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OSCE Chairperson expresses deep concern about deadly blast in Pakistan
Publishing date: 10 June 2009
OSLO, 10 June 2009- The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Greek Foreign Minister Dora Bakoyannis, said today she was deeply concerned by the deadly explosion last night in Peshawar, Pakistan, noting that it was a serious threat to the region's fragile...
OSCE meeting focuses on better understanding of extremism to combat terrorism in Tajikistan
Publishing date: 27 April 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe
What we do: Human rights, Countering terrorism
DUSHANBE, 28 April 2009- High-level security officials, international experts and civil society representatives began a two-day OSCE meeting today to discuss how Tajikistan's law enforcement personnel can counter terrorism in line with human rights...
OSCE Centre supports public-private partnership conference to combat terrorism threat in southern Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 16 April 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek
What we do: Economic activities, Human rights, Countering terrorism
OSH, Kyrgyzstan, 16 April, 2009- An OSCE Centre-supported conference on how co-operation in public-private partnerships can contribute to the fight against terrorism gathered more than 80 state, civil society and business officials for two days...
OSCE Mission to Serbia supports authorities' efforts to fight money laundering
Publishing date: 7 April 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Serbia
What we do: Countering terrorism, Policing
BELGRADE, 7 April 2009- Measures to combat money laundering and financing of terrorism were discussed at an OSCE-supported seminar for ministry and bank officials that ended in Belgrade today...
OSCE releases Annual Report on a "challenging" 2008
Publishing date: 1 April 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, 1 April 2009- The OSCE, the world's largest regional security organization, released its 2008 Annual Report today....
OSCE Centre organizes training course on travel document security
Publishing date: 27 March 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Centre in Ashgabat, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Border management, Countering terrorism
ASHGABAD, 27 March 2009- An OSCE-sponsored one-week training course on strengthening travel document security in Turkmenistan concluded in the Caspian Sea city of Turkmenbashi today...
OSCE Mission programme to support Georgia's border management reform concludes with graduation of officers
Publishing date: 27 March 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Georgia (closed)
What we do: Border management, Education, Countering terrorism
TBILISI, 27 March 2009-The graduation of 25 border police, patrol police and revenue service officers today following an OSCE-organized course marked the end of an OSCE Mission to Georgia programme to support border management reform...