News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE supports improvement of gender-based violence curriculum for law enforcement in Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Publishing date: 14 November 2022
The OSCE’s Transnational Threats Department held a workshop dedicated to updating the curriculum on gender-based violence for law enforcement in Banja Luka on 14 November, with the support of the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republika Srpska.
OSCE Mission to Montenegro together with RYCO trains NGOs on project proposal writing
Publishing date: 11 November 2022
New skills acquired in translating project ideas into proposals to respond to Regional Youth Co-operation Office (RYCO) open call for proposals was the outcome of a three-day training course on project writing, organized by the OSCE Mission to Montenegro and the RYCO local branch office in Budva from 8 to 11 November.
Enhancing Kazakhstan’s capacities to effectively address crime by requesting electronic evidence across borders
Publishing date: 11 November 2022
From 8 to 11 November, the OSCE Transnational Threats Department organized a course on requesting electronic evidence across borders in Kosshy, in close co-operation with the OSCE Programme Office in Astana, the UNODC and the Law Enforcement Academy under the Prosecutor General’s Office of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
OSCE Special Representative visits the United Kingdom, calls for strong leadership to reaffirm commitment to combat human trafficking
Publishing date: 11 November 2022
LONDON/EDINBURGH, 11 November 2022 – Valiant Richey, OSCE Special Representative for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings, concluded his five-day visit to the United Kingdom today. While highlighting the UK’s rich history at the vanguard of global anti-trafficking effort, including its pioneering Modern Slavery Act, he expressed concern that a stalled anti-slavery agenda risked undermining past achievements.
OSCE seminar discusses creation and development of free economic zones in Turkmenistan
Publishing date: 11 November 2022
The benefits and challenges of the functioning of free economic zones (FEZ) were addressed at an OSCE-organized seminar that took place on 10 and 11 November 2022 in Ashgabat. The OSCE Centre in Ashgabat organized the two-day event to support the host country’s efforts aimed at enhancing an
OSCE supports participating States in the fight against transnational organized crime and corruption through targeted asset recovery training
Publishing date: 11 November 2022
From 7 to 10 November, 21 criminal justice practitioners from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia, and Ukraine gathered in Dubrovnik for a training course on mutual legal assistance and international co-operation in asset recovery.
Head of the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina, Ambassador Brian Aggeler, visited Mostar today
Publishing date: 10 November 2022
Ambassador Brian Aggeler, Head of the OSCE Mission to BiH, visited Mostar today where he met with the Mission’s counterparts in the city administration, Mayor Mario Kordić and Mostar City Council Speaker Salem Marić.