The OSCE in Ukraine

Find all of the latest projects, news and reports on the situation in Ukraine below:

OSCE Secretariat Extra-Budgetary Support Programme for Ukraine

• OSCE Secretariat Extra-Budgetary Support Programme for Ukraine

The OSCE Secretariat Extra-Budgetary Support Programme for Ukraine helps implement a wide range of extra-budgetary projects, which are listed below.

• Enhancing Ukraine’s Chemical Emergency Response Capacity
• Strengthening Ukraine’s Financial Monitoring System Preparedness to Fight Money Laundering and Financing of Terrorism Threats
• Support to Environmental Rehabilitation with Focus on Building National Humanitarian Mine Action Capacities of Ukraine
• Support to National Stakeholders in Enhancing Accessibility of Constitutional Justice
• Promoting Human Rights-Based Approaches in Higher, Legal and School Education
• Safeguarding Human Rights through Courts, Phase Two
• Strengthening Ability of Media Stakeholders to Apply Media Standards and Promote Media Literacy

24 February 2023

• People of Ukraine must come first, Russia must end this war, say OSCE leaders

20 January 2023

• Further information on OSCE vehicles filmed in Donbas

16 January 2023

• OSCE Chairman-in-Office Osmani completes visit to Kyiv, emphasizes continued destructive impact of Russia’s war on Ukraine’s people

1 November 2022

• New donor-funded Support Programme for Ukraine

31 October 2022

• OSCE Chairman-in-Office and Secretary General praise work by field operations in Ukraine

10 October 2022

• OSCE Troika, Secretary General, OSCE PA President and Secretary General strenuously condemn Russia’s attacks in Ukraine’s civilian centres

6 October 2022

• Annexation of Ukrainian territories is illegal and a threat to human rights, say OSCE human rights Director and OSCE media freedom Representative
• OSCE Representative and U.S. Under Secretary call for more action to protect women and children fleeing war in Ukraine from human trafficking

30 September 2022

• OSCE Chairman-in-Office Rau, Parliamentary Assembly President Cederfelt, OSCE Secretary General Schmid and OSCE PA Secretary General Montella condemn Russia’s illegal annexation of Ukrainian territory

23 September 2022

• Current security challenges, war against Ukraine, at heart of OSCE Secretary General participation in 77th United Nations General Assembly

20 September 2022

• OSCE heads condemn the plan to hold illegal “referenda” in occupied territories of Ukraine

19 September 2022

• OSCE Chairman-in-Office and Secretary General condemn sentencing of OSCE Mission members Petrov and Shabanov in Luhansk, demand their immediate release

15 September 2022

• OSCE Chairman-in-Office and Secretary General deplore so-called “legal proceedings” against detained staff in Donetsk and Luhansk, demand their immediate release

24 August 2022

• OSCE Chairman-in-Office calls on Russian Federation to immediately stop war against Ukraine, stresses civilian population must be protected

3 August 2022

• OSCE Chairman-in-Office and Secretary General announce OSCE Secretariat Extra-Budgetary Support Programme for Ukraine

25 July 2022

• OSCE SMM Acting Head of Mission refutes claims and denounces persecution of national Mission members, demands immediate and unconditional release of those deprived of their liberty

19 July 2022

• OSCE Chairman-in-Office and Secretary General call for immediate release of detained OSCE staff in Donetsk and Luhansk

30 June 2022

• OSCE Chairman-in-Office and Secretary General announce upcoming closure of Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine
• Ukraine introduces OSCE-developed methodologies of conflict management in public service institutions

29 June 2022

• OSCE Annual Security Review Conference takes places against backdrop of war on Ukraine

19 June 2022

• OSCE Secretary General condemns use of sexual violence as weapon of war, urges for international support to survivors

16 June 2022

• OSCE-supported platform highlights environmental risks stemming from war in Ukraine

15 June 2022

• OSCE human rights office condemns death sentences against captured soldiers

7 June 2022

• Ukraine appoints three experts to be part of a mission under the OSCE’s Moscow Mechanism

25 May 2022

• OSCE Chairman-in-Office and Secretary General condemn intimidation and detention of OSCE staff in Donetsk and Luhansk

20 May

• OSCE human rights office intensifies monitoring of abuses in and around Ukraine as evidence grows

28 April

• OSCE Chairman-in-Office and Secretary General announce upcoming closure of Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine

24 April

• OSCE Chairman-in-Office and Secretary General call for immediate release of detained OSCE officials in areas of Donetsk and Luhansk

14 April

• OSCE Media Freedom Representative denounces latest arrests of media workers, calls on authorities to repeal restrictive laws

