News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE and UNODC deliver train-the-trainer course to enhance Bosnia and Herzegovina’s capabilities to disrupt terrorist financing
Publishing date: 19 October 2022
A three-day train-the-trainer course focused on furthering the skills of officials from Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) to disrupt terrorist groups through the application of financial techniques concluded on 19 October 2022 in Vienna. The OSCE Transnational Threats Department organized this initiative as part of an ongoing training programme on countering terrorist financing, in co-operation with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), and with the support of the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina
Statement of the OSCE Mission to BiH on recent cyber-attack on the BiH Parliamentary Assembly
Publishing date: 27 September 2022
SARAJEVO, 27 September 2022- The OSCE Mission to BiH finds that the recent cyber-attack on the BiH Parliamentary Assembly illustrates both the vulnerability of key ICT systems in BiH and the urgency to address cybersecurity gaps. This attack has endangered the transparency of legislative work and
Improving the investigation and prosecution of election-related criminal acts in focus of OSCE workshops
Publishing date: 27 September 2022
A series of workshops on the effective investigation and prosecution of criminal acts threatening the integrity of elections concluded today in Mostar.
OSCE Mission publishes public opinion survey results on BiH citizens’ perception of elections and electoral processes
Publishing date: 23 September 2022
OSCE Mission publishes public opinion survey results on BiH citizens’ perception of elections and electoral processes The OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) published its survey findings today following a state-wide survey on citizens’ perception of elections in BiH. The survey aimed to
Cyber Incident Classification System in focus of OSCE workshop in Banja Luka
Publishing date: 23 September 2022
The OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina supported a “National Cyber Incident Classification” workshop for South-East and Eastern Europe in Banja Luka on 22 and 23 September 2022. The workshop was organized by the OSCE’s Transnational Threats Department (TNTD), in co-operation with the Republika Srpska Ministry of Scientific and Technological Development and the Higher Education and Information Society.
Mission-supported Media Law School focuses on freedom of expression on social media
Publishing date: 22 September 2022
On 22 September 2022, the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Law Faculty of the Sarajevo University launched the second Media Law School – this time focussed on freedom of expression on social networks.
Young People mark the International Day of Peace, discussing the peace they wish to build in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Publishing date: 21 September 2022
Following a series of youth essay and art competitions organized by the OSCE and United Nations in Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2020 and 2021 to mark the 25th anniversary of the Dayton Peace Agreement and the country’s commitment to Agenda2030, the two organizations have gathered a selection of essays and artwork in a publication presenting young peoples’ reflections on peace in BiH. The publication, entitled The Peace Young People Wish to Build in BiH, was presented today in Sarajevo on the occasion of the International Day of Peace, and was followed by a conversation with young authors.