News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Weekly Update from the OSCE Observer Mission at Russian Checkpoints Gukovo and Donetsk based on information as of 14 August 2018
Publishing date: 14 August 2018
Kamensk-Shakhtinskiy, Russian Federation. The Observer Mission (OM) continues to operate 24/7 at both Border Crossing Points (BCPs). The overall number of border crossings by persons increased at both BCPs compared to the previous week.
OSCE holds workshop on border re-demarcation best practices in Dushanbe
Publishing date: 10 August 2018
The OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe organized a workshop on border re-demarcation best practices for 21 border officials from Uzbekistan and Tajikistan from 6 to10 August 2018 in Dushanbe...
OSCE-supported series of mobile group training courses for border troops concludes in Tajikistan
Publishing date: 9 August 2018
Mine risk awareness, human rights, gender mainstreaming and the importance of local population involvement in border protection were the focus of three 14-day mobile training courses, that were organized by the OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe and concluded on 9 August 2019...
OSCE co-organizes London study visit on Advance Passenger Information for Kazakhstan officials
Publishing date: 8 August 2018
The OSCE Programme Office in Astana and the International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Office of the United States Embassy in Astana organized a visit to London from 24 to 26 July 2018 for eight officials from Kazakhstan to study the United Kingdom’s experience in introducing the Advanced Passenger Information Exchange System (API) and the Passenger Name Recorder (PNR)...
Trade and customs officials discuss trade facilitation in Central Asia at OSCE-supported workshop in Tajikistan
Publishing date: 27 July 2018
Senior trade and customs officials from five Central Asian countries, Afghanistan, and their main trading partners – Russia and Turkey, received practical guidance on trade facilitation at a three-day annual training workshop on 26 July in Dushanbe. The event was jointly organized by the OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe and the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe. The OSCE Border Management Staff College in Dushanbe hosted the workshop.
OSCE helps law enforcement authorities in Moldova to establish Advance Passenger Information system
Publishing date: 12 July 2018
A workshop on how to set up an Advance Passenger Information (API) system in Moldova was organized by the Border Security and Management Unit (BSMU) of the OSCE’s Transnational Threats Department (TNTD) from 10 to 12 July in Chisinau. The aim of establishing an API system is to better regulate exit, entry, and transit of air passengers.
OSCE Mobile Training Team conducts course on identifying foreign terrorist fighters for border and security officers in Skopje
Publishing date: 5 July 2018
From 3 to 5 July 2018 the OSCE Mobile Training Team delivered in Skopje an interactive course on identifying foreign terrorist fighters for country’s 24 border and security services officers...