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OSCE Mission in Kosovo presents report on children’s rights in court proceedings
Publishing date: 12 June 2020
PRISHTINË/PRIŠTINA, 12 June 2020 – The OSCE Mission in Kosovo launched its report “Children First: The Role of Centres for Social Work in Judicial Proceedings” today. The report looks into the protection of the rights of children, with a special focus on the role of Centres for Social Work (CSW) in judicial proceedings involving children...
Press Statement of Special Representative Grau after first part of the regular Meeting of Trilateral Contact Group on 10 June 2020
Publishing date: 11 June 2020
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
KYIV, 10 June 2020 – The Special Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office in Ukraine and in the Trilateral Contact Group, Ambassador Heidi Grau, made the following statement to the press:
Central Asian OSCE PA delegