News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Mission supports Serbian Ministry of Interior in preparing its first Serious and Organized Crime Threat Assessment
Publishing date: 5 January 2016
Serbia’s first Serious and Organized Crime Threat Assessment (SOCTA) was published on the website of the Serbian Interior Ministry on 30 December 2015. The document, developed with the support of the OSCE Mission to Serbia, is a strategic overview of serious and organized crime in the country, including drugs, irregular migration, human trafficking, money laundering, corruption and cybercrime...
OSCE Office in Yerevan co-organizes workshop on potential markets for Armenian agricultural products
Publishing date: 22 December 2015
A national consultation workshop organized by the OSCE Office in Yerevan and the Armenian Ministry of Economy on expanding existing foreign markets for agricultural crops produced in Armenia and identifying potential new ones was held on 21 December 2015 in Yerevan...
OSCE trains women from Central Asia in advancing their career opportunities in the water sector
Publishing date: 27 November 2015
COPENHAGEN, 27 November 2015 – A one-week training course for female water professionals from Central Asia, jointly organized by the Office of the Co-ordinator of OSCE Economic and Environmental Activities (OCEEA) and the OSCE Gender Section, in co-operation with the Women’s Water Initiative, concluded today in Copenhagen...
OSCE events address anti-corruption practices in Turkmenistan
Publishing date: 20 November 2015
ASHGABAT, 20 November 2015 –An OSCE-organized roundtable discussion on the development of national anti-corruption system in Turkmenistan concluded in Ashgabat today...
OSCE-supported regulatory reform project in Kyrgyzstan brings first results
Publishing date: 18 November 2015
BISHKEK, 18 November 2015 – The results of the first stage of an OSCE-supported legislative reform project aimed at stimulating growth and reducing corruption were the focus of the third meeting of the Regulatory Reform Council held today in Bishkek...
OSCE trains authorities and civil society in Kazakhstan on economic, social and cultural rights
Publishing date: 16 November 2015
KOKSHETAU, Kazakhstan, 16 November 2015 – Some 20 regional and city administration officials, civil society activists and trade union representatives will learn about the provisions and application in Kazakhstan of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR) during a two-day OSCE-supported training seminar that began today in Kokshetau...
OSCE expert meeting in Vienna focuses on effective policies for temporary, seasonal and circular labour migration
Publishing date: 6 November 2015
VIENNA, 6 November 2015 – Some 70 representatives of OSCE participating States and Partners for Co-operation, experts from international organizations, civil society and research centres discussed changing labour migration dynamics at an expert meeting that concluded in Vienna today on effective policies for temporary, seasonal and circular labour migration...