News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE builds capacities of Tajik government officials and psychologists in providing justice for children
Publishing date: 17 November 2017
A three-day training seminar organized by the OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe for government officials and local psychologists on justice for children concluded on 17 November 2017 in Varzob, Tajikistan...
OSCE Mission to Montenegro assists in providing new homes for displaced vulnerable families
Publishing date: 16 November 2017
A ceremony in Podgorica on 15 November 2017 saw 120 displaced vulnerable families who had been living in a container settlement in the Konik Camp presented with keys to new homes financed by the Regional Housing Programme and supported by the OSCE Mission to Montenegro.
NGOs from Transdniestria and donors reflect on 2017 outcomes and future plans at OSCE Mission to Moldova-organized Donors Forum
Publishing date: 10 November 2017
Civil society organizations from the left bank (Transdniestria) and donors gathered for this year’s Donors Forum organized by the OSCE Mission to Moldova in Chisinau on 8 November 2017 to reflect on the work that they have accomplished together as well as lay out plans for the future...
OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe holds train-the-trainer course on human rights education
Publishing date: 10 November 2017
A five-day train-the-trainer course on human rights education for activists from different Tajik civil society organizations concluded at the OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe on 10 November 2017.
Youth from both banks of the Dniester/Nistru River gain negotiation skills at Model OSCE Conference
Publishing date: 31 October 2017
The fifth annual Model OSCE Conference was organized by the OSCE Mission to Moldova from 26 to 29 October 2017 in Vadul lui Voda, bringing together 35 students from Balti, Chisinau, Cahul, Comrat and Tiraspol to participate in a simulation exercise that engages youth in conflict resolution, thereby honing their negotiation skills...
OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek hands over video surveillance equipment to State Committee for National Security of Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 30 October 2017
The OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek handed over video surveillance equipment to the State Committee for National Security of the Kyrgyz Republic (SCNS) on 24 October 2017 in the city of Osh. The video equipment consisting of 18 security cameras will enhance security in the remand prison as well as contribute to prevention of torture and other cruel and degrading treatment or punishment in penitentiaries.
OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe supports first National Congress of People with Disabilities
Publishing date: 27 October 2017
The first National Congress of People with Disabilities took place in Dushanbe on 25 and 26 October 2017 with the support of the OSCE Programme Office, bringing together some 70 people with disabilities from different regions of Tajikistan who shared their thoughts and experiences on their participation in public life, arts, sport and theatre...