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OSCE supports improvement of penitentiary system in Kyrgyzstan

Publishing date: 6 July 2018
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek
What we do: Reform and co-operation in the security sector
On 5 July 2018 a meeting of the Coordination Council for the Reform of the Criminal-Executive System of the Kyrgyz Republic entitled "Assessment of the Health Status of Convicts and Individuals held in Detention: Problems and Solutions" took place in Bishkek on 5 July 2018. The Coordination Council aims to reform Kyrgyzstan’s penitentiary system.

OSCE Mission to Skopje supports efforts for enhanced security of small arms and light weapons stockpiles

Publishing date: 28 June 2018
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Skopje
What we do: Arms control, Reform and co-operation in the security sector
The OSCE Mission to Skopje hosted a workshop for the country’s Ministry of Interior representatives on how to improve Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW) security within the Border Police Service...

Need to fully exploit OSCE’s potential stressed at OSCE Annual Security Review Conference

Publishing date: 26 June 2018
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution, Reform and co-operation in the security sector
VIENNA 26 June 2018 – High-level representatives of the 57 OSCE participating States, Partners for Co-operation and partnering organizations convened in Vienna today for deep and wide-ranging discussions on current security threats and challenges for Europe and the OSCE’s role in addressing them. The three-day Annual Security Review Conference is being hosted by the Italian OSCE Chairmanship under the motto “Dialogue, ownership and responsibility.”

OSCE Mission to Serbia promotes innovative approach to rehabilitation and resettlement of prisoners

Publishing date: 22 June 2018
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Serbia
What we do: Reform and co-operation in the security sector
The OSCE Mission to Serbia and the Sremska Mitrovica Correctional Institution organized an Open Doors Day in the dog shelter of the Sremska Mitrovica penitentiary on 22 June 2018 to promote innovative ways for rehabilitation and resettlement of offenders.

OSCE completes removal of highly toxic rocket fuel in Belarus

Publishing date: 11 June 2018
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Reform and co-operation in the security sector
MINSK, 11 June 2018- Highly toxic rocket fuel components completely removed in Belarus on 11 June 2018. The representatives of the OSCE, Belarus Defence Ministry, the Contractor, international experts and donors signed the final certificates of the joint project closure today in Minsk...

OSCE Youth and Security summer school concludes in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Publishing date: 8 June 2018
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina
What we do: Education, Reform and co-operation in the security sector
Konjic, Bosnia and Herzegovina, 8 June 2018 – The fourth Youth and Security summer school, held from 4 to 8 June in Banja Luka, Sarajevo and Konjic concluded today...

OSCE trains military officers on Vienna Document in Kazakhstan

Publishing date: 5 June 2018
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana, OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek
What we do: Reform and co-operation in the security sector
An OSCE-supported regional training seminar for some 35 military officers from Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Mongolia, on the practical implementation of the Vienna Document 2011 and the implementation of confidence- and security-building measures concluded on 1 June 2018 in Astana...