be used to move the process further by focusing on new priorities in this area and improving compliance with international standards and commitments, say speakers in the session of the Forum for Security Co-operation (FSC) held on 29 March in Vienna...
Montenegro’s Demilitarization Programme a vital contribution to many aspects of security, country’s Defence Minister tells OSCE Forum for Security Co-operation
Publishing date: 21 April 2016
Montenegro’s Demilitarization Programme (MONDEM) has had a positive impact on promoting the OSCE’s comprehensive approach to security, said the country’s Defence Minister Milica Pejanovic-Djurisic as she addressed the OSCE Forum for Security Co-operation in Vienna on 20 April 2016, under the Chairmanship of Poland...
OSCE confidence- and security-building measures must be adapted to current security challenges, says Polish Foreign Ministry Under-Secretary of State
Publishing date: 13 April 2016
VIENNA, 13 April 2016 – As Poland takes over the rotating Chairmanship of the OSCE Forum for Security Co-operation (FSC), Under-Secretary of State with the Foreign Ministry Marek Ziółkowski said that one of the main tasks of his country will be to strengthen confidence- and security-building measures by revitalizing the Vienna Document 2011. Moving this process forward and including regional perspectives into the security dialogue with the focus on some areas including the Baltic Sea region, Central and Eastern Europe are the priorities of Poland’s Chairmanship of the FSC...