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Published on April 13, 2025 - 15:26 GMT

OSCE’s critical role for European security at the centre of Secretary General’s participation in Antalya Diplomacy Forum

ANTALYA, 14 April 2025 – The OSCE’s crucial role in the European security architecture, strengthening multilateralism and supporting efforts towards peace were at the center of Secretary General Feridun H. Sinirlioğlu’s participation in the 2025 edition of …

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Published on April 11, 2025 - 19:55 GMT

USA 2024 general elections: ODIHR observation mission final report

While the general elections in the United States demonstrated the resilience of the country’s democratic institutions, the election process took place in a highly polarized environment. The election was well run, and candidates campaigned freely across the …

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Published on April 11, 2025 - 19:55 GMT

OSCE trains Uzbek border and customs officers in identifying suspected foreign terrorist fighters

The OSCE Transnational Threats Department, in co-operation with the Border Troops and Customs Committee of Uzbekistan, held a national training course on identifying suspected foreign terrorist fighters and other criminals at border crossings in Tashkent …

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Published on April 11, 2025 - 19:55 GMT

OSCE PCUz organizes workshop on gender mainstreaming in anti-corruption

On 11 April, the OSCE PCUz organized a workshop on gender mainstreaming in anti-corruption at the Law Enforcement Academy of the Republic of Uzbekistan. Representatives from government ministries and agencies as well as academia and NGOs were involved in …

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Published on April 11, 2025 - 19:55 GMT

OSCE hands over ambulance vehicles and equipment to Tajikistan’s Ministry of Internal Affairs

On 11 April 2025, the OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe officially handed over two ambulance vehicles and five sets of equipment to the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Tajikistan. This donation supports the Government of Tajikistan’s …

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Published on April 11, 2025 - 19:55 GMT

OSCE trains Uzbek border and customs officers in identifying suspected foreign terrorist fighters

The OSCE Transnational Threats Department, in co-operation with the Border Troops and Customs Committee of Uzbekistan, held a national training course on identifying suspected foreign terrorist fighters and other criminals at border crossings in Tashkent, …

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Published on April 11, 2025 - 19:55 GMT

OSCE Presence supports Albanian State Police with informative sessions on new covert sources management model

As part of its long-standing support to the Albanian State Police (ASP) in implementing intelligence-led policing, the OSCE Presence in Albania organized a series of informative sessions on the new covert sources management model from 7 to 11 April 2025. …

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Published on April 11, 2025 - 19:53 GMT

Labour inspectors boost skills for identifying and preventing human trafficking of Ukrainian refugees through OSCE workshop

Labour inspectors sharpened their skills detecting and responding to cases of forced labour, particularly those involving Ukrainians fleeing the war, at a workshop held in Vienna by the Office of the OSCE Special Representative and Co-ordinator for …

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Published on April 11, 2025 - 10:20 GMT

ODIHR observers to Poland’s presidential election to hold press conference on Monday

WARSAW, 11 April 2025 – Observers from the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) will hold a press conference on the opening of the observation mission to the forthcoming presidential election in Poland on Monday, 14 April. What …

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Published on April 11, 2025 - 03:07 GMT

Protecting media freedom is crucial to our democracies, says OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media in first report to OSCE ...

VIENNA, 10 April 2025 — Protecting media freedom is crucial to our democracies and comprehensive security: this was a core message from the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media (RFoM), Jan Braathu, during his first report to the OSCE Permanent …

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Published on April 10, 2025 - 19:17 GMT

On his visit to Moldova, OSCE Chairperson-in-Office’s Special Representative for the Transdniestrian Settlement Process encouraged ...

On his visit to Moldova this week, the Special Representative of the Finnish OSCE Chairperson-in-Office for the Transdniestrian Settlement Process, Ambassador Thomas Lenk, acknowledged the constructive interaction between the Sides during the energy crisis …

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Published on April 10, 2025 - 19:17 GMT

OSCE Presence, General Prosecutor’s Office organize workshop on strengthening prosecutors’ role in combating electoral crimes in ...

On 10 April 2025, the OSCE Presence in Albania and the General Prosecutor’s Office organized a workshop aimed at enhancing investigative and prosecution capacities of electoral crimes ahead of 11 May parliamentary elections. The event – which brought …

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Published on April 10, 2025 - 19:17 GMT

Statement of the OSCE Mission to BiH on the renewed co-operation between the media and the City of Zenica

The OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina (Mission) welcomes the renewed co-operation between the media and the City of Zenica as well as the City Council’s decision to lift restrictions on coverage of council sessions. As stipulated by the fundamental …

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Published on April 10, 2025 - 19:17 GMT

Strengthening Transparency: OSCE workshop on Removing Administrative Barriers Contributing to Corruption

On 8–9 April 2025, the OSCE Programme Office in Astana, in collaboration with the Law Enforcement Academy under the Prosecutor General’s Office of the Republic of Kazakhstan, organized a training workshop “Removing Administrative Barriers Contributing to …

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Published on April 10, 2025 - 19:17 GMT

OSCE Mission in Kosovo supports Ranilug/Ranillug municipality and its Local Public Safety Committee in successfully implementing ...

Today, the Acting Head of the OSCE Mission in Kosovo Cornelia Taylor visited the Municipality of Ranilug/Ranillug to meet the Mayor Katarina Ristić-Ilić and to see up-close the community safety initiative implemented by the Local Public Safety Committee ( …

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Published on April 10, 2025 - 19:17 GMT

Young Women 4 Peace Initiative presented in Tashkent

Taking an additional step towards empowering young women from Central Asia and Afghanistan to play an active role in peacebuilding and conflict resolution, the Young Women 4 Peace: Empowering Central Asian Young Women Initiative arrived in Tashkent, …

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Published on April 10, 2025 - 19:15 GMT

OSCE launches report on role of financial literacy in youth crime prevention

The results of a new OSCE study on financial literacy were presented to 80 international policymakers and criminal justice practitioners at a side event during an OSCE Security Committee meeting in Vienna on 10 April. The study, “From Risk to Resilience: …

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Published on April 10, 2025 - 09:01 GMT

Spain holds closing meeting as Chair of OSCE Forum for Security Co-operation

Spain held its closing plenary meeting as Chair of the OSCE’s Forum for Security Co-operation (FSC) on 9 April. Over the past four months, Cristóbal Valdés, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Spain to the OSCE chaired the weekly FSC meetings in …

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Published on April 10, 2025 - 01:44 GMT

OSCE helps keep soft targets safe from terrorism through interagency co-operation in Turkmenistan

From schools and places of worship to shopping malls, any public place can become a target for terrorists and violent extremists. To enhance the protection of these soft targets, practitioners from over twenty Turkmen government agencies came together for …

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Published on April 9, 2025 - 16:19 GMT

With the support of the European Union, OSCE strengthens operational planning capabilities of senior Tajik border officers

Under Phase 3 of the European Union-funded “Stabilization of Tajikistan's Southern Border Region with Afghanistan” project, the OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe successfully concluded a three-week Organisation of Border Security course for senior …

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