News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Human safety comes first: OSCE boosts the use of robotic systems for Explosive Ordnance Disposal in Ukraine
Publishing date: 1 August 2025
As part of its continued support to strengthen Ukraine’s ability to counter explosive threats, the OSCE organized a specialized training course on Zeus robots for Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) officers of the National Police of Ukraine.
Marking 50 Years of OSCE: Five Decades of Bridging Divides, and Building Peace
Publishing date: 1 August 2025
As we mark the 50th anniversary of the Helsinki Final Act, the Organization for Security and Co operation in Europe, the world’s largest Regional Security Organization under the UN Charter, proudly reflects on a half century of advancing peace, security and democracy through co-operation for one billion people from Vancouver to Vladivostok.
Expert Network on OSCE meets in Helsinki to discuss the future of co-operative security in region
Publishing date: 31 July 2025
The third annual meeting of the Expert Network on the OSCE took place in Helsinki on 30 July. This event was organized by the Finnish Institute of International Affairs and the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland, with the support of the OSCE Secretariat. The event took place in parallel to the
Moldovan energy planners equipped with new national energy system model to strengthen energy security and climate resilience at OSCE workshop
Publishing date: 30 July 2025
Energy planners from Moldova’s Ministry of Energy got hands-on training with the country’s new national energy system model developed with the OSCE’s support following the model’s unveiling at a workshop organized by the OSCE in Chisinau from 29 to 30 July.
Expert missions to Central Asia assess countries’ needs for handling cross-border electronic evidence requests for investigating online crimes, including terrorism
Publishing date: 25 July 2025
Understanding what Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan need to ensure they are well-equipped to handle electronic evidence across borders was the goal of four needs assessment missions organized by the OSCE in June and July 2025.
Advanced facial comparisons for stopping impostors in focus at OSCE training course for Ukrainian Border Guards
Publishing date: 24 July 2025
Facial comparison techniques at border crossings were the focus of a two-day online training course for the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine organized by the OSCE Transnational Threats Department, in co-operation with the Royal Netherlands Marechaussee — Identity Fraud and Documents Centre of Expertise (ECID) from 23 to 24 July.
Asset recovery key to countering illicit financial flows, OSCE event highlights
Publishing date: 15 July 2025
On 15 July 2025, the OSCE held a side event in Vienna focused on strengthening asset recovery efforts to combat illicit financial flows across the region. The event, organized by the OSCE Transnational Threats Department (TNTD) and the Office of the Co-ordinator of OSCE Economic and Environmental