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OSCE trains Mongolian law enforcement personnel on detecting forged travel documents

Publishing date: 17 October 2016
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Combating human trafficking, Border management, Countering terrorism, Migration
ULAANBAATAR, 17 October 2016 – A one-week intensive training course for Mongolian law enforcement personnel aimed at increasing their operational awareness to detect forged travel documents started today in Ulaanbaatar. This is the first of a series of trainings courses organized by the OSCE on

OSCE supports advanced training course in Germany on addressing cross-border challenges in identification of foreign terrorist fighters

Publishing date: 7 September 2016
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Border management
GARMISH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany, 7 September 2016 – An OSCE-supported training course for 17 border security and management officers and counter-terrorism experts from participating States and Partners for Co-operation countries on the identification of foreign terrorist fighters (FTF) concluded

OSCE and UNECE join forces in promoting trade facilitation in Central Asia

Publishing date: 15 June 2016
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat, OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe
What we do: Economic activities, Border management
DUSHANBE, 15 June 2016 – A three-day regional trade facilitation and border management workshop gathering senior trade and customs officials from UN Special Programme for the Economies of Central Asia (SPECA) countries Azerbaijan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan concluded today at the

OSCE Gender Equality Platform for Border Security and Management launched in Helsinki

Publishing date: 17 May 2016
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Border management, Gender equality
The Launch Meeting of the OSCE Gender Equality Platform for Border Security and Management was held in the premises of the Finnish Customs School in Helsinki on 17-18 May 2016 bringing together representatives from across the OSCE region to discuss women’s leadership and empowerment in border security and management...

OSCE organizes final training courses in Ukraine on detecting forged travel documents

Publishing date: 2 May 2016
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Border management
CHERKASY, Ukraine, 2 May 2016 – Two six-day training courses for Ukrainian border control officers aimed at increasing their operational awareness to recognize original, forged and false documents, and in using forensic equipment to identify document forgery, started today in Cherkasy. The two

Cross border co-operation in focus of OSCE hosted Border Security Experts meeting in Berlin, co-operation and dialogue more important than ever

Publishing date: 12 April 2016
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Border management
BERLIN, 12 April 2016 – The 10th Annual Meeting of the OSCE Border Security and Management National Focal Points   Network, devoted to promoting cross border co-operation and confidence-building to address emerging threats and challenges in the OSCE region,  will take place from 12 to 13 April 2016

OSCE seminar in Tajikistan aims at preventing terrorists crossing borders

Publishing date: 2 March 2016
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat, OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe
What we do: Border management, Countering terrorism
DUSHANBE, 2 March 2016 – An OSCE-supported seminar focusing on the use of a technologically advanced passport verification system, the International Civil Aviation Organization’ Public Key Directory (ICAO PKD), concluded today in Dushanbe. The two-day workshop brought together relevant experts from