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Upcoming Conference on International and Regional Border Security and Management Co-operation to Counter Terrorism and Prevent the Movement of Terrorists to be held in Dushanbe
Publishing date: 15 September 2022
Content type: News
What we do: Border management, Countering terrorism
The International High-Level Conference on “International and Regional Border Security and Management Cooperation to Counter Terrorism and Prevent the Movement of Terrorists” will take place in Dushanbe, Tajikistan on 18-19 October 2022. This two-day conference is co-organized by the Government of
OSCE course promotes open source intelligence in criminal investigations in Turkmenistan
Publishing date: 13 September 2022
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Centre in Ashgabat
What we do: Border management, Countering terrorism
An OSCE-organized training course on open source intelligence in criminal investigations took place in Ashgabat from 13 to 16 September 2022. The aim of the course was to share experiences in combating drug trafficking using modern open source tools, including social media and other internet
The OSCE Border Management Staff College concluded its second four-week course overseas
Publishing date: 9 September 2022
On September 9, 2022, the OSCE Border Management Staff College (BMSC) concluded a four-week Staff Course in Vienna, Austria. The enterprise represented the 33rd such offering conducted by the College since its founding in 2009 and the second held outside its home campus in Dushanbe, Tajikistan.
OSCE supports visit to Georgia by Regional Anti-corruption Platform members from the Western Balkans, Ukraine and Moldova
Publishing date: 8 September 2022
From 6 to 8 September, the OSCE Transnational Threat Department’s Border Security and Management Unit organized a working visit to Georgia, with the support of the Georgian Revenue Service and Ministry of Internal Affairs. This visit was an opportunity for members of the Platform, which focuses on preventing and countering corruption at the border, to improve their skills and learn from the Georgian experience.
Kyrgyz authorities trained on requesting electronic evidence from abroad
Publishing date: 8 September 2022
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek, Transnational Threats Department
What we do: Border management
The OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek and the OSCE Transnational Threats Department piloted a new training-of-trainers course on requesting electronic evidence across borders on 5 to 8 September in Kyrgyzstan. The course, developed jointly by the UNODC, Interpol, and the OSCE with the financial support from the European Union, is based on the United Nations Practical Guide on Requesting Electronic Evidence Across Borders.
OSCE Border Management Staff College organizes roundtable on incorporating gender sensitive approach in border security
Publishing date: 2 September 2022
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe
What we do: Border management, Gender equality
Integrating a gender sensitive and gender inclusive approach in border security and management in times of crisis and conflict was the focus of a roundtable discussion organized by the OSCE Border Management Staff College on 2 September 2022 in Vienna.
OSCE organized a two-day online training course on identifying impostors at border crossing points for border security officials from Ukraine
Publishing date: 23 August 2022
On 22-23 August 2022, the Border Security and Management Unit of the OSCE Transnational Threats Department organized the third online training on “Identification of Impostors at Border Crossing Points” for the respective representatives of border and customs services of Ukraine. The training that brought together 113 participants (54 women, 59 men) was conducted by two experts from the Austrian Federal Ministry of Interior.