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Preventing and countering violent extremism online through media and information literacy focus of OSCE training programme
Publishing date: 2 November 2023
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina, Transnational Threats Department, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Countering terrorism
On 1 and 2 November 2023, the OSCE Secretariat’s Transnational Threats Department (TNTD) and the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina held a training programme in Sarajevo on preventing and countering violent extremism and radicalization that lead to terrorism (P/CVERLT) through media and information literacy, with a focus on human rights and gender-sensitive approaches.
OSCE-supported training course promotes a harassment-free workplace culture for border and law enforcement agencies in Moldova
Publishing date: 2 November 2023
In a robust response to the OSCE-wide commitment towards gender equality and a harassment-free workplace, Moldovan border and law enforcement agencies participated in a two-day training course on 1-2 November 2023, in Chisinau. The initiative brought together 30 border and law enforcement officers and provided a platform for delving into in-depth discussions and practical exercises aimed at preventing and eradicating sexual harassment within their agencies.
Office of the Co-ordinator of OSCE Economic and Environmental Activities enhances capacities of Moldovan officials to investigate cryptocurrencies
Publishing date: 2 November 2023
Content type: News
What we do: Economic activities
Twenty-three supervisory and law enforcement representatives from Moldova strengthened their skills in identifying and investigating financial crimes conducted with cryptocurrencies and other virtual assets in a training course held from 30 October to 2 November 2023 in Chisinau. The course was organized by the Office of the Co-ordinator of OSCE Economic and Environmental Activities (OCEEA) in partnership with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC).
OSCE Chairpersonship hosts regional conference on combating corruption, money laundering, and asset recovery efforts in South-Eastern Europe
Publishing date: 31 October 2023
Content type: Press release
SKOPJE, 31 October – The 2023 OSCE Chairpersonship of North Macedonia hosted the OSCE Chairpersonship Regional Conference on Combating Corruption, Money Laundering, and Facilitating Asset Recovery Efforts in South-Eastern Europe today. The conference was organized in cooperation and with the support of the OSCE Transnational Threats Department and the Office of the Co-ordinator of OSCE Economic and Environmental Activities.
Future of energy systems and supply chains in focus at the 6th Vienna Energy Security Dialogue
Publishing date: 30 October 2023
Content type: News
What we do: Environmental activities
The strategic outlook for energy markets, system vulnerabilities, and industry competition took centre stage at this year’s edition of the Vienna Energy Security Dialogue. Titled “Looking Ahead: Shaping the Post-Crises Global Energy Market(s)”, the annual event took place on 25 October in partnership with the World Energy Council Austria, the Federation of Austrian Industries, and Ernst and Young Austria.
Cross-border asset recovery focus of workshop held by OSCE in Chisinau
Publishing date: 25 October 2023
Content type: News
Where we are: Transnational Threats Department, OSCE Secretariat, OSCE Mission to Moldova
The OSCE facilitated a multi-agency workshop on cross-border recovery and repatriation of criminal assets in Chisinau, Moldova this week. The workshop – held from 24 to 26 October 2023 – gathered representatives from the Moldovan Criminal Asset Recovery Agency, the Prosecutor’s Office for Combating Organized Crime and Special Cases, the General Police Inspectorate, the Ministry of Justice, the Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office and the Chisinau City Prosecutor’s Office.
OSCE delivers webinar on the Dark Web criminal landscape for police cadets in Uzbekistan
Publishing date: 24 October 2023
Content type: News
On 24 October, the OSCE’s Transnational Threats Department and the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan organized a webinar on the Dark Web criminal landscape for the Academy of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan in Tashkent.