News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Development of Turkmen national action plan on implementing UN resolution on non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction is focus of OSCE and UNODA discussion in Ashgabat
Publishing date: 30 June 2017
Some 30 representatives of Turkmenistan’s law-enforcement bodies and other relevant institutions and ministries participated in a roundtable discussion on the national and regional implementation of UN Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1540 (2004) on non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction on 29 and 30 June 2017 in Ashgabat...
Countering proliferation of weapons of mass destruction focus of OSCE workshop in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 30 June 2017
A two-day workshop on implementing the United Nations Security Council Resolutions (UNSCR) on countering the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) in Kazakhstan concluded on 30 June, 2017 in Astana...
Moldovan army officers trained to securely handle conventional ammunition during OSCE-supported six-week course
Publishing date: 22 June 2017
A total of 26 Moldovan army officers and representatives of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Ministry of Justice and the Security and Intelligence Service successfully graduated from a six-week training course on 21 June 2017 supported by the OSCE Mission to Moldova. The course was held in Chisinau and delivered by Moldovan army officers with assistance from Austrian and German trainers...
International co-operation on implementing UN Security Council resolutions on non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction discussed in OSCE Forum for Security Co-operation
Publishing date: 8 June 2017
International and national efforts to implement UN Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1540 and pursuant resolutions that aim to prevent the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) and stop them from falling into the hands of non-state actors were discussed in the Forum for Security-Co-operation on 7 June 2017...
OSCE Forum for Security Co-operation debates new technologies and impact on security
Publishing date: 1 June 2017
Global efforts are needed to address the challenges associated with scientific and technological progress and its impact on security and arms control, said speakers at the session of the OSCE Forum for Security Co-operation held on 31 May 2017 in Vienna...
OSCE conducts regional seminar in Kazakhstan on Vienna Document
Publishing date: 23 May 2017
ASTANA, 23 May 2017 – An OSCE-supported four-day regional training seminar for military officers on the practical implementation of the confidence- and security-building measures of the Vienna Document 2011 began today in Astana...
OSCE Forum for Security Co-operation debates need to reinforce efforts to prevent uncontrolled spread of small arms and light weapons
Publishing date: 18 May 2017
The mobilization of the international community is vital for combating the uncontrolled proliferation of illicit small arms and light weapons (SALW), said speakers in the session of the OSCE Forum for Security Co-operation on 17 May 2017 in Vienna...