News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Security Days on “Building Bridges: Promoting Dialogue to Prevent Radicalization and Violent Extremism” sends powerful message of tolerance
Publishing date: 22 May 2015
VIENNA, 22 May 2015 – More than three hundred participants representing OSCE participating States, religious communities, civil society, the media and the academic community held an open debate about the root causes of extremism and radicalization that lead to violence and about possible measures and actions to prevent and counter these processes.
OSCE seminar in Turkmenistan aimed at preventing terrorists crossing borders
Publishing date: 21 May 2015
A two-day seminar focusing on the use of a technologically advanced passport verification system, the International Civil Aviation Organization’ Public Key Directory (ICAO PKD), concluded in Ashgabat on 20 May 2015...
OSCE and Partners Support Co-operation for Enhancing Financial Investigation Capacities for Economic Crimes
Publishing date: 15 May 2015
TASHKENT, 15 May 2015 – Developing financial investigation capabilities and improving co-operation among national law enforcement agencies, prosecutors and Financial Investigation Units (FIU) for detecting and disrupting criminal networks were key topics of a three-day workshop that ended today in Tashkent...
OSCE Office in Tajikistan facilitates training on crime scene examination and forensic recovery of evidence
Publishing date: 8 May 2015
DUSHANBE, 08 May 2015 – A five-day training on Crime Scene Examination and Forensic Recovery of Evidence for the law enforcement agencies concluded today at the OSCE Office in Tajikistan...
OSCE Chairperson-in-Office Dačić completes two-day visit to OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina, supports the country’s commitments to positive reform-oriented agenda
Publishing date: 30 April 2015
Collections: 2015 OSCE Chairperson-in-Office visits the Western Balkans, Kryesuesi i radhës i OSBE-së për vitin 2015 viziton Ballkanin Perëndimor
SARAJEVO, 30 April 2015 – OSCE Chairperson-in-Office and Serbia’s Foreign Minister Ivica Dačić completed on Wednesday a two-day visit to Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH). During his visit, Dačić met BiH Presidency members Mladen Ivanić, Bakir Izetbegović and Dragan Čović, Foreign Affairs Minister Igor Crnadak, Chairperson of BiH Council of Ministers Denis Zvizdić, Republika Srpska President Milorad Dodik and Federation of BiH President Marinko Čavara. During his meetings with senior state officials in Sarajevo, he highlighted the important role that Bosnia and Herzegovina plays in promoting regional co-operation and commended the government for its commitment to undertaking the necessary socio-economic reforms...
OSCE Office in Tajikistan and partners focus on community policing in workshop
Publishing date: 29 April 2015
DUSHANBE, 29 April 2015- The OSCE Office in Tajikistan and the Department of State’s Bureau for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs supported a three-day roundtable discussion which ended today with the aim of introducing the concept of community policing in Tajikistan and fostering closer co-operation between law enforcement agencies and local media on ongoing police reform...
OSCE-supported conference in Uzbekistan underscores need for international and regional co-operation in countering terrorism
Publishing date: 22 April 2015