News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Presence in Albania enhances collaboration with Albanian Prosecutors and State Police to combat human trafficking
Publishing date: 1 November 2024
The OSCE Presence in Albania has strengthened efforts in the fight against human trafficking by organizing a series of six local-level meetings with prosecutors and police officers throughout September and October 2024. The meetings aimed to address challenges in investigating and prosecuting human
OSCE supports Tajikistan’s Ministry of Internal Affairs in revising the draft law on police
Publishing date: 26 October 2024
From 22 to 26 October, in the Khovaling district, the OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe assisted the Ministry of Internal Affairs in conducting a working group meeting to review and revise the draft Law on Police.
Strengthening police canine capabilities to detect and prevent illicit trafficking of small arms and light weapons in South-Eastern Europe focus of OSCE high-level meeting
Publishing date: 25 October 2024
The OSCE hosted a high-level meeting in Vienna on 25 October, focusing on the strategic advancement of police canine capabilities for the prevention and detection of illicit trafficking of Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW) in South-Eastern Europe.
How to strengthen women’s participation in organized crime prevention and exit initiatives focus of OSCE side event
Publishing date: 25 October 2024
On 15 October, the OSCE Transnational Threats Department and the Office of the Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings held a side event on the margins of Twelfth Session of the Conference of Parties to the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime.
Assistance from the OSCE Presence in Albania helps enhance informant management for Albanian law enforcement bodies
Publishing date: 23 October 2024
From 21 to 23 October 2024, the OSCE Presence in Albania conducted a comprehensive three-day training course focused on Informant Management, specifically designed for the Albanian State Police Informant Management Unit. This initiative also welcomed participation from representatives of the
OSCE Mission to Montenegro continues to support development of police e-learning platform
Publishing date: 22 October 2024
As part of the continuous support to the Ministry of Interior to improve its learning opportunities for police officials, in May and October 2024 the OSCE Mission to Montenegro organized three training cycles for 29 Ministry officials to create, maintain and manage the e-learning platform, developed with the Mission’s support.
OSCE strengthens Tajikistan’s Drug Control Agency's online investigation capabilities with Open-Source Intelligence training
Publishing date: 10 October 2024
The OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe conducted a three-day practical training course entitled "Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT) and Online Investigations: Introductory Level" from 8 to 10 October 2024 in Dushanbe. The training was designed for 20 officers from the Drug Control Agency (DCA) of Tajikistan and was led by an international expert.