News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Bosnia and Herzegovina experts design strategies to disrupt terrorist financing
Publishing date: 1 December 2022
Strengthening Bosnia and Herzegovina’s capacity to counter the financing of terrorism was the topic of a four-day course, which concluded on 01 December in Sarajevo. The course was organized by the OSCE’s Transnational Threats Department, with the support of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), and the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina.
OSCE Mission to BiH Head Aggeler visits Tuzla
Publishing date: 30 November 2022
Ambassador Brian Aggeler, Head of the OSCE Mission to BiH visited Tuzla today where he met with a broad range of local counterparts. Ambassador Brian Aggeler, Head of the OSCE Mission to BiH visited Tuzla today where he met with a broad range of local counterparts.
Stop Russia’s war against Ukraine, strengthen international security, say civil society groups ahead of Łódź Ministerial Council
Publishing date: 30 November 2022
ŁÓDŹ, 30 November 2022 – Today, civil society representatives from across the OSCE area presented their recommendations that focused on stopping the war in Ukraine and overhauling the international security architecture at the annual OSCE Parallel Civil Society Conference held in Łódź.
Head of Mission to Montenegro Waag meets Chair of the State Election Commission
Publishing date: 30 November 2022
On 29 November, Dominique Waag, Head of the OSCE Mission to Montenegro, had a working meeting met with Nikola Mugoša, Chair of the State Election Commission.
OSCE organizes annual conference for members of Gender Equality Platform in Border Security
Publishing date: 30 November 2022
The importance of a gender-inclusive approach to border security was the focus of a two-day annual conference of the OSCE Gender Equality Platform in Border Security and Management, concluded on 30 November 2022 in Podgorica, Montenegro.
OSCE holds workshop on the development of gender-based violence curriculum for law enforcement in Podgorica
Publishing date: 29 November 2022
On 29 November 2022, the OSCE Transnational Threats Department held a workshop dedicated to updating the curriculum for law enforcement on gender-based violence (GBV) in Podgorica. This is the sixth workshop organized at the national level within the project “Enhancing Criminal Justice Capacities for Combating Gender-based Violence in South-Eastern Europe”, implemented in partnership with the OSCE Gender Issues Programme and supported by the OSCE Mission to Montenegro.
OSCE seminar promotes best practices to improve justice system in Turkmenistan
Publishing date: 29 November 2022
Challenges to the rule of law as well as good practices in OSCE participating States and the work of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) were discussed at an OSCE-organized online seminar that took place on 29 November 2022. The aim of the event, organized by the