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News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE supports national training on data-journalism through the use of open data in Ukraine
Publishing date: 12 December 2022
From 20 November to 10 December the Office of the Co-ordinator of OSCE Economic and Environmental Activities (OCEEA) in co-operation with the Ministry of Digital Transformation of Ukraine, delivered four online training sessions aimed at improving the capacities of investigative journalists and civil society on data-journalism, data analysis and visualisation through the use of open data and digital tools.
Experts from Ukraine discuss virtual assets regulation at OSCE-UNODC joint workshop
Publishing date: 7 December 2022
Experts and legislators from Ukraine took part in a workshop on national virtual assets legislation organized by the Office of the Co-ordinator of OSCE Economic and Environmental Activities (OCEEA) in partnership with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) from 5 to 7 December, in Vienna, Austria.
Improving the quality and accessibility of education in the Issyk-Kul province of Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 2 December 2022
Meerim Abdykadyrova from the city of Cholpon-Ata, Issyk-Kul province, improving speech therapy centre and elementary school "Birinchi Mugalim"
Moldovan experts trained in OSCE/UNODC workshop on virtual assets and cryptocurrencies in Chisinau
Publishing date: 24 November 2022
Cryptocurrencies and virtual assets are gaining popularity around the world, and Moldova is no exception. The country actively works on tackling criminal use of cryptocurrencies and the Office of the Co-ordinator of OSCE Economic and Environmental Activities (OCEEA) has offered their expertise to assist Moldovan authorities.
OSCE and UNODC organize a workshop for Georgian experts on countering illicit use of virtual assets and cryptocurrencies
Publishing date: 22 November 2022
On 22 November 2022, the Office of the Co-ordinator of OSCE Economic and Environmental Activities (OCEEA), in partnership with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) conducted a workshop on regulating virtual assets for more than 30 experts from relevant agencies in Tbilisi, Georgia.
OSCE supported seminar in Bishkek fosters international co-operation in countering financing of terrorism
Publishing date: 22 November 2022
Some 64 representatives of financial investigation units and law enforcement agencies from Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russian Federation, Serbia, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan, as well as experts from international organizations attended a seminar on “Current Issues in Countering the Financing of Terrorism” held in Bishkek on 11 November.
OSCE meeting reviews the implementation of commitments on women’s participation in the economic sphere and decision-making processes
Publishing date: 15 November 2022
Vienna, 15 November – The development of women’s entrepreneurial skills and equal opportunity for participation in the labour market, the effective participation of women in decision-making processes in the economic and environmental spheres and enhancing women’s leadership role in the OSCE region were among the themes discussed yesterdayat the OSCE’s Economic and Environmental Dimension Implementation Meeting (EEDIM).