News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE training in Ukraine focuses on detecting forged travel documents
Publishing date: 7 September 2015
CHERKASY, 7 September 2015 – An advanced training course for Ukrainian border control officers aimed at increasing their practical abilities to detect forged travel documents started today in Cherkasy...
OSCE trains Mongolian law enforcement agencies in countering cross-border illicit movements
Publishing date: 12 June 2015
The examination and detection of people, cargo and vehicles at the border was the focus of a five-day workshop which ended on 12 June 2015 in Ulaanbataar, Mongolia. The workshop was organized by the OSCE Transnational Threats Department’s Border Security and Management Unit at the request of the Ministry of Justice of Mongolia...
OSCE-supported conference on tackling emerging transnational threats in Mediterranean region concludes in Monaco today
Publishing date: 2 June 2015
MONACO, 2 June 2015 – Importance of international dialogue and co-operation between the OSCE participating States and Mediterranean Partners in tacking emerging transnational threats in the Mediterranean region was the focus of the joint OSCE and Principality of Monaco two-day conference, which concluded today in Monaco...
OSCE Border Management Staff College hosts UNECE Seminar on International Transport of Goods
Publishing date: 22 May 2015
DUSHANBE, 22 May 2015 – A week-long Regional Seminar on the Convention on International Transport of Goods Under Cover of TIR Carnets (TIR Convention, 1975) organized by the OSCE Border Management Staff College and the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) concluded today in Dushanbe.
Mongolian women border officials complete OSCE course on border security and management
Publishing date: 6 March 2015
Twenty-five women officials from the Mongolian border-related agencies completed a five-day training course in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia on 6 March 2015 on border security and management. The course was organized by the Border Security and Management Unit of the OSCE Transnational Threats Department...
OSCE, in Iasi, trains women officials on border security and management
Publishing date: 12 December 2014
Twenty-six women officials of the Border Guard, Border Police, Customs Services and Police from 11 OSCE participating States completed a five-day training course in Iasi, Romania on 12 December 2014 on border security and management. The course was organized by the Border Security and Management Unit of the OSCE Transnational Threats Department...
OSCE promotes implementation of Trusted Trader Programmes by customs and private sector
Publishing date: 28 November 2014
DUSHANBE, 28 November 2014 – A five-day Regional Workshop on Strengthening Co-operation between Customs and the Private Sector through Implementation of Authorized Economic Operator (AEO) Programmes concluded at the OSCE Border Management Staff College today. The event was co-organized by the Office of the Co-ordinator of OSCE Economic and Environmental Activities (OCEEA), the OSCE Office in Tajikistan, and the World Customs Organization (WCO)...