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OSCE facilitates exchange of best practices for WTO accession

Publishing date: 7 November 2024
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Centre in Ashgabat
What we do: Economic activities
Best practices from OSCE participating States for developing effective strategies to successfully navigate the WTO accession process were shared during an OSCE-organized seminar that took place on 6 and 7 November 2024. The two-day seminar showcased successful strategies employed by participating

XIV Review Conference on implementation of Dayton Article IV Agreement takes place in Vienna

Publishing date: 7 November 2024
Content type: News
Where we are: Forum for Security Co-operation
The Parties to the Agreement on Sub-Regional Arms Control, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, the Republic of Croatia and the Republic of Serbia, under the chairmanship of Montenegro, held the XIV Review Conference on the implementation of the Agreement on November 5, 2024.

US elections showed resilience of democratic institutions with a well-run process in a highly polarized campaign, international observers say

Publishing date: 6 November 2024
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Elections
WASHINGTON D.C., 6 November 2024 – Engagement was high across the political spectrum in yesterday’s US elections that underscored the resilience of the country’s democratic institutions. The presidential vote was highly competitive, but the campaign was marked by deep polarization and harsh and confrontational rhetoric, while public trust was undermined by disinformation campaigns and political violence, international observers said in a statement today.

Press communiqué of the Co-Chairs of the Geneva International Discussions

Publishing date: 6 November 2024
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairpersonship
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
The 62nd round of the Geneva International Discussions (GID) took place on 5-6 November 2024 in the Palais des Nations, in accordance with the six-point agreement of 12 August 2008 and the implementing measures of 8 September 2008.

Human rights violations cannot go unresolved, say youth environmental group Natur og Ungdom, winners of the 2024 Max van der Stoel Award

Publishing date: 6 November 2024
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities
What we do: National minority issues
THE HAGUE, 6 November 2024 – “This Award for Natur og Ungdom is a recommendation and a reminder that human rights violations cannot go unresolved,” said Gytis Blaževičius, Leader of Natur og Ungdom, when receiving the 2024 Max van der Stoel Award today.

Promoting greater engagement in international cyber diplomacy negotiations

Publishing date: 6 November 2024
Content type: News
Where we are: Transnational Threats Department
What we do: Cyber/ICT Security
On 4 and 6 November, the OSCE Transnational Threats Department held its third annual training event on international cyber diplomacy in Vienna, Austria.

Combating crypto-related financial crime focus of OSCE-led training session in Moldova

Publishing date: 6 November 2024
Content type: News
Where we are: Office of the Co-ordinator of OSCE Economic and Environmental Activities
What we do: Economic activities
Cryptocurrencies and other virtual assets can present a wide range of risks, including money laundering, terrorist financing, and fraud. To strengthen Moldova’s crypto-related crime investigation capacities, the Office of the Co-ordinator of OSCE Economic and Environmental Activities (OCEEA), in partnership with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), gathered 25 representatives from the law enforcement agencies in Chisinau from 6 to 8 November for a targeted training session to foster their expertise in this area.