News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE launches project to enhance risk analysis and management capacities of Belarus’ State Border Guard Committee
Publishing date: 20 December 2016
MINSK, 20 December 2016 – An OSCE project to enhance the risk analysis and management capacity of the State Border Guard Committee of the Republic of Belarus was launched in Minsk today...
Best practices in conducting border checks discussed at regional workshop organized by OSCE Border Management Staff College
Publishing date: 21 November 2016
A five-day workshop for 16 border and customs officials from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan on best practices in conducting border checks concluded on 18 November 2016 at the OSCE Border Management Staff College in Dushanbe with support from the OSCE Transnational Threats Department...
Malta workshop explores ways to strengthen border security co-operation between OSCE Mediterranean Partners and participating States
Publishing date: 17 November 2016
VALETTA, 17 November 2016 – Successful models of regional co-operation to address border challenges were highlighted at a three-day OSCE workshop held in Valetta, Malta from 15 to 17 November 2016, bringing together 80 experts from national authorities and international organizations from OSCE Mediterranean Partner for Co-operation countries and OSCE participating States...
OSCE begins work with Mongolian law enforcement agencies on designing professional integrity and anti-corruption training programmes
Publishing date: 8 November 2016
ULAANBAATAR, 8 November 2016 – A four-day workshop for Mongolian law enforcement personnel focusing on ways to strengthen professional integrity and tackle corruption started today in Ulaanbaatar...
OSCE-wide workshop in Vienna highlights best practices in delimitation and demarcation of borders
Publishing date: 3 November 2016
VIENNA, 3 November 2016 – A three-day OSCE-wide workshop on delimitation and demarcation practices, which brought together thirty senior ranking representatives of national boundary commissions from various OSCE participating States, concluded today in Vienna. Discussions focused on the legal aspects of international boundaries and specific national experiences...
OSCE launches project on enhancing the capacity of Police and Customs Co-operation Centres in South-Eastern Europe
Publishing date: 25 October 2016
SKOPJE, 25 October 2016 – An OSCE project to enhance the capacity of Police and Customs Co-operation Centres in South-Eastern Europe was launched today at a conference in Skopje, which brought together heads of police, the border police, and customs services from across the Western Balkans...
OSCE trains Mongolian law enforcement personnel on detecting forged travel documents
Publishing date: 17 October 2016
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 detecting forged documents that will take place every autumn in Mongolia over the next five years to 2020...