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Seizing the transformative power of digital and social economy: the OSCE Regional Ideathon
Publishing date: 7 November 2022
On 4 and 5 November 2022 on the Ohrid Lake, North Macedonia, the Regional Ideathon organized by the Office of the Coordinator of OSCE Economic and Environmental Activities gathered seventy young people aged 18-25 from the Western Balkans’ region. Under the motto “Inspire, Connect, Enable”, the Ideathon is a creative problem solving exercise where youth come together and, guided by innovative start-uppers, dive into a social or an environmental challenge and consider possible solutions with the use of technology.
OSCE continues training operative officers of Anti-Corruption Committee of Armenia
Publishing date: 28 October 2022
A second specialized training on operative essentials for anti-corruption officers was held in Yerevan from 25 to 28 October 2022. The training, which focused on the effective investigation of corruption, was hosted by the Office of the Co-ordinator of OSCE Economic and Environmental Activities (OCEEA) with the support of the Anti-Corruption Committee of Armenia (ACC).
OSCE promotes green energy diplomacy in Turkmenistan
Publishing date: 27 October 2022
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Centre in Ashgabat
What we do: Economic activities, Environmental activities
Some thirty students and teachers of the Turkmen State Energy Institute in Mary participated in an OSCE-organized seminar on green energy diplomacy that took place on 26 and 27 October 2022. The OSCE Centre in Ashgabat organized the two-day event to discuss various aspects of renewable energy
OSCE hosts 2022 Aarhus Centres Annual Meeting
Publishing date: 20 October 2022
Content type: News
What we do: Economic activities, Environmental activities
The 2022 Aarhus Centres Annual Meeting was held in Vienna and online on 19 and 20 October 2022. The meeting focused on the role of Aarhus Centres in strengthening peace and security, their new Strategy and Action Plan, and on the contribution of the Centres to sustainable development.
OSCE and UNODC launch a project to counter money laundering of virtual assets and cryptocurrencies
Publishing date: 20 October 2022
Content type: News
What we do: Economic activities
On October 20th 2022, the Office of the Co-ordinator of OSCE Economic and Environmental Activities (OCEEA), in partnership with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) conducted a two-day expert roundtable to launch a new extra-budgetary project on fighting money laundering activities carried out via virtual assets and cryptocurrencies. The event is part of the extra-budgetary project on “innovative policy solutions to mitigate money laundering risks of virtual assets” funded by the United States and Germany.
Anti-money laundering and countering financing of terrorism focus of OSCE –organized lecture course in Turkmenistan
Publishing date: 7 October 2022
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Centre in Ashgabat
What we do: Economic activities, Good governance, Countering terrorism
From 4 to 7 October 2022, the OSCE-Centre in Ashgabat organized a lecture course on Anti-Money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) aspects within the Economy, Finance and Credit, Jurisprudence and International relations disciplines. The four-day event was held in a hybrid
Re-use and Social Re-use of Confiscated Assets at the centre of discussion of OSCE workshop in North Macedonia
Publishing date: 29 September 2022
Content type: News
Where we are: Office of the Co-ordinator of OSCE Economic and Environmental Activities, Transnational Threats Department
What we do: Economic activities
On 27 September, the OSCE held the third workshop on the use and social re-use of confiscated assets in North Macedonia, which gathered government representatives, civil society, and national and international legal experts, to foster public discourse on this highly relevant topic.