News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Effective international counter-terrorism policies and Universal Anti-Terrorism Instruments in focus at OSCE seminar in Tashkent
Publishing date: 15 September 2016
TASHKENT, 15 September 2016 – An OSCE-organized seminar for some 40 state officials, parliamentarians and experts on effective national counter-terrorism policies, guided by the relevant international legal framework, took place today in Tashkent...
OSCE Project Co-ordinator lights up central Tashkent with 20 solar-powered street lamps
Publishing date: 29 July 2016
TASHKENT, 29 July 2016- A central area of Tashkent is to be lit by 20 autonomous street light systems fully powered by solar energy as part of a pilot project officially launched today by the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan...
OSCE launches training seminar for Uzbek journalists on human trafficking
Publishing date: 12 July 2016
TASHKENT, 12 July 2016 – A three-day seminar for journalists to improve their skills in reporting on human trafficking, organized by the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan and the Office of the Prosecutor General, began yesterday...
OSCE promotes implementation of effective traffic safety measures in Uzbekistan
Publishing date: 7 April 2016
TASHKENT, 7 April 2016 – The implementation of traffic management and effective road safety measures were the focus of an OSCE-supported roundtable discussion for some 40 representatives of the Interior Ministry, Parliament, state agencies, media and civil society, and a two-day seminar for 25 traffic police officers, held in Tashkent from 5 to 7 April...
Criminal justice responses to terrorism in focus at OSCE seminar in Tashkent
Publishing date: 2 December 2015
TASHKENT, 2 December 2015- Effective criminal justice responses to terrorism, based on the rule of law, were the focus of a two-day seminar organized by the OSCE Secretariat’s Action against Terrorism Unit, in co-operation with the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan, which concluded today in Tashkent...
OSCE-supported training course in Uzbekistan focuses on addressing and preventing human trafficking in the tourism sector
Publishing date: 5 November 2015
TASHKENT, 5 November 2015 – Addressing and preventing human trafficking in the hospitality and tourism sector is the topic of a two-day OSCE-supported training course, launched today in Tashkent, for 25 representatives from Uzbekistan’s tourism infrastructure, airlines, airport services and police...
OSCE supports roundtable discussion in Uzbekistan on a methodology for assessing money-laundering and terrorism-financing risks
Publishing date: 15 October 2015
TASHKENT, 15 October 2015 – An OSCE-supported roundtable discussion introducing representatives of local law enforcement bodies to the methodology of a national assessment of money-laundering and terrorism-financing risks in Uzbekistan was held today in Tashkent...