13 April

• Russia must stop aggression and destruction of religious sites and places of worship – joint statement by Special Representatives of OSCE Chairman-in-Office and Council of Europe

• Moscow Mechanism experts report to OSCE Permanent Council on Ukraine

8 April

• OSCE Troika meets with Ukrainian Foreign Minister, expresses strong support to Ukraine and calls on Russia to immediately stop its military attack

7 April 

• OSCE Secretary General calls for vigilance as fighting increases long-term environmental risks in Ukraine

6 April 

• OSCE Media Freedom Representative reiterates grave worries regarding safety of journalists in Ukraine

4 April

• Threats from explosive ordnance and mines are an expanding aspect of urgent humanitarian needs for Ukraine, says OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine

31 March 

• Chairman-in-Office and Secretary General expressed regret that no consensus reached on extension of mandate of Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine

28 March

• Preventing violations of international humanitarian law and protecting civilians require closer cooperation, OSCE leaders say

24 March

• OSCE Media Freedom Representative mourns journalists killed in Ukraine, warns of rapidly deteriorating safety situation for media workers

• Parliamentarians debate ways to increase OSCE’s support for peace in Ukraine

22 March

• Challenges of urgent assistance for millions fleeing Ukraine must be followed by coordinated long-term support, OSCE human rights head says

18 March

• OSCE Chairman-in-Office and Secretary General condemn bombing of Mariupol and ongoing violence against civilians throughout Ukraine

16 March

• OSCE Chairman-in-Office Zbigniew Rau calls for stronger UN-OSCE co-operation to address global security challenges

15 March

• OSCE States meet to discuss anti-trafficking prevention measures amid humanitarian crisis in Ukraine

• At Polish-Ukrainian border OSCE parliamentarians and OSCE anti-trafficking Special Representative highlight need for solidarity

11 March

• Strong support for Ukraine expressed at extraordinary meeting of the OSCE PA’s Standing Committee

• We are responsible for our children – message by Rita Izsák-Ndiaye, Personal Representative of the Chairman-in-Office on Children and Security

10 March

• OSCE States need to strengthen anti-trafficking prevention measures amid humanitarian crisis in Ukraine

8 March

• Only in unity we can stop the war and build a safe world for everyone – message from Liliana Palihovici, Special Representative of the OSCE Chairman-in-Office on Gender

7 March

• Those fleeing Ukraine conflict must be granted safe passage and international protection without delay, OSCE human rights head says

• Remarks of the Secretary General Helga Maria Schmid to the Special Permanent Council

• OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 54/2022

6 March

• OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 53/2022

5 March

• OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 52/2022

4 March

• OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 51/2022

3 March

• OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 50/2022
• OSCE Media Freedom Representative: “Russian authorities should stop further jeopardizing media freedom and safety of journalists”
• OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 49/2022
• OSCE Secretary General concludes visit to Moldova

2 March

• OSCE mourns death of National Mission Member of the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine

1 March

• OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 48/2022
• Peaceful demonstrations to protest attack on Ukraine must be allowed unhindered, OSCE human rights office says

28 February

• OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 47/2022

27 February

• OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 46/2022
• Continued obstruction of free flow of information and safety of journalists pose serious restrictions to media freedom in Russia, says OSCE Representative
• Safety of journalists must be ensured in conflict situations, says OSCE Media Freedom Representative

26 February

• OSCE SMM Spot Report 9/2022: Update on the security situation in Ukraine; Evacuation of SMM Monitoring Teams

• OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 45/2022

25 February

• OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 44/2022

• OSCE SMM Spot Report 8/2022: Significant deterioration in the security situation in Ukraine

• Human impact of military action in Ukraine of increasing concern, OSCE human rights head says

24 February 

• OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 43/2022

• The Reinforced Meeting of the OSCE Permanent Council at the Ministerial Level

• Statement of the Secretary General on the temporary evacuation of OSCE staff from Ukraine

• OSCE Media Freedom Representative strongly denounces Russian authorities’ restriction on freedom of the media and freedom of information

• OSCE parliamentarians condemn Russian military action in Ukraine, call for de-escalation at Vienna Winter Meeting

• Address by OSCE Secretary General Helga Maria Schmid at OSCE PA's Winter Meeting

• Joint statement by OSCE Chairman-in-Office Rau and Secretary General Schmid on Russia’s launch of a military operation in Ukraine

23 February

• OSCE SMM Spot Report 7/2022: Members of the armed formations threatened an SMM patrol and seized UAV equipment near Rodakove, Luhansk region
• OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 42/2022
• Special OSCE Permanent Council meeting held following Russian decision to recognize parts of Donetsk and Luhansk regions of Ukraine as independent

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