LONDON/VIENNA, 13 November 2025 – Today, the OSCE began supporting the United Kingdom Government and London Metropolitan Police in a significant national operation to secure and catalogue just under 200 cultural artefacts. Following a request for …
“Sexual and gender-based violence, including conflict-related sexual violence, is not a byproduct of war — it is recognized as a deliberate tactic of warfare,” said Vesa Häkkinen, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Finland to the OSCE during OSCE …
Over the past year, the OSCE, in partnership with Switzerland and local partners, has brought together hundreds of young professionals from across Central Asia to co-create solutions for the region’s interconnected Water-Energy-Food (WEF) challenges. …
On 12 and 13 November, representatives of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan came together in Tashkent, Uzbekistan for the Central Asian Regional Workshop on Requesting Electronic Evidence Across Borders, organized by the OSCE …
Bishkek, 12 November 2025 - The fourth Interagency Canine Competition of the Kyrgyz Republic concluded in Bishkek on 12 November, with support from the OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek. Held from 10 to 12 November, the competition brought together canine …
Over 100 experts shared good practices and technical expertise at the Ninth Annual Passenger Data Seminar held at the Hofburg in Vienna on 6 to 7 November. The event was organized by the OSCE Transnational Threats Department, in co-operation with the …
The OSCE Mission to Moldova, in co-operation with the public association EcoContact, held a public dialogue in Chisinau on the elimination of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and the promotion of chemical safety on both banks of the Dniester/Nistru River. …
From 3 to 5 November 2025, seven emerging women cyber professionals from Bosnia and Herzegovina took part in an OSCE Mentorship Programme study visit to Vienna, aimed at strengthening their skills, expanding networks, and promoting women’s leadership in …
More than 20 representatives from Kyrgyzstan’s environmental, health, academic, civil society and sectoral planning institutions learned about Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) at a training workshop in Bishkek organized by the Office of the Co- …
What do a police officer, a prosecutor, a judge and a defence lawyer have in common? They all have a duty to protect human rights. But how is this done in practice: during investigations, when questioning suspects or taking testimony from witnesses? These …
VIENNA, 11 November 2025 – Efforts to deepen co-operation and strengthen sustainable security in the OSCE's 57 participating States and the five Asian Partners for Co-operation are at the heart of the 2025 OSCE Asian Conference, which opened in Vienna …
On 10 November 2025, the OSCE Presence in Albania brought together 30 prosecutors and judicial police officers from Durrës and Elbasan for a training course on “Cybercrime, electronic evidence, human rights and data protection.” The workshop aimed to …
SARAJEVO, 11 November 2025 - Representatives from ten cantonal police administrations, ministries of interior, and the Federal Police Administration gathered in Sarajevo for a workshop organized by the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina (Mission) to …
VIENNA, 10 November 2025 - The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media (RFoM), Ambassador Jan Braathu, will pay his first official visit to Uzbekistan on 11 and 12 November 2025. During the visit, he will meet with high-level officials and …
The OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe has supported Tajikistan’s Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) in launching a pilot initiative aimed at enhancing transparency and accountability within law enforcement. As part of the initiative, the OSCE Programme …
Bishkek, 5 November 2025 — The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office’s Special Representative on Youth, Peace and Security, Mr. Santeri Leinonen, visited Bishkek on 4–5 November to engage with national authorities, youth organizations, and academic institutions …
5 – 6 November 2025, Santeri Leinonen, Special Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office on Youth, Peace and Security, visited Tashkent to deepen dialogue on the positive, active and inclusive role of young people in the efforts towards sustainable …
Financial investigations are a cornerstone in the fight against human trafficking. Tracking money flows helps uncover the financial networks and key actors sustaining these crimes. On 6 and 7 November, the Office of the OSCE Special Representative and Co- …
Thirty Special Anti-Corruption Structure (SPAK) and Special Courts legal advisors and judicial secretaries strengthened their professional skills in legal research, legal reasoning and legal writing during a training course organized by the OSCE Presence …
A regional OSCE roundtable that took place on 4-5 November in Tashkent demonstrated how media literacy can actively prevent youth radicalization and violent extremism. Journalists, civil society actors, and experts shared practical approaches – from …
