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Rights and duties of defence personnel, and how they are reflected in training programmes, focus of OSCE Forum for Security Co-operation

Publishing date: 24 October 2018
Content type: Press release
Where we are: Forum for Security Co-operation
What we do: Arms control, Human rights, Gender equality, Reform and co-operation in the security sector, Rule of law
VIENNA, 24 October 2018 – How the rights and duties of military, paramilitary and security forces’ personnel, including their human rights and fundamental freedoms, are reflected in policy development, training and education programmes, was explored at today’s meeting of the OSCE Forum for Security Co-operation in Vienna, held under the Forum’s Swedish Chairmanship...

Regional engagement focus of League of Arab States and OSCE discussion in Vienna

Publishing date: 17 October 2018
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretary General, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution, Migration, Reform and co-operation in the security sector
VIENNA, 17 October 2018 – Security threats, migration, conflict prevention and regional engagement were the focus of the League of Arab States- OSCE high-level workshop held today in Vienna...

OSCE continues training Kazakhstan’s transport police on risk profiling

Publishing date: 14 September 2018
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Nur-Sultan
What we do: Reform and co-operation in the security sector
An OSCE-supported five-day training seminar on risk profiling techniques to ensure public safety at transportation facilities concluded on 14 September 2018 in Aktobe, Kazakhstan. The event was co-organized by the OSCE Programme Office in Astana and the Ministry of Internal Affairs...

Electoral reforms, regional security and co-operation in focus of OSCE PA President’s visit to Armenia

Publishing date: 13 September 2018
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
What we do: Elections, Reform and co-operation in the security sector
YEREVAN, 13 September 2018 – Concluding a two-day visit to Armenia, OSCE Parliamentary Assembly President George Tsereteli (MP, Georgia) welcomed the ongoing efforts to implement electoral reforms in the country, urging broad political consensus for any changes to the electoral system. He reiterated the OSCE and the Parliamentary Assembly’s commitment to supporting Armenia’s continued democratic development...

OSCE co-organizes 10th annual regional workshop in Kazakhstan on explosive hazards

Publishing date: 13 September 2018
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Nur-Sultan, OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe
What we do: Reform and co-operation in the security sector
The 10th annual OSCE regional workshop on explosive hazards reduction and response in Central Asia concluded in Astana on 13 September 2018. This year, the event focused on the emerging threat posed by Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) and best practices in countering them...

OSCE holds workshops to improve Tajikistan’s police communication with the public and media

Publishing date: 24 August 2018
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe
What we do: Reform and co-operation in the security sector
From 9 to 24 August 2018, the OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe conducted three workshops aimed at enhancing communication between police and the general public and media. The workshops were held in Romit, Guliston and Nurek districts of Tajikistan.

Slovakia’s OSCE Chairmanship to work towards boosting multilateralism and conflict prevention, State Secretary Lukáš Parízek tells Permanent Council

Publishing date: 19 July 2018
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
What we do: Economic activities, Human rights, Cyber/ICT Security, Environmental activities, Conflict prevention and resolution, Good governance, Media freedom and development, Countering terrorism, National minority issues, Roma and Sinti, Reform and co-operation in the security sector
VIENNA, 19 July 2018 – Slovakia’s OSCE Chairmanship next year will pursue strategies that boost multilateralism, promote conflict prevention and focus on addressing the needs of people, said the country’s Foreign and European Affairs State Secretary Lukáš Parízek in Vienna today, as he addressed the Permanent Council on the incoming Chairmanship’s priority areas...