OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe

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OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe

Established on 1 December 1993, the Office works on a wide range of activities, ranging from arms control and border management to disaster risk reduction, good governance and gender equality.

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OSCE Secretary General visits Tajikistan, reaffirms support for comprehensive security and regional dialogue

21 May 2026 DUSHANBE

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OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe holds annual Partnership Platform meeting with Government of Tajikistan

The OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe (POiD) convened its annual Partnership Platform meeting on 1 October 2026, bringing together around 60 participants, including representatives of the Government of Tajikistan and OSCE staff working across all three dimensions of security.

2 October 2026 Dushanbe

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OSCE and European Union celebrate completion of six-year project to strengthen Tajikistan’s southern border

The POiD Officer-in-Charge, Dominik Drasnar, stressed the project’s broader significance: “the OSCE is proud to support the National Border Management Strategy through concrete projects that strengthen border security, vital to ensure cooperation and exchange across borders, while protecting communities. Let me stress that such efforts are not only vital for Tajikistan’s national security, but also for the stability of the wider OSCE region”

29 September 2026 Dushanbe

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EU and OSCE donated technical equipment to support awareness raising on radiation safety in Tajikistan

On 18 September 2026, the European Union (EU) and the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) donated technical equipment to the Sughd branch of the Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Safety and Security Agency of the National Academy of Sciences of Tajikistan.

25 September 2026 Dushanbe

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OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe holds annual Partnership Platform meeting with Government of Tajikistan

2 October 2026

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OSCE and European Union celebrate completion of six-year project to strengthen Tajikistan’s southern border

29 September 2026 Tajikistan

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EU and OSCE donated technical equipment to support awareness raising on radiation safety in Tajikistan

25 September 2026

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OSCE strengthens e-commerce capacity of Agency for Innovation and Digital Technologies staff in Tajikistan

24 September 2026

The Programme Office at work: in pictures

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Representatives from the Association of Women’s Councils within the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Tajikistan during a study visit to Chișinău, Moldova organized by the OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe, 3 December 2024.

© OSCE/Sitora Sanginova Photo details
Ewan Todd (centre left), Project Manager of the "Stabilization of Tajikistan's Southern Border Region with Afghanistan" at the OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe, is presenting a certificate of completion to a participant who has successfully finished a four-week training course on Tactical Field Capacity Building for Tajik border officers, Hamadoni Border Detachment, Khatlon region, 6 December 2024.

© OSCE/Zhasmin Sattorova Photo details
Officials from Tajikistan's public authorities and the OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe gather for a group photo during an international exchange visit in Tirana, Albania, 5 December 2024.

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(left-right) Ismatullo Nasredin, the First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Tajikistan; Kate Fearon, the OSCE Officer-in-Charge/Acting Secretary-General and Ambassador Willy Kempel, Head of the OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe, delivering opening speeches at the annual Partnership Platform meeting in Dushanbe, 24 October 2024.

© OSCE/Iskandar Mirzaganiev Photo details
Participants of the two-day roundtable discussion dedicated to the United Nations' International Day of the Girl Child speaking during the event organized by the OSCE jointly with government institutions, international partners, and civil society organizations, Dushanbe, 10 October 2024.

© OSCE/Inomullo Mirboboev Photo details
Amy Sevimli, Head of the Human Dimension Department at the OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe (centre-left) and Barotali Homidzoda, Head of the Public Order Protection Department (centre-right) at the donation ceremony of IT and office equipment, Dushanbe, 4 October 2024.

© OSCE/Inomullo Mirboboev Photo details
Participants from Tajikistan and Uzbekistan engaged in team-building activities at the Second International Youth Forum of the Syrdarya River Basin in Khujand, 30 September 2024.

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Tajik Border Troops officers navigating the challenging currents of the Syr Darya River during the Survival Swimming and Small Boat Operations Course in Khujand, 3 September 2024.

© OSCE/ Mukimdzhon Masharipov Photo details
Participants of a three-day training session on domestic violence prevention and case management, organized by the OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe in partnership with the Committee for Women and Family Affairs, Dushanbe, 28 August 2024.

© OSCE/Feruza Sultonova Photo details
Medical specialists from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan attending a nine-day regional medical training course organized by the OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe, in partnership with the OSCE Programme Office in Astana and the Kazakh Ministry of Defense’s Center for Arms Control and Inspection Support, Almaty, Kazakhstan, 19 August 2024.

© OSCE/Asafbek Shonazarov Photo details
The Tajik delegation, officials from the Republic of Srpska Ministry of Interior, and OSCE officials are pictured posing for a group photo, Banja Luka, Republic of Srpska, Bosna and Herzegovina, 2 July 2024.

© Photo/Press-center of Republic of Srpska Ministry of Interior Photo details