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OSCE Strategic Police Matters Unit, Office in Tajikistan discuss co-operation with Tajik Interior Ministry and Drug Control Agency
Publishing date: 12 March 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat, OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe
What we do: Border management, Policing
DUSHANBE, 12 March 2009- OSCE Senior Police Adviser Kevin Carty met Tajik Interior Minister Abdurrahim Khaharov today to discuss OSCE assistance on police reform and co-operation on counter-narcotics training for the Afghan police...
OSCE Project Co-ordinator assists reform of Ukraine's State Border Guard Service
Publishing date: 19 February 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine (closed)
What we do: Border management
KYIV, 19 February 2009- The OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine (PCU) today handed over computers, software and furniture to equip 23 recently upgraded risk and criminal analysis units of the Ukraine's State Border Guard Service...
Greek Chairmanship priorities, dialogue on European security featured in OSCE Magazine
Publishing date: 18 February 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Arms control, Combating trafficking in human beings, Democratization, Economic activities, Border management, Environmental activities, Human rights, Conflict prevention and resolution, Education, Elections, Countering terrorism, Gender equality, Media freedom and development, National minority issues, Policing, Reform and co-operation in the security sector, Roma and Sinti, Rule of law, Tolerance and non-discrimination
VIENNA, 18 February 2009- The latest OSCE Magazine, now available online, highlights the Greek OSCE Chairmanship's challenging start to the year and the results of the 16th Ministerial Council in Helsinki...
OSCE Centre organizes course for Kyrgyz Border Service on detecting false IDs
Publishing date: 12 December 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Border management, Countering terrorism, Policing
BISHKEK, 12 December 2008- Eighteen Border Service officers completed a training course on identifying counterfeit ID documents in Bishkek today...
OSCE launches channel on YouTube
Publishing date: 27 November 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Arms control, Combating trafficking in human beings, Democratization, Economic activities, Border management, Environmental activities, Human rights, Conflict prevention and resolution, Education, Elections, Countering terrorism, Gender equality, Media freedom and development, National minority issues, Policing, Reform and co-operation in the security sector, Roma and Sinti, Rule of law, Tolerance and non-discrimination
VIENNA, 27 November 2008- The OSCE today launched its own channel on the popular video-sharing website YouTube...
OSCE evaluates Kyrgyzstan's system for lost and stolen ID documents
Publishing date: 25 November 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek
What we do: Border management, Countering terrorism, Rule of law
BISHKEK, 26 November 2008- Assessing Kyrgyzstan's law enforcement system for lost and stolen identification documents and identifying measures needed for the country to join Interpol's database was the purpose of an OSCE-supported technical...
OSCE organizes training on drug search, identification and detection in Turkmenistan
Publishing date: 11 November 2008
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Centre in Ashgabat
What we do: Border management, Policing
ASHGABAD, 11 November 2008- A six-day, OSCE-sponsored training course for Turkmenistan officials on drug search, identification and detection ended in Artyk today...