Event Archive
May 2017
Conference
OSCE-wide Counter-Terrorism Conference 2017: Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism and Radicalization that Lead to Terrorism
More than 500 experts from across the OSCE region gathered for the annual OSCE-wide Counter-Terrorism Conference, this year organized in Vienna by Austria's 2017 OSCE Chairmanship. Violent extremism and radicalization that lead to terrorism…
Seminar
Training seminar for military officers on confidence- and security-building measures
The regional training seminar for military officers on the practical implementation of the OSCE Vienna Document 2011 on confidence- and security-building measures will take place in Astana. Some 40 military officers from Azerbaijan…
Meeting
Human Rights Club for lawyers to discuss ethical norms and international legal standards
On 19 May, the Mission will organize the second in a series of meetings of the Human Rights Club for lawyers from both banks of Dniester/Nistru River. Participants will discuss existing ethical norms for lawyers as well as international…
Seminar
OSCE continues seminars for court reporters in Kazakhstan
The OSCE Programme Office in Astana in co-operation with the Supreme Court of Kazakhstan, the Guild of Court Reporters and Friedrich Ebert Foundation will organize a seminar for the court reporters. The event will be led by the Supreme…
Roundtable
Roundtable on law students’ potential to provide primary legal aid
The OSCE Mission to Moldova and its partner, the NGO Institute for Penal Reform, will gather deans and professors of nine law faculties, relevant state authorities, NGOs representatives, law students and paralegals from Balti, Cahul…
Seminar
OSCE training seminar on application of green technologies for women entrepreneurs in Kostanay
The OSCE Programme Office in Astana will support a training seminar on the application of green technologies for some 25 women participants living in Kostanay Region’s rural areas. The event is the final in a series of three training…
Conference
Security Days: Countering fragmentation and polarization: Re-creating a climate for stability in Europe
This OSCE Security Days event aimed to contribute to a dialogue on how to create a stable and resilient security environment in Europe at a time of growing global uncertainty and unpredictability.
Workshop
OSCE Mission to Skopje trains police officers on latest trends of synthetic drugs
The OSCE Mission to Skopje, in cooperation with Ministry of Interior, Italian Embassy in Skopje and OSCE Strategic Police Matters Unit, organises a two-day workshop on “New Psychoactive Substances and Clandestine Laboratories”. The workshop…
Roundtable
OSCE Programme Office promotes advanced education standards in Kazakhstan
The OSCE Programme Office in close partnership with the Parliament of Kazakhstan, the Executive Board of the International Foundation for Aral Sea (IFAS) co-organizers a roundtable with a focus on sustainable water management in the…
Meeting
Transboundary Ural River Basin Experts Meeting in Atyrau
The OSCE Programme Office in Astana will support Kazakhstan-Russia Experts Commission meeting on the joint use of trans-boundary water resources in Atyrau. The discussion will focus on dredging activities in the Ural River and involve some…
Conference
Stockholm Internet Forum 2017
Stockholm Internet Forum (SIF) is an international forum for in-depth dialogue and discussions on how a free, open and secure internet promotes human rights and development worldwide. Frane Maroevic, Director of the Office of the OSCE…
Workshop
OSCE Programme Office promotes advanced education standards in Kazakhstan
The OSCE Programme Office in close partnership with the Parliament of Kazakhstan, the Executive Board of the International Foundation for Aral Sea (IFAS) is co-organizing a roundtable discussion with a focus on sustainable water management…
Seminar
Training seminar on detection of forged travel documents and identification techniques
Experts from Austria and Kazakhstan will share best practices in international document security, including falsification of travel documents, document control, the use of paper and polymer substrates in document security, conventional…
Workshop
OSCE Mission to Moldova to organize first Human Rights Club in 2017
On 12 May, the Mission will organize the first in a series of meetings of the Human Rights Club for lawyers. Participants will discuss how to better aid their clients with registering civil status documents. This event is part of a year…
Workshop
Youth and the Prevention of Violent Extremism: Workshop on Perspectives from Central Asia
Austria, which holds the OSCE Chairmanship in 2017, has identified youth and the prevention of violent extremism and radicalization that lead to terrorism (VERLT) as one of its key priorities. In this context, Austria convenes this year…
Roundtable
OSCE promotes organic agriculture in Kazakhstan
The OSCE Programme Office will support a regional roundtable discussion on promoting green technologies with a focus on organic agriculture in Pavlodar, Kazakhstan. Invited experts will discuss international standards to promote green…