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Finland’s 2025 OSCE Chairpersonship to emphasize the principles and commitments of the OSCE
Publishing date: 19 September 2024
Content type: Press release
Where we are: Permanent Council
VIENNA, 19 September 2024 – Today, Finland’s Minister for Foreign Affairs Elina Valtonen outlined the country’s priorities as the incoming OSCE Chair-in-Office for 2025 to the Permanent Council.
OSCE holds gender awareness workshop for mine action actors in Ukraine
Publishing date: 16 September 2024
Content type: News
As women are increasingly more involved in the traditionally male-dominated mine action sector, it is important to ensure that gender equality principles are taken into account across all aspects of demining work, including identifying areas to be demined, awareness raising, administrative and managerial roles. This will help increase efficiency, ensure higher safety standards and provide greater security for communities.
OSCE and Spain’s National Police enhance capacities of Moldovan border police officers to detect forged documents and impostors
Publishing date: 16 September 2024
Content type: News
Where we are: Transnational Threats Department, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Border management
From 2 to 13 September, the OSCE’s Transnational Threats Department, in partnership with the Spanish National Police (SNP) and close co-operation with the OSCE Mission to Moldova, held a two-week training course in Chișinău on identifying forged documents and impostors at border crossing points.
OSCE enhances conflict management skills of Ukrainian public servants
Publishing date: 9 September 2024
Content type: News
What we do: Good governance
On 6 September, the tenth group of Ukrainian civil servants and local self-government officials completed an in-person training session on conflict management. The course was developed by the National Agency of Ukraine on Civil Service and the High School of Public Governance with the support of the OSCE Secretariat Extra-Budgetary Support Programme for Ukraine.
OSCE joins discussions with international partners on pressing water governance issues at Stockholm World Water Week
Publishing date: 29 August 2024
Content type: News
What we do: Environmental activities, Water management
With climate change intensifying, water scarcity growing and an increasing unpredictability in the global water supply, this year’s annual World Water Week conference in Stockholm gathered international actors, including OSCE representatives, to identify and forge frameworks that ensure equitable and sustainable water management.
OSCE training fosters development of next cadre of document trainers for the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine
Publishing date: 26 August 2024
Content type: News
Where we are: Transnational Threats Department, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Border management
From 19 to 23 August, the OSCE’s Transnational Threats Department held a training-of-trainers course for the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine (SBGS) in Warsaw, Poland. The training focused on identifying forged documents and impostors at border crossing points.
OSCE strengthens capacity of Ukraine’s Border Guard Service to counter criminal threats
Publishing date: 16 August 2024
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Arms control, Conflict prevention and resolution
The OSCE enhanced the knowledge and practical skills of 20 criminal analysis officers from the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine (SBGS) by providing a training on the use of specialized analytical software in investigating criminal threats. The event took place from 13 to 15 August in Kyiv.