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OSCE Chairpersonship convenes Security Review Conference

Publishing date: 29 June 2023
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Reform and co-operation in the security sector
VIENNA, 29 June 2023- Against a backdrop of a profound security crisis, a renewed commitment to restoring peace and security in the OSCE region and fostering meaningful multi-lateral exchange was the goal of the 2023 Security Review Conference. The 2023 Chairpersonship of North Macedonia held the event on 28 and 29 June under the title ‘Restoring peace and security, engaging in dialogue and rebuilding trust – For the people’.

Albania endorses a new National Referral Mechanism for Potential and Victims of Trafficking, drafted with OSCE Presence’s support

Publishing date: 29 June 2023
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Presence in Albania, Office of the Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings, Democratization, Human rights, Good governance, Migration, Policing, Reform and co-operation in the security sector, Roma and Sinti, Rule of law
On 26 June, Albanian public institutions and civil society organizations signed a new Co-operation Agreement for the National Referral Mechanism for Potential and Victims of Trafficking (NRM), developed thanks to the OSCE Presence’s technical assistance in the 2022–2023 years. The new agreement

OSCE Presence in Albania supports the Albanian Law Enforcement Agencies in strengthening investigative capacities against transnational organized crime

Publishing date: 27 June 2023
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Presence in Albania, Transnational Threats Department
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings, Border management, Conflict prevention and resolution, Education, Countering terrorism, Policing, Reform and co-operation in the security sector, Rule of law
On 26-27 June, the OSCE Presence in Albania organized a two-day training programme for seventeen members of the Albanian State Police (ASP), National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) and General Prosecution Office. The training was held with the support of the Belgian Federal Judicial Police, Italian

OSCE Presence, General Directorate of Prisons strengthen Albanian officials’ capacities on special regime in high security prisons

Publishing date: 16 June 2023
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Presence in Albania
What we do: Human rights, Countering terrorism, Policing, Reform and co-operation in the security sector, Rule of law
From 12 to 16 June 2023, the OSCE Presence in Albania, in co-operation with the General Directorate of Prisons, organized a training seminar for 25 senior prison staff of the special regime in high security prisons, the Prisons Internal Oversight Service, and the General Directorate. The special

Presentation of Awareness Raising and Communication Strategy, Action Plan, and Campaign on Small Arms and Light Weapons

Publishing date: 6 June 2023
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Presence in Albania
What we do: Arms control, Conflict prevention and resolution, Education, Policing, Reform and co-operation in the security sector, Rule of law
TIRANA, 6 June 2023 – The OSCE Presence in Albania, in collaboration with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Albania, the Ministry of Interior, and the Albanian State Police, launched today the Awareness Raising and Communication Strategy and Action Plan 2023-2027 on Small Arms and

OSCE Mission supports BiH Ministry of Defence and BiH Armed Forces in promoting responsible use of social media

Publishing date: 1 June 2023
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina
What we do: Human rights, Media freedom and development, Reform and co-operation in the security sector
To help uphold the effectiveness, integrity and reputation of the Ministry of Defence of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) and the BiH Armed Forces, on 31 May and 1 June the OSCE Mission to BiH supported the Ministry’s General Inspectorate in holding a two-day roundtable in Konjic on promoting

OSCE trains military officers on Vienna Document 2011 in Kazakhstan

Publishing date: 26 May 2023
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana
What we do: Reform and co-operation in the security sector
An OSCE-supported regional training seminar on the practical implementation of the Vienna Document 2011 concluded on 25 May 2023 in Astana. Twenty-seven military officers from Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan took part in the seminar.