News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Strengthening the role of women in preventing violent extremism focus of the OSCE regional meeting in Tashkent
Publishing date: 4 June 2025
To promote women’s leadership in addressing transnational threats, women professionals from across Central Asia convened for a Regional Expert Group Meeting on 3 and 4 June in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. The event focused on youth, gender and labour migration in the context of preventing and countering violent extremism and radicalization that lead to terrorism (P/CVERLT).
Strengthening Personal Data Protection Across Kyrgyzstan: Over 1,000 Officials Trained with OSCE Support
Publishing date: 2 June 2025
The OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek, in close partnership with the State Agency for Personal Data Protection under the Cabinet of Ministers of the Kyrgyz Republic, has helped raise national awareness and improve institutional knowledge in the field of personal data protection. Over the past three
Promoting women’s leadership in peace and security in focus of OSCE regional workshop in Ashgabat
Publishing date: 30 May 2025
To strengthen the role of women in peacebuilding and security across Central Asia, the OSCE Gender Issues Programme organized a two-day regional workshop on 27 and 28 May in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan. The event focused on advancing the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) agenda and supporting the implementation of United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1325 in Central Asia, with a focus on Turkmenistan.
OSCE facilitates dialogue on improving gender considerations in climate resilience and energy security in Central Asian mountain regions
Publishing date: 26 May 2025
How to ensure gender differences and experiences are effectively addressed in advancing climate resilience and energy security in mountain regions in Central Asia was part of the discussions during the high-level Global Mountain Dialogue conference organized by Kyrgyz Republic in collaboration with international partners in Bishkek on 24 and 25 April.
Towards Safer Communities: Co-ordinated action to end violence against women and domestic violence
Publishing date: 21 May 2025
SARAJEVO, 21 May 2025 – In a decisive step toward strengthening protections for survivors of domestic violence and violence against women, the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina (the Mission) convened a meeting today in Sarajevo to advance the implementation of the new legal framework in the Federation of BiH (FBiH).
OSCE supports coordination meeting of newly elected women parliamentarians and development partners
Publishing date: 20 May 2025
On 20 May 2025, the OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe facilitated a coordination meeting between the newly elected members of the Alliance of Women Parliamentarians — comprising 23 women — and representatives from government institutions and development agencies.
OSCE trains senior police officers from Khatlon region on victim-centered response to domestic violence
Publishing date: 15 May 2025
From 14 to 15 May 2025, the OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe, in co-operation with the Public Order Protection Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of Tajikistan, organized a two-day training in Bokhtar, Khatlon region. The course was attended by 20 senior police officers—all men—who head the Public Order Protection Units of the MIA’s regional departments.