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Closer co-operation needed to tackle new threats, NATO official says to OSCE
Publishing date: 6 June 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: Forum for Security Co-operation
VIENNA, 6 June 2011 – Fighting new threats such as terrorism, proliferation, cybercrime and piracy requires closer co-operation among countries, institutions and organizations such as NATO and the OSCE, NATO Deputy Secretary General Claudio Bisogniero said today...
Recent conflicts, new threats underline need for adapted military doctrine, Italian official says at OSCE meeting
Publishing date: 24 May 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: Forum for Security Co-operation
VIENNA, 24 May 2011 – Contemporary and recent conflicts have demonstrated that military measures alone cannot create security, Italian Lieutenant General Paolo Magro said today at the opening session of an OSCE seminar on military doctrine...
OSCE Centre holds training on bomb disposal for law enforcement officers in Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 16 May 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek
What we do: Policing, Reform and co-operation in the security sector
BISHKEK, 16 May 2011- A two-week bomb disposal training course to strengthen Kyrgyz law enforcement officers' skills in handling explosive devices, organized by the OSCE Centre in Bishkek, began today...
OSCE Office promotes respect for human rights in Armenia's army
Publishing date: 22 February 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office in Yerevan (closed)
YEREVAN, 22 February 2011 – An OSCE-supported discussion held today in Yerevan focused on international best practices for democratic control of the armed forces and human rights protection in the military...
OSCE Mission to Moldova helps former military officers transition to civilian life
Publishing date: 21 December 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Moldova
CHISINAU, 22 December 2010 – Moldovan former officers and warrant officers today graduated from a course at the Moldovan Academy of Economic Studies held as part of an OSCE Mission to Moldova project to help former military and security officers make the transition to civilian life...
OSCE event participants say Paris Charter for New Europe relevant after 20 years, important for security community creation
Publishing date: 28 October 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Secretary General
What we do: Arms control, Combating trafficking in human beings, Democratization, Economic activities, Border management, Environmental activities, Human rights, Conflict prevention and resolution, Education, Elections, Countering terrorism, Gender equality, Media freedom and development, National minority issues, Policing, Reform and co-operation in the security sector, Roma and Sinti, Rule of law, Tolerance and non-discrimination
PARIS, 28 October 2010- Participants in a high-level event marking the 20th anniversary of the Charter of Paris for a New Europe today stressed the importance of the document for the future of Euro-Atlantic and Eurasian security.
OSCE Mission to Moldova supports social reintegration of former army, police and border guard officers
Publishing date: 14 September 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Moldova
CHISINAU, 14 September 2010- The Head of the OSCE Mission to Moldova, Ambassador Philip Remler, launched an OSCE-supported project helping over 80 former army, police and border guard officers retrain for civilian professions...