News and press releases

PRAGUE, 11 September 2013 – Ukrainian Foreign Minister, OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Leonid Kozhara opened today a three-day OSCE conference in Prague which gathered representatives of the OSCE participating States, international and non-governmental organizations as well as experts to discuss how the OSCE can contribute to energy sustainability and prevent adverse environmental impacts of energy-related activities...

The first International Economic Forum in Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Province (GBAO) of Tajikistan brought together international and local business representatives, as well as national policy makers from 30 to 31 August 2013 to discuss and promote economic opportunities of the region...

BISHKEK, 12 July 2013 – A week-long needs assessment to identify top priorities for increasing the investigative and legal capacity of Kyrgyzstan’s State Financial Intelligence Service to combat money laundering and terrorist financing, organized with support of the OSCE, ended today in Bishkek...

Strategies for integrating a gender-sensitive approach into labour migration policies in accordance with OSCE commitments and international standards were the focus of a training session organized by the OSCE in Warsaw on 8 and 9 July 2013 for representatives of governments and civil society and field mission staff...

SKOPJE, 2 July 2013 – A public debate was held today in Skopje on the results of a survey on citizens' perceptions on corruption in the private sector and a qualitative analysis of preventative measures...

Over the past years, the awareness among political leaders, policy-makers and society at large of the damaging impact of corruption on social cohesion, economic growth, political stability, and security has increased. While many OSCE countries have introduced legal, institutional and policy measures to prevent corruption, the practical implementation and enforcement of these measures still remain a challenge...

Enhancing cross border trade between Tajikistan and Afghanistan was the topic of a roundtable discussion hosted on 25 June 2013 by the OSCE Office in Tajikistan...