News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Spot Report by the Observer Mission at the Russian checkpoints of Gukovo and Donetsk: A forty-sixth Russian convoy of 46 vehicles crossed into Ukraine and returned back through the Donetsk Border Crossing Point
Publishing date: 17 December 2015
On 17 December 2015 at 07:00hrs (Moscow time), a Russian convoy arrived at the Donetsk Border Crossing Point (BCP). A total of 46 vehicles were checked by the Russian border guard and customs services. All but one of 46 vehicles had crossed back into the Russian Federation by 14:30hrs on 17 December. One escort vehicle was delayed and crossed the border into the Russian Federation at 16:05hrs...
Latest from OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine, based on information received as of 19:30hrs, 16 December 2015
Publishing date: 17 December 2015
The SMM recorded a low number of ceasefire violations in Donetsk region and none in Luhansk region. It experienced freedom-of-movement restrictions in areas not controlled by the Government...
OSCE Mission to BIH supports meeting of the Inter-Agency Working Group on election reform
Publishing date: 17 December 2015
KONJIC, Bosnia and Herzegovina, 17 December 2015 – The OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina, in co-operation with BiH Parliamentary Assembly and BiH Central Election Commission (CEC), organized the ninth two-day meeting of the Inter-Agency Working Group on changes to election legislation in BiH which concluded today in Konjic...
OSCE/ODIHR event in Kyiv stresses importance of adopting code of conduct for Ukraine parliamentarians
Publishing date: 17 December 2015
The importance and the benefits of adopting and implementing a code of conduct for members of the Verkhovna Rada, Ukraine’s parliament, as an essential element in securing public trust and transparency was the focus of a parliamentary hearing co-organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) on 17 December 2015 in Kyiv.
OSCE Mission’s report assesses progress and challenges in community rights protection in Kosovo
Publishing date: 17 December 2015
PRISHTINË/PRIŠTINA, 17 December 2015 – While positive trends continue, more efforts are needed to advance communities’ rights, concludes an OSCE Mission in Kosovo report presented today...
Law students and paralegals raise awareness of legal aid following training event supported by OSCE Mission to Moldova
Publishing date: 17 December 2015
Sixteen representatives of various local institutions working with children attended an OSCE-supported public lecture on the observance of children’s rights held on 16 December 2015 in the village of Gaidar in Gagauzia. The lecture followed a training event organized by the OSCE Mission to Moldova to prepare law students and paralegals to organize public lectures on accessing legal aid...
2015 OSCE Medal awarded to Ambassador Heidi Tagliavini and former OSCE Senior Operational Adviser John Crosby
Publishing date: 17 December 2015
VIENNA, 17 December 2015 – Ambassador Heidi Tagliavini and former OSCE Senior Operational Adviser John Crosby were today awarded the OSCE Medal by the Organization’s Secretary General, Lamberto Zannier, for their “dedication and tireless efforts that embody the OSCE’s lasting contribution to international security and co-operation"...