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Empowering Young Leaders for Sustainable Futures: OSCE field operations in Central Asia launched the 15th Central Asian Leadership Programme
From 15 to 19 September 2025, the OSCE Programme Office in Astana, OSCE Centre in Ashgabat, OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek, OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe, OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan, in partnership with the Regional...
Owner: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
OSCE hands over ambulance vehicles and equipment to Tajikistan’s Ministry of Internal Affairs
On 11 April 2025, the OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe officially handed over two ambulance vehicles and five sets of equipment to the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Tajikistan. This donation supports the Government of...
Owner: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
OSCE trains Gender-Sensitive Police Units and Public Order Protection Department staff in Tajikistan to enhance response to domestic violence
From 8 to 9 April 2025 the OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe, in co-operation with the Public Order Protection Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Tajikistan, organized a two-day training for 21 police officers, including the staff...
Owner: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
OSCE hands over IT and office equipment to Tajikistan’s Inter-ministerial Commission on Combatting Trafficking in Persons
On 26 March 2025, the OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe handed over a set of IT and office equipment to the Inter-ministerial Commission on Combatting Trafficking in Persons of the Republic of Tajikistan. The donated equipment will support the...
Owner: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan Solve Border Conflict with New Agreement
(MENAFN) Kyrgyz Leader Sadyr Japarov approved a border agreement on Tuesday between his nation and neighboring Tajikistan, putting an end to a long-standing issue that had caused tensions in recent years between the two Central Asian nations. The...
Owner: Sawsan Dababneh & Ramzi AbdelJaber
During an informal meeting in Moscow, President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin, President of the Republic of Belarus Aleksandr Lukashenko, and President of the Republic of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon made a phone call to President of the…
AZERBAIJAN, March 15 - 15 March 2025, 20:00 On March 15, during an informal meeting in Moscow, President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin, President of the Republic of Belarus Aleksandr Lukashenko, and President of the Republic of...
Owner: Azerbaijani Government
OSCE organizes training on authenticity verification of security documents for Tajikistan’s Border Troops
Fifteen Tajik Border Troops officers participated in the theoretical session of a Training for Trainers course on "Authenticity Verification of Security Documents," held in Dushanbe from 24 to 28 February 2025. Organized by the OSCE Programme...
Owner: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
Lack of accreditation by Tajikistan less than a month before elections makes continuation of OSCE observation mission impossible
WARSAW, 4 February 2025 – The lack of assurance by the authorities of Tajikistan that international observers will be accredited has regrettably made it necessary to cancel the observation of the country’s forthcoming parliamentary elections, the...
Owner: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
ODIHR opens election observation mission in Tajikistan
DUSHANBE, 22 January 2025 - The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) today opened an election observation mission for the 2 March parliamentary elections in Tajikistan, following an official invitation from the national...
Owner: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
International observers to Tajikistan’s parliamentary elections to hold press conference on Wednesday
Dushanbe, 21 January 2025 – Observers from the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) will hold a press conference on the opening of the observation mission to the parliamentary elections in Tajikistan on Wednesday, 22...
Owner: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
International Conference on Combating Transnational Cybercrime
On 25-26 September 2025, Astana hosted the international conference “Combating Transnational Cybercrime: Current Trends and Directions for Counteraction”. The event was organized by the OSCE Programme Office in Astana (the Office) in co-operation...
Owner: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
OSCE organizes information sessions and workshops across Tajikistan to support the Green Economy Strategy
From November to December 2024, the OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe organized a series of informational sessions for local state authorities under the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade across various regions. These sessions took place...
Owner: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
Central Asian Dialogue Platform “Women in Justice: Professional Development through Association”
On 11 September 2025, the international Central Asian Dialogue Platform titled “Women in Justice: Professional Development through Association” was held in Astana. The event was dedicated to the 30th anniversary of the Constitution of Kazakhstan...
Owner: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
OSCE advances water, sanitation, and hygiene solutions in Tajikistan with roundtable dialogue
On 20 December 2024, the OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe (POiD), in collaboration with the Ministry of Health and Social Protection, organized a one-day roundtable on "Standard Regulatory Requirements for Wastewater Quality Control." This event,...
Owner: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
ADB Appoints Ko Sakamoto as Its New Country Director for Tajikistan
DUSHANBE, TAJIKISTAN (17 December 2024) — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has appointed Ko Sakamoto as its new Country Director for Tajikistan. He is expected to assume office in early 2025. Mr. Sakamoto will lead ADB’s work in Tajikistan in...
Owner: Asian Development Bank
OSCE supports youth network to promote gender equality across Tajikistan
Between October and December 2024, the OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe supported the OSCE Youth Network for Gender Equality in organizing ten awareness-raising sessions across Dushanbe and rural areas of Tajikistan. Over 25 Network members...
Owner: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
President Cyril Ramaphosa receives Letters of Credence from Heads of Mission-designate, 2 Oct
President Cyril Ramaphosa will on Thursday, 02 October 2025, receive Letters of Credence from Heads of Mission-designate at a Credentials Ceremony to be held at Sefako Makgatho Presidential Guesthouse in Pretoria. Letters of Credence are official...
Owner: South African Government
Emomali Rahmon, President of the Republic of Tajikistan, made a phone call to Ilham Aliyev, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan
AZERBAIJAN, December 4 - 04 December 2024, 14:56 On December 4, Emomali Rahmon, President of the Republic of Tajikistan, made a phone call to Ilham Aliyev, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan. During the telephone conversation, President...
Owner: Azerbaijani Government
OSCE and civil society hold a national forum in Dushanbe to promote dialogue and collaborative efforts in combating violence
On 27 November 2024, the OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe organized the National Forum of Civil Society Organizations - Gender Movement Activists, titled "United Against Violence," in Dushanbe. This important event brought together 84 gender...
Owner: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
OSCE strengthens the professional military education capabilities of border officers in Tajikistan
On 22 November 2024, thirteen officers of the Tajik Border Troops, including eleven men and two women, completed a comprehensive three-week Training of Trainers (ToT) course, marking another significant step in the OSCE's commitment to enhancing...
Owner: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe