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Second national simulation exercise to fight human trafficking kicks off in Kazakhstan

Publishing date: 14 October 2021
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings
An OSCE-organized week-long simulation exercise on combating human trafficking along migration routes, hosted by the Almaty Police Academy under the Ministry of Internal Affairs, started on 11 October 2021 in Almaty.

Three decades and ready for the future: the OSCE’s human rights office marks its 30th anniversary

Publishing date: 14 October 2021
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Human rights, Rule of law
WARSAW/STOCKHOLM, 14 October 2021 – Thirty years ago, the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) was established. Its mandate is to assist the countries of the OSCE region in strengthening democratic institutions and the rule of law, and in respecting human rights. Over the next two days, over 500 participants will gather in person and online to discuss the ODIHR’s achievements and its role in finding lasting solutions to the challenges faced across the OSCE region.

Press Communiqué of the Co-Chairs of the Geneva International Discussions

Publishing date: 13 October 2021
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
GENEVA, 13 October 2021- The 54th round of the Geneva International Discussions (GID) took place on 12 and 13 October 2021, with requisite COVID-19 pandemic measures in place. The GID process continues to serve as the primary venue in which the consequences of conflict are addressed as mandated by the six-point ceasefire agreement of 2008.

OSCE holds annual wrap-up roundtable discussion on non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction in Turkmenistan

Publishing date: 13 October 2021
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Centre in Ashgabat
What we do: Arms control
On 7 and 8 October 2021, the OSCE Centre in Ashgabat organized a two-day online roundtable discussion on Turkmenistan’s 2018-2022 National Action Plan (NAP) and the implementation of UN Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1540 on Effective Measures against the Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction.

OSCE Mission presents report on Enjoyment of Freedom of Peaceful Assembly in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Publishing date: 12 October 2021
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina
What we do: Human rights
SARAJEVO, 12 October 2021 –The OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) launched the report “The Enjoyment of Freedom of Peaceful Assembly in Bosnia and Herzegovina: Monitoring Observations of the OSCE Mission to BiH” today, 12 October 2021, in Sarajevo.

Statement by the Co-Chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group

Publishing date: 8 October 2021
Content type: Press release
Where we are: Minsk Group
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
GENEVA, 8 October 2021 — The Co-Chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group (Stephane Visconti of France, Andrew Schofer of the United States of America, and Igor Khovaev of the Russian Federation) released the following statement today:..  

OSCE supports online roundtable discussion on access to justice during COVID-19 pandemic in Kazakhstan

Publishing date: 8 October 2021
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana
What we do: Good governance
The OSCE Programme Office in Nur-Sultan, in co-operation with the Supreme Court and Legal Policy Research Centre in Kazakhstan, co-organized an online roundtable discussion on access to justice during the COVID-19 pandemic on 8 October 2021.