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News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE trains Turkmenistan’s law enforcement and border control officers in profiling and risk assessment
Publishing date: 1 July 2019
Profiling and risk assessment for law enforcement and border control officers at aviation checkpoints was the focus of an OSCE-organized practical training course that is taking place from 1 to 5 July 2019.
Investigation tools and skills to effectively counter terrorist financing focus of OSCE and UN Office on Drugs and Crime training course in Tajikistan
Publishing date: 1 July 2019
A five-day training course aimed at further strengthening the capacity of Tajikistan to counter terrorist financing was organized from 25 to 29 June 2019 in Khujand, Tajikistan...
Tolerance, inclusion, interfaith and intercultural understanding key to preventing and countering violent extremism, say Mongolia conference speakers
Publishing date: 21 June 2019
ULAANBAATAR, 21 June 2019 – Efforts that promote tolerance, inclusion, inter-faith and inter-cultural understanding must be critical components of any strategy to prevent and counter violent extremism and radicalization that lead to terrorism (P/CVERLT), said speakers at the opening of a high-level inter-regional conference in Ulaanbaatar yesterday.
OSCE organizes workshop on establishing Advance Passenger Information system in Armenia
Publishing date: 20 June 2019
A three-day workshop on how to establish an Advance Passenger Information (API) system for preventing the movement of foreign terrorist fighters and enhancing aviation security was held in Yerevan from 17 to 19 June 2019. Some 20 representatives from relevant Armenian agencies involved in passenger processing, together with police and customs officials and members of the civil aviation authority and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, attended the event.
OSCE supports seminar for young community leaders in Kyrgyzstan on preventing VERLT
Publishing date: 18 June 2019
Some 30 young community activists from all seven provinces of Kyrgyzstan participated in an intensive three-day training workshop on the prevention of violent extremism and radicalization that lead to terrorism (VERLT). The event concluded on 18 June 2019 in Issyk-Kul, northern Kyrgyzstan.
OSCE trains customs officers in Kyrgyzstan on illicit drug trafficking, cybercrime and legalization of criminal proceeds
Publishing date: 17 June 2019
The OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek organized a five-day training seminar for 20 customs officers from all regions of Kyrgyzstan introducing them to effective ways of tracking illicit drug trafficking, cybercrime, and legalization of criminal proceeds. The event was held at the Regional Training Centre of the World Customs Organization in Kyrgyzstan and concluded on 14 June 2019 in Bishkek.
OSCE and UN Office on Drugs and Crime deliver training course in Kazakhstan on investigation tools and skills to effectively counter terrorist financing
Publishing date: 17 June 2019
A five-day training course aimed at further strengthening the capacity of Kazakhstan to counter terrorist financing was organized in Burabay, Kazakhstan, from 11 to 15 June 2019. The training seminar was delivered to participants from the capital and from the country’s Akmola, Aktobe and Karaganda regions.