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113th Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism meeting takes place in Ergneti
Publishing date: 3 July 2023
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
ERGNETI, 3 July 2023 — The 113th Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism (IPRM) was held today in Ergneti, under the co-facilitation of the Head of the EU Monitoring Mission in Georgia (EUMM), Dimitrios Karabalis, and the Special Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office for the South Caucasus, Viorel Moşanu.
OSCE Central Asia regional simulation-based training on combating trafficking in human beings concludes in Astana
Publishing date: 30 June 2023
Content type: Press release
Where we are: Office of the Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings
ASTANA, Kazakhstan, 30 June 2023 — The first Central Asia regional simulation-based training for anti-trafficking practitioners in OSCE history concluded today in Astana, Kazakhstan.
OSCE and UN mark 30 years of partnership in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Publishing date: 30 June 2023
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina
What we do: Human rights, Youth, Rule of law
Sarajevo, 30 June 2023 – Today, the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) and the United Nations (UN) in Bosnia and Herzegovina marked 30 years of partnership in the country. Through our collaboration, the UN and the OSCE have supported Bosnia and Herzegovina’s progress from
OSCE Chairpersonship convenes Security Review Conference
Publishing date: 29 June 2023
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Reform and co-operation in the security sector
VIENNA, 29 June 2023- Against a backdrop of a profound security crisis, a renewed commitment to restoring peace and security in the OSCE region and fostering meaningful multi-lateral exchange was the goal of the 2023 Security Review Conference. The 2023 Chairpersonship of North Macedonia held the event on 28 and 29 June under the title ‘Restoring peace and security, engaging in dialogue and rebuilding trust – For the people’.
Albania endorses a new National Referral Mechanism for Potential and Victims of Trafficking, drafted with OSCE Presence’s support
Publishing date: 29 June 2023
Content type: News
On 26 June, Albanian public institutions and civil society organizations signed a new Co-operation Agreement for the National Referral Mechanism for Potential and Victims of Trafficking (NRM), developed thanks to the OSCE Presence’s technical assistance in the 2022–2023 years. The new agreement
OSCE supports discussions on use of constitutional justice tools to defend human rights in Ukraine in times of war
Publishing date: 28 June 2023
Content type: News
What we do: Human rights, Rule of law
Ukrainian and international legal professionals, civic activists, experts and youth join a series of events under the Constitution Week initiative to discuss how to better use constitutional justice for defending human rights in times of war.
OSCE organizes a study visit to Germany for the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Kyrgyzstan on youth crime prevention
Publishing date: 28 June 2023
Content type: News
Where we are: Office of the Co-ordinator of OSCE Economic and Environmental Activities, Transnational Threats Department
What we do: Economic activities, Youth
On 27 and 28 June 2023, the OSCE, in co-operation with the German youth crime prevention initiative Kurve Kriegen, organized a study visit to Düsseldorf, Germany, on preventing juvenile delinquency for representatives of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Kyrgyzstan.