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OSCE and Atlantic Council bring Cyber 9/12 Strategy Challenge to Central Asia
Publishing date: 11 July 2023
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan
What we do: Cyber/ICT Security, Youth
WASHINGTON/ TASHKENT, 11 July 2023 — The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, the Atlantic Council, the US State Department and Inha University in Tashkent partnered to bring a multi-disciplinary cyber competition to Uzbekistan.
OSCE-supported Regional Course on Explosive Ordnance Disposal kicked off in Dushanbe
Publishing date: 11 July 2023
A three-week Regional Explosive Ordnance Disposal Course (EOD level 1) started on 10 July at the Regional Explosive Hazards Training Centre (REHTC) of Tajikistan’s Ministry of Defence (MoD) in Chimteppa, outskirts of Dushanbe.
Uzbekistan’s presidential election lacked genuine political competition despite some efforts to reform, international observers say
Publishing date: 10 July 2023
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Elections
TASHKENT, 10 July 2023 – Uzbekistan’s early presidential election was technically well prepared but lacked genuine competition. Positively, recent reforms to the legal framework have taken some previous ODIHR recommendations into account, but fundamental freedoms remain restricted, the low-key campaign lacked meaningful engagement with voters, and significant procedural irregularities were observed on election day, international observers from the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) said in a statement today.
OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Concludes 24th Central Asia Media Conference and Country Visit to Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 10 July 2023
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Media freedom and development
VIENNA, 10 July 2023- The 24th Central Asia Media Conference, titled "At a Crossroads: Safeguarding Media Freedom to Protect Democracy," concluded successfully in Bishkek last Friday. The conference shed light on the intrinsic connection between media freedom and democracy, addressing a wide range of media-related issues. Organized by the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, the event brought together more than 120 participants from Central Asia, Mongolia and beyond.
OSCE’s role in bridging regional co-operation to tackle security implications of climate change at heart of high-level conference
Publishing date: 7 July 2023
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Secretary General
What we do: Climate change, Environmental activities
VIENNA, 7 July 2023 — Strengthening co-operation across borders to tackle climate-related challenges and security risks took centre stage at the OSCE High-Level Conference on Climate Change, which took place at the Hofburg in Vienna on 7 July.
OSCE supports training of trainers on document security in Turkmenistan
Publishing date: 7 July 2023
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Centre in Ashgabat
What we do: Border management, Countering terrorism
An OSCE-supported series of national trainings for trainers on travel document security concluded in Turkmenbashy on 7 July 2023. The OSCE Centre in Ashgabat organized the series of three-day events in close co-operation with the EU Border Management Programme in Central Asia (BOMCA) in
OSCE Chairman-in-Office meets newly elected Parliamentary Assembly President
Publishing date: 7 July 2023
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Minister of Foreign Affairs of North Macedonia Bujar Osmani met today, 7 July, with the newly elected President of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, Pia Kauma, Member of Parliament for Finland, on the margins of the OSCE High-Level Conference on Climate Change in Vienna.