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News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE course in Tajikistan highlights role of religious dialogue in preventing violent extremism and radicalization that lead to terrorism
Publishing date: 10 August 2016
A three-day training course organized by the OSCE Office in Tajikistan on the importance of religious dialogue and the role of religious leaders in efforts to prevent and counter violent extremism and radicalization that lead to terrorism (VERLT), promoting peace and building trust between various parties, commenced on 9 August 2016 in Dushanbe...
Gender-sensitive water management discussed at OSCE-supported High-level Symposium in Dushanbe
Publishing date: 9 August 2016
DUSHANBE, 9 August 2016 – Fostering gender-sensitive approaches in water management in Central Asia is the focus of today’s side event organized by the OSCE and the Regional Environmental Centre for Central Asia (CAREC) during the High-level Symposium on implementation of the Sustainable Development Goal 6 in Dushanbe...
Tajik Border Troops Officers complete OSCE patrol leadership course
Publishing date: 5 August 2016
DUSHANBE, 5 August 2016 – Twenty officers of the Tajik Border Troops, ranked between warrant officer and major, mainly coming from border detachments on the Afghan and Tajik border, successfully completed a four-week course today on patrolling and leadership at the Gissar Training Centre in Dushanbe...
OSCE Office in Tajikistan launches Mentoring Training Programme for women politicians
Publishing date: 1 August 2016
A mentoring training programme for women politicians was launched by the OSCE Office in Tajikistan on 1 August 2016 in Dushanbe and will see experienced women politicians cascading their knowledge, provide guidance, support and reassurance to younger women in politics...
OSCE Office in Tajikistan donates audio-visual material to enhance interactive teaching at Police Academy
Publishing date: 29 July 2016
DUSHANBE, 29 July 2016 – The OSCE Office in Tajikistan today donated audio-visual equipment to the Police Academy of Tajikistan’s Ministry of Internal Affairs with the aim of supporting the Academy’s lecturers to use interactive teaching techniques on the investigation of crimes related to the trafficking of human beings...
OSCE Office in Tajikistan support Garm’s local authorities in strengthening referral mechanisms for protecting domestic violence victims
Publishing date: 28 July 2016
GARM, Tajikistan, 28 July 2016 – Some 20 representatives of civil society and state agencies working to provide direct assistance to domestic violence victims learned about good practices on local referral mechanisms in other regions of Tajikistan at a workshop held today in Garm by the OSCE Office in Tajikistan...
OSCE Office in Tajikistan’s training series highlights role of parents in the fight against terrorism
Publishing date: 26 July 2016
DUSHANBE, 26 July 2016 – The Parents Against Terrorism training series, organized by the OSCE Office in Tajikistan, started yesterday in Kulyab in the country’s Khatlon region with the aim of enhancing the knowledge and understanding of the local population about Violent Extremism and Radicalization that lead to Terrorism (VERLT) in order to build the community’s resilience to this phenomenon...