News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE holds national table top exercise in Bosnia and Herzegovina on protecting critical energy infrastructure from cyber-related terrorist attacks
Publishing date: 16 May 2018
Strengthening protection and preparedness against terrorist attacks aimed at critical energy infrastructure was the focus of a risk-assessment and crisis management exercise in Sarajevo on 16 and 17 May 2018, organized by the OSCE Transnational Threats Department and the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina...
Community policing approach to countering violent extremism focus of OSCE-supported training course in Sarajevo
Publishing date: 15 May 2018
SARAJEVO, 15 May 2018 – A two-day training course for 20 police officers from Canton Sarajevo, titled Preventing Terrorism and Countering Violent Extremism and Radicalization that Leads to Terrorism: A Community Policing Approach, concluded today in Sarajevo...
OSCE helps to improve skills of young journalists reporting on violent extremism and radicalization
Publishing date: 10 May 2018
From 26 to 29 April 2018, the OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek organized a training seminar for young journalists and students studying journalism. The workshop aimed to improve their knowledge and skills in covering security issues related to violent extremism and radicalization leading to terrorism (VERLT), and reporting on inter-communal relations.
Human rights-compliant measures to addressing challenge of returning foreign terrorist fighters explored at OSCE Counter-Terrorism Conference in Rome
Publishing date: 10 May 2018
ROME, 10 May 2018 – Enhanced information-sharing and border security and human rights-compliant rehabilitation and reintegration programmes are among the key measures states need to take in order to address the challenge of returning foreign terrorist fighters, said speakers at the opening of the 2018 OSCE-wide Counter-Terrorism Conference in Rome...
Need for strong co-operation and respect for human rights in countering terrorism highlighted at high-level international conference in Tajikistan
Publishing date: 4 May 2018
DUSHANBE, 4 May 2018 – Consolidating efforts at the regional and international levels to counter violent extremism and radicalization was the focus of a two-day high-level conference, which concluded today in Dushanbe. The conference, entitled “Countering Terrorism and Preventing Violent Extremism”, was organized by the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan in co-operation with the OSCE, the United Nations, and the European Union.
OSCE seminar in Turkmenistan promotes best practices in combating money laundering, terrorism financing and corruption
Publishing date: 25 April 2018
Indicators of money laundering, terrorism financing and corruption and best practices for interagency co-operation were discussed at an OSCE-organized seminar that concluded on 25 April 2018 in Ashgabat...
OSCE supported participation of non-profit organizations from Central Asia and Eastern Europe in Vienna discussion on preventing and combating money laundering and terrorist financing
Publishing date: 25 April 2018
The OSCE’s Transnational Threats Department, in co-operation with the OSCE field operations, facilitated the participation of representatives of non-profit organizations from Central Asia and Eastern Europe in a direct dialogue on the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) evaluation process and risk assessments for more effectively preventing money laundering and terrorist financing on 23 and 24 April 2018 in Vienna...