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Co-operation between police and public discussed in Yerevan
Publishing date: 4 June 2015
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Office in Yerevan (closed)
The role of community policing in crime prevention and strengthening police-public partnership was the focus of the conference organized by the OSCE Office in Yerevan, the Armenian Police and the Geneva Centre for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces (DCAF) on 4 June 2015...
First group of Explosive Ordnance Disposal instructors trained with OSCE support in Tajikistan
Publishing date: 3 June 2015
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe
What we do: Reform and co-operation in the security sector
DUSHANBE, 3 June 2015 – An eight-day regional training course for a Tajik-Dari speaking group of students on Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Level 3 concluded in Dushanbe today. The course was facilitated by the OSCE Office in Tajikistan, and marks the first graduation of training instructors in the region certified according to international mine action standards...
OSCE helps Albania dispose of highly toxic chemicals
Publishing date: 27 May 2015
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Presence in Albania
What we do: Reform and co-operation in the security sector
TIRANA, 27 May 2015- One hundred sixteen tonnes of hazardous chemicals will be shipped out of Albania from today for safe destruction thanks to a project run by the OSCE Presence in Albania, with the financial support of several OSCE participating States...
OSCE trains military officers on confidence- and security-building measures in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 26 May 2015
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana
What we do: Reform and co-operation in the security sector
ASTANA, 26 May 2015- A regional training seminar on the practical implementation of the OSCE Vienna Document 2011 on confidence- and security-building measures began today in Astana...
OSCE assists in training Moldovan ammunition specialists
Publishing date: 30 April 2015
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Moldova
What we do: Reform and co-operation in the security sector
CHISINAU, 30 April 2015 – Specialists from the Moldovan Armed Forces, Interior Ministry and Justice Ministry have completed today a two-week OSCE-supported training course on physical security and stockpile management of small arms, light weapons and conventional ammunition, at the Armed Forces Military Academy “Alexandru cel Bun” in Chisinau...
Establishment of security system that secures peace, stability and prosperity of States and citizens is goal we all share, says OSCE Chairperson Dačić
Publishing date: 21 April 2015
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Reform and co-operation in the security sector
BELGRADE, 21 April 2015 – Any improvement in the comprehensive security of an OSCE participating State results in greater security for all, said OSCE Chairperson and Serbia’s Foreign Minister Ivica Dačić in Belgrade while opening today’s Chairmanship conference on Security Sector Governance and Reform (SSG/R), which is one of the Serbian Chairmanship’s priorities...
OSCE supports conference on digital media in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 17 March 2015
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana
What we do: Reform and co-operation in the security sector
ALMATY, 17 March 2015 – The transition from analogue to digital broadcasting, the new technological platforms for the distribution of audio-visual content and the business challenges in the digital environment are the focus of an OSCE-supported international conference that began today in Almaty, Kazakhstan...