News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE trains border guards in Kazakhstan on detection of forged documents
Publishing date: 23 November 2018
A five-day OSCE-supported training seminar on the detection of forged travel documents and identification techniques concluded on 23 November 2018 in Almaty, Kazakhstan
OSCE conducts course on identifying foreign terrorist fighters for border and security officers in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 22 November 2018
From 20 to 22 November 2018, the OSCE Mobile Training Team delivered an interactive national course on identifying foreign terrorist fighters at the borders for 25 first- and second-line border and security officers, including four female participants, in Astana...
OSCE and UNODC deliver training course on countering terrorist financing in Tajikistan
Publishing date: 22 November 2018
A three-day training course aimed at further strengthening the capacity of Tajikistan to counter terrorist financing was organized in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, from 19 to 21 November 2018...
Reform agenda and role of parliament and parliamentary diplomacy highlighted in OSCE PA visit to Uzbekistan
Publishing date: 21 November 2018
TASHKENT, 21 November 2018 – OSCE PA President George Tsereteli (MP, Georgia) welcomed today in Tashkent the continued engagement of Uzbekistan with the OSCE, and discussed with the country’s authorities how parliamentary diplomacy can contribute to stability and development in Central Asia...
National Strategy and Action Plan on Countering Violent Extremism discussed at OSCE roundtable in Tetovo
Publishing date: 19 November 2018
Representatives of the municipal administration, local institutions, civil society, education sector, youth, women as well as religious and local community leaders gathered at an OSCE roundtable in Tetovo on 19 November 2018 to discuss the implementation of the National Countering Violent Extremism (CVE) Strategy and Action Plan at the local level...
Victims must remain central to discussions on international counter-terrorism efforts, say OSCE PA participants at Madrid conference
Publishing date: 15 November 2018
MADRID, 15 November 2018 – Terrorism is a transnational threat that requires a concerted multilateral response at global, regional and national levels, said Greek parliamentarian Makis Voridis, Chair of the OSCE PA’s Ad Hoc Committee on Countering Terrorism (CCT), at a conference in Madrid today. At the same time, the tragic human cost of terrorism must remain at the forefront of policy-making discussions, he said...
Countering risks posed by returning foreign terrorist fighters discussed at OSCE-wide Seminar on Passenger Data Exchange
Publishing date: 2 November 2018
More than 150 experts and law enforcement officials from OSCE participating States and Partners for Co-operation took part in the OSCE’s Second OSCE-wide Seminar on Passenger Data Exchange organized by the OSCE Transnational Threats Department’s Border Security and Management Unit on 1 and 2 November 2018 in Vienna...