News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE supports seminar in Kazakhstan on public-private partnerships to counter terrorist use of explosives
Publishing date: 10 June 2014
ASTANA, 10 June 2014 – An OSCE-supported roundtable discussion on countering terrorists’ use of explosives through better control over explosive materials took place today in Astana. The event was co-organized by the OSCE Transnational Threats Department, the Anti-Terrorism Centre of Kazakhstan and the OSCE Centre in Astana with support from the governments of Liechtenstein and Spain...
OSCE conducts two-week training for instructors of Kyrgyz anti-terrorism agencies
Publishing date: 6 June 2014
A two-week training course for anti-terrorism instructors from Kyrgyzstan concluded on 6 June 2014 in Bishkek...
OSCE hands over equipment to Special Forces of Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 2 June 2014
The OSCE Centre in Bishkek donated equipment worth 50,000 Euros to the Ilbirs Special Forces under the General Staff of the Kyrgyz Republic on 29 May 2014. The official handover ceremony took place in Osh city and was incorporated into national Armed Forces Day events...
OSCE highlights best practices in counter-terrorism negotiations in Turkmenistan
Publishing date: 29 May 2014
ASHGABAT, 29 May 2014 – Twenty-five officials from Turkmenistan’s law-enforcement bodies and security agencies discussed best practices in counter-terrorism negotiations at an OSCE-organized course that will conclude in Ashgabat tomorrow...
OSCE donates minibus to Special Operational Unit in Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 20 May 2014
The OSCE Centre in Bishkek on 19 May 2014 donated a “Gazel” minibus for use by the Special Operational Unit of the State Committee on National Security (SCNS) of the Kyrgyz Republic...
OSCE Centre in Bishkek, State Finance Intelligence Service launch project on combatting money laundering, terrorism financing
Publishing date: 15 May 2014
The OSCE Centre in Bishkek, and the State Finance Intelligence Service under the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic (SFIS) on 15 May 2014 in Bishkek signed an agreement on the launch of a joint project on combatting money laundering and terrorism financing...
Women should be fully and broadly involved in efforts to counter violent extremism and terrorist radicalization
Publishing date: 14 May 2014
The OSCE and the Global Counterterrorism Forum (GCTF) concluded on 14 May 2014 in Istanbul a joint workshop on women’s roles in countering violent extremism and radicalization that lead to terrorism. More than 20 speakers, including women members of national parliaments, women’s rights advocates and community leaders, shared their experience and insights with participants from governments and civil society from across the world...