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OSCE organizes summer rehabilitation workshop for landmine/explosive remnants of war survivors
From 1 to 15 August 2024, Tajikistan National Mine Action Center with the support of the OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe (POiD) organized a two-week summer rehabilitation workshop for landmine/ explosive remnants of war survivors in the resort...

Opening of European Regional Conference on Advancing Victim Assistance Implementation and Cooperation
SLOVENIA, August 27 - State Secretary Marko Štucin opened the European Regional Conference on Advancing Victim Assistance Implementation and Cooperation, which brings together representatives of states, civil society and mine victims'...

OSCE supports summer school on anti-corruption for youth
The OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe (POiD) supported the Anti-Corruption Summer School for Youth in Yos resort, Tajikistan, from 12 to 16 August 2024. The event was organized in collaboration with the Agency for State Financial Control and Fight...

Azimut’s Initial Drill Results Indicate an Extensive Antimony Zone on the Wabamisk Gold Property, Quebec, Canada
1.08% Sb over 22.70 m including 1.74% Sb, 1.15 g/t Au over 9.50 m 1.01% Sb over 17.85 m including 6.44% Sb, 0.67 g/t Au over 2.35 m 5,000-metre drilling program has resumed LONGUEUIL, Quebec, Jan. 16, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Azimut Exploration...

OSCE facilitates roundtable on implementing the Green Economy Strategy
On 30 December 2024, the OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe hosted a one-day workshop focused on the implementation of the Green Economy Strategy and its accompanying Action Plan. This event marked a logical continuation and conclusion of the...

OSCE organizes Dialogue Platform on Counteracting Trafficking in Human Beings
On 17 December 2024, the OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe, in co-operation with the Centre for Combatting Trafficking in Persons under the Ministry of Internal Affairs, hosted the second Dialogue Platform on Counteracting Trafficking in Human...

Alif Raises $20 Million Investment from Accial Capital
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM, December 25, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Alif announced it had raised a $20 mln debt investment from Accial Capital, a US-based impact private credit fund manager. The deal was facilitated with advisory support from...

OSCE supports workshop focused on protecting the rights of persons with disabilities during natural disasters
From 6 to 7 December 2024, the OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe conducted a workshop titled “Adaptation for All: Rights of Persons with Disabilities During Natural Disasters” in Khujand, the Sughd region. The event was organized in partnership...

OSCE regional workshop in Central Asia focuses on competency frameworks and training strategies on combating cybercrime and dealing with electronic evidence
On 5 and 6 December in Tashkent, the OSCE Transnational Threats Department (TNTD) held a Central Asia regional workshop on developing strategic and structured approaches to the training and education of police officers and prosecutors working on...

Evergold’s DEM Prospect in B.C. Returns High Grades of Antimony in Drilling, Within a Broad System Also Hosting Gold, Silver and Additional Critical Elements
TORONTO, Dec. 11, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Evergold Corp. (TSX-V: EVER, WKN: A2PTHZ) (“Evergold” or the “Company”) is pleased to report assay results for two core holes (DEM24-04 and DEM24-05) completed on the DEM Mountain Zone near Fort St....

OSCE facilitates capacity-building training for professionals in water resources management in Bokhtar
From 29 November to 1 December 2024, the OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe (POiD), in collaboration with the Agency of Land Reclamation and Irrigation, successfully held a three-day training focused on developing strategic documents for water...

Er-Kim Extends Exclusive Distribution Agreement with Ascendis Pharma A/S to Expand Commercialization of Its Endocrinology Portfolio to Eurasian Markets
ATHENS, Greece and ALMATY, Kazakhstan, Dec. 10, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Er-Kim, an international pharmaceutical company specializing in the commercialization of novel therapies, today announced that it has extended its exclusive agreement with...

OSCE trains border officers in Uzbekistan in identifying suspected terrorists and other criminals
From 25 to 28 November, the OSCE’s Transnational Threats Department and the Border Troops and Customs Committee of Uzbekistan held a national training course for border and customs officers to identify suspected foreign terrorist fighters and...

Azimut Commences Drilling a Major Antimony-Gold Corridor on the Wabamisk Gold Property, James Bay Region, Quebec
LONGUEUIL, Quebec, Dec. 02, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Azimut Exploration Inc. (“Azimut” or the “Company”) (TSXV: AZM) (OTCQX: AZMTF) is pleased to announce the commencement of a diamond drilling program that will focus on the recently discovered...

OSCE Supports Regional Conference to Combat Domestic Violence in Central Asia
On 25-26 November, 2024, the OSCE Programme Office in Astana (the Office), in collaboration with the Friedrich Ebert Foundation (FES) and the “Union of Crisis Centers of Kazakhstan” organized a regional conference titled “Domestic Violence...

Energy security, climate resilience and co-operation in focus at COP29: OSCE highlights its engagement
From 15 to 21 November 2024, the OSCE actively participated in the 29th session of the Conference of Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC COP29) in Baku, Azerbaijan. Breaking new ground: OSCE’s first...

ADB Launches Major Initiative to Build Resilience to Melting Glaciers
BAKU, AZERBAIJAN (14 November 2024) — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) today launched a new regional program, Glaciers to Farms, that will promote sustainable water use and food security in Central Asia, the South Caucasus, and Pakistan amid the...

Vanishing Treasures – Protecting Endangered Mountain Species
Tackling the twin crisis of biodiversity loss and climate change is one of the most important challenges mankind is facing in the 21st century. Since 2019, UNEP’s Vanishing Treasures programme, funded by the Government of the Grand Duchy of...

OSCE and UNOCT host 8th Passenger Data Seminar in Vienna
On 7 and 8 November 2024 the 8th Annual Passenger Data Seminar took place in Vienna, Austria. The event was organized by the OSCE Transnational Threats Department and the United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT). The seminar was...

Navigating the shadows: Afghanistan’s terrorism landscape three years after the US withdrawal and its international implications
At a July 2023 press conference, President Joe Biden somewhat angrily defended his record on the counterterrorist threat from Afghanistan: “Do you remember what I said about Afghanistan? I said al Qaeda would not be there. I said it wouldn’t be...