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OSCE Ministerial Council in Milan concludes with decisions in OSCE’s politico-military, economic and environmental, and human dimensions

Publishing date: 7 December 2018
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
What we do: Arms control, Combating trafficking in human beings, Economic activities, Conflict prevention and resolution, Good governance, Gender equality, Media freedom and development, Youth
MILAN, Italy, 7 December 2018 – Decisions and declarations all across three of the OSCE’s security dimensions – the politico-military, economic and environmental, and human dimensions – were agreed by OSCE participating States at close of the 25th OSCE Ministerial Council in Milan today...

Franco-German roadmap for comprehensive control of small arms and light weapons discussed in side event at OSCE Ministerial Council in Milan

Publishing date: 7 December 2018
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, Summits / Ministerial Councils
What we do: Arms control
The OSCE’s role as a key partner in implementing a new roadmap for controlling small arms and light weapons (SALW) in the Western Balkans was the topic of a side event held on 7 December 2018 during the OSCE Ministerial Council in Milan, Italy.

Introduction to improvised explosive devices regional course for specialists from Central Asia and Afghanistan conducted in Tajikistan

Publishing date: 3 December 2018
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe
What we do: Arms control
A five-day regional course, Introduction to Improvised Explosive Devices (I-IED), organized by the OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe in the framework of the Integrated Co-operation on Explosive Hazards Programme concluded on 30 November 2018 in Dushanbe.

Deactivation of Small Arms and Light Weapons in focus of the OSCE Workshop in Montenegro

Publishing date: 29 October 2018
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Montenegro
What we do: Arms control
Montenegro has made substantial progress in the last decade in reducing its stockpiles of arms and ammunition, thereby cutting the risks they pose to citizens and the environment, said the Head of the OSCE Mission to Montenegro Maryse Daviet as she opened a two-day regional workshop in Podgorica on 29 October 2018 on the deactivation of small arms and light weapons (SALW) in line with the international standards...

Rights and duties of defence personnel, and how they are reflected in training programmes, focus of OSCE Forum for Security Co-operation

Publishing date: 24 October 2018
Content type: Press release
Where we are: Forum for Security Co-operation
What we do: Arms control, Human rights, Gender equality, Reform and co-operation in the security sector, Rule of law
VIENNA, 24 October 2018 – How the rights and duties of military, paramilitary and security forces’ personnel, including their human rights and fundamental freedoms, are reflected in policy development, training and education programmes, was explored at today’s meeting of the OSCE Forum for Security Co-operation in Vienna, held under the Forum’s Swedish Chairmanship...

OSCE supports regional course on demilitarization activities in Central Asia

Publishing date: 16 October 2018
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana, OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe
What we do: Arms control, Environmental activities, Hazardous waste management
A ten-day OSCE regional course for some 30 military and civilian experts entitled Becoming an Intelligent Customer for Safe Demilitarization Operations began on 16 October 2018 in Almaty, Kazakhstan.

Ammunition stockpile security in focus of OSCE-supported visit to Bosnia and Herzegovina for Turkmenistan military officials

Publishing date: 12 October 2018
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Centre in Ashgabat
What we do: Arms control
Officials from Turkmenistan's Presidential Administration and the Ministry of Defence discussed best practices in enhancing ammunition stockpile security during an OSCE-organized study visit to Bosnia and Herzegovina that concluded on 12 October 2018.