News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE workshop promotes international co-operation, public-private partnerships to protect critical energy infrastructure from terrorist attacks
Publishing date: 11 February 2010
VIENNA, 11 February 2010- Protecting critical energy infrastructure from terrorist attacks is the focus of an OSCE workshop for public and private sector experts that started in Vienna today...
OSCE holds workshop on supply chain security in the Mediterranean
Publishing date: 16 December 2009
ST. JULIAN'S, Malta, 16 December 2009- Enhancing supply chain security across all modes of transportation while facilitating legitimate trade is the focus of an OSCE workshop that began today for senior experts from the Mediterranean region...
OSCE hosts meeting for Kyrgyz civil society to discuss counter-terrorism and human rights
Publishing date: 7 December 2009
BISHKEK, 7 December 2009- Civil society representatives from across Kyrgyzstan gathered in Bishkek today at an OSCE-organized meeting to discuss the role of non-governmental organizations in addressing extremism and ensuring respect for human rights...
OSCE Office in Tajikistan supports incorporating protection of human rights while countering terrorism in law enforcement curriculum
Publishing date: 4 December 2009
DUSHANBE, 4 December 2009- A course on how to protect human rights while countering terrorism will become part of the curriculum of Tajik law enforcement agencies following a workshop held by the OSCE Office in Tajikistan and ODIHR, which ended today...
OSCE at forefront of international efforts to reduce threat posed by small arms and ammunition, officials say
Publishing date: 1 December 2009
ATHENS, 1 December 2009- The OSCE plays a crucial role in ensuring safe and secure storage of Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW), and it is a leader in helping countries eliminate the threat posed by a toxic Soviet-era rocket fuel component...
OSCE Centre supports conference on combating organized crime in Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 25 November 2009
BISHKEK, 25 November, 2009- An OSCE-supported international conference on co-ordinating the interaction between law-enforcement agencies to combat organized crime started in Bishkek today...
Co-operation among regional organizations crucial in countering terrorism, OSCE officials tell meeting
Publishing date: 24 November 2009
BISHKEK, 24 November 2009- Regional and international co-operation is crucial in countering terrorism, OSCE officials told a meeting on terrorism that started in Bishkek today...