News and press releases

VIENNA, 21 October 2014- Counter-terrorism measures can only become sustainable and effective through a gender-sensitive and human rights compliant approach, said participants at the start of a two-day workshop for senior government experts, organized by the OSCE and the Global Counterterrorism Forum (GCTF)...

The SMM continued to monitor the implementation of the provisions of the Minsk Protocol and Memorandum. In the Donetsk and Luhansk regions the situation remained volatile. In other parts of the country the situation remained calm. In Lviv the SMM observed a political rally organised by “Right Sector”.

DANILOVGRAD, Montenegro, 20 October 2014 – A five-day regional training course on combating cybercrime in South-Eastern Europe focusing on advanced forensics using Linux, started today in Danilovgrad, Montenegro.

TSAKHKADZOR, Kotayq region of Armenia, 20 October 2014 – A one-week Youth Camp for national minorities, supported by the OSCE Office, opens today, 20 October 2014, in Tsakhkadzor, Kotayq region of Armenia...

VIENNA, October 20, 2014- OSCE Secretary General Lamberto Zannier has welcomed offers by France, Germany, Italy and Russia to help in implementing the Minsk documents.

The OSCE Mission to Moldova organized on 15 October 2014 a round table discussion on Optimization and Implementation of Gagauz Autonomy, a report presented by Piligrim-Demo, a Comrat-based NGO which aims to establish a mechanism for civil society to raise issues related to Gagauzia with central authorities...

In addition to its regular monitoring, the SMM continued to monitor the implementation of the provisions of the Minsk Protocol and Memorandum. The situation in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions remained volatile, whereas other parts of the country remained calm...