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Georgian authorities strengthen skills to combat cryptocurrencies risks through OSCE-UNODC training course in Tbilisi
Publishing date: 6 March 2023
Content type: News
Where we are: Office of the Co-ordinator of OSCE Economic and Environmental Activities, Transnational Threats Department
What we do: Policing
Twenty law enforcement and government representatives strengthened their skills in identifying and investigating the illegal use of cryptocurrencies and other virtual assets through a training course held from 27 February to 2 March 2023 in Tbilisi, Georgia.
Enhancing social re-use of confiscated assets in Serbia focus of OSCE workshop
Publishing date: 25 January 2023
Content type: News
Where we are: Office of the Co-ordinator of OSCE Economic and Environmental Activities, Transnational Threats Department, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Policing
On 24 January, the OSCE organized the third National Workshop on Social Re-use of Confiscated Assets in Serbia. The event brought together representatives from the Ministry of Justice, the Republic’s Public Prosecutor’s Office, the Prosecutor’s Office for Organized Crime, civil society and other international organizations.
OSCE facilitates exchange on asset recovery between German Federal Criminal Police Office and Serbian Prosecutor’s Office for Organized Crime
Publishing date: 25 January 2023
Content type: News
Where we are: Office of the Co-ordinator of OSCE Economic and Environmental Activities, Transnational Threats Department, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Policing
Prosecutors working on organized crime and asset recovery cases in Serbia and a judge from the Belgrade High Court visited the German Federal Criminal Police Office in Wiesbaden for a study visit on 24 and 25 January.
OSCE completes training of trainer on identifying false documents and impostors in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Publishing date: 16 December 2022
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Border management, Countering terrorism, Policing
On 5-16 December 2022, the Border Security and Management Unit of the OSCE Transnational Threats Department (TNTD), in close co-operation with the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina organized a two-week train-the-trainers course on identifying forged documents and impostors at border crossing points with the use of specialised equipment in Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Police officers apply gender-responsive policing of violence against women and girls through OSCE course in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Publishing date: 15 December 2022
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina, Transnational Threats Department, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Policing
Between 12 and 15 December 2022, the OSCE’s Transnational Threats Department facilitated a training course on gender-responsive policing of violence against women and girls for 295 police cadets at the Sarajevo Police Academy.
OSCE delivers fourth webinar on trends in contemporary policing for cadets in Uzbekistan
Publishing date: 8 December 2022
Content type: News
Where we are: Transnational Threats Department, OSCE Secretariat, OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan
What we do: Policing
On 6 December, the OSCE Transnational Threats Department, in close co-operation with the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan, organized a fourth webinar for cadets and lecturers from the Academy of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan in Tashkent. The purpose of this initiative is to raise awareness about key trends and developments in contemporary policing among students and staff of the Academy.
Developing Tajikistan’s capacities for requesting electronic evidence across borders
Publishing date: 6 December 2022
Content type: News
What we do: Countering terrorism, Policing
From 29 November to 2 December, the OSCE’s Transnational Threats Department, the OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe and the UNDOC Terrorism Prevention Branch organized a training course in Tajikistan on requesting electronic evidence from service providers based in foreign jurisdictions. The course, based on the United Nations Practical Guide on Requesting Electronic Evidence across Borders, was developed by the UNODC, INTERPOL, and OSCE, with the financial support of the European Union.