News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE launches new guidebook on community policing in preventing terrorism
Publishing date: 17 March 2014
VIENNA, 17 March 2014 – The role of community policing in preventing terrorism and countering violent extremism and radicalization that lead to terrorism is the subject of a new guidebook launched by the OSCE in Vienna today.
Post-2014 Afghanistan will be no threat to other countries, Afghan Minister of Counter Narcotics tells OSCE
Publishing date: 13 March 2014
Afghanistan has made much progress in the twelve years and will not pose a threat to other countries in the region, the country’s Minister of Counter Narcotics Mobarez Rashedi told the OSCE Permanent Council in Vienna on 13 March 2014, as he highlighted ways to address the remaining challenges, including the fight against the illicit drugs...
OSCE-UNODC staff meeting on Joint Action Plan stresses importance of co-operative approach to fight against transnational threats
Publishing date: 10 February 2014
Senior staff from The OSCE and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) met today to discuss achievements to date under the 2013-2014 Joint Action Plan and future opportunities for co-operation between the two organizations.
OSCE, Turkish police to boost anti-terrorism capacity of Kyrgyz security bodies
Publishing date: 29 January 2014
BISHKEK, 29 January 2014 – A letter of intent to co-operate in organizing anti-terrorism training courses for Kyrgyzstan’s state government bodies was signed today between the OSCE Centre in Bishkek, Turkish National Police and the Anti-terrorism Centre under the State Committee of National Security (SCNS) of Kyrgyzstan...
OSCE Chairperson condemns terrorist attack in Volgograd
Publishing date: 29 December 2013
KYIV, 29 December 2013 – OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Leonid Kozhara today condemned a terrorist attack at the railway station in the city of Volgograd in the Russian Federation that left some 15 dead and many more wounded...
OSCE supports regional workshop in Tajikistan on investigation, prosecution and adjudication of terrorism cases
Publishing date: 12 December 2013
A three-day regional workshop aimed at sharing practices in international co-operation for investigation, prosecution and adjudication of terrorism related cases concluded in Dushanbe on 12 December 2013...
OSCE Office in Baku trains judges on anti-money laundering and countering financing of terrorism
Publishing date: 11 December 2013
The OSCE Office in Baku and Justice Academy of Azerbaijan organized a two-day training course from 9 to 10 December 2013 on handling anti-money laundering and countering financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) for 20 Azerbaijani judges...