News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE and its role in Central Asia discussed at lecture course in Turkmenistan
Publishing date: 24 November 2022
Forty students from the Institute of International Relations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan and the International University for Humanities and Development completed an online course on the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe and its role in the Central Asian
OSCE Special Representative and Senior Gender Adviser visit Romania
Publishing date: 23 November 2022
Enhancing efforts to implement the Women, Peace and Security agenda and assessing the situation of Ukrainian women refugees was at the centre of a two-day visit to Romania by Special Representative of the OSCE Chairman-in-Office on Gender, Liliana Palihovici, and OSCE Senior Adviser on Gender Issues, Lara Scarpitta.
OSCE and UNODC organize a workshop for Georgian experts on countering illicit use of virtual assets and cryptocurrencies
Publishing date: 22 November 2022
On 22 November 2022, 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) conducted a workshop on regulating virtual assets for more than 30 experts from relevant agencies in Tbilisi, Georgia.
OSCE supported seminar in Bishkek fosters international co-operation in countering financing of terrorism
Publishing date: 22 November 2022
Some 64 representatives of financial investigation units and law enforcement agencies from Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russian Federation, Serbia, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan, as well as experts from international organizations attended a seminar on “Current Issues in Countering the Financing of Terrorism” held in Bishkek on 11 November.
OSCE launches online course on fundamentals of preventing violent extremism and radicalization that lead to terrorism
Publishing date: 22 November 2022
The OSCE Transnational Threats Department launched an E-learning Course on the ‘Fundamentals of Preventing Violent Extremism and Radicalization that Lead to Terrorism (VERLT)’ on 22 November 2022.
OSCE Asian Partnership exchanges experiences with the OSCE relating to confidence and security building measures, with focus on the situation on the Korean Peninsula
Publishing date: 21 November 2022
On 21 November 2022, an OSCE Asian Partners for Co-operation Group discussion was organized in Vienna by the Swedish Chair of the Group in co-operation with the Republic of Korea to exchange experiences with the OSCE relating to confidence and security building measures with focus on the situation on the Korean Peninsula.
Kazakhstan’s Early Presidential Election Lacked Competitiveness and, While Efficiently Prepared, Underlined Need for Further Reforms, Observers Say
Publishing date: 21 November 2022
ASTANA, 21 November 2022 – The 20 November early presidential election in Kazakhstan took place in a political environment lacking competitiveness and, while efficiently prepared, the election underlined the need for further reforms to bring related legislation and its implementation in line with OSCE commitments to ensure genuine pluralism, observers from the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) said in a statement released today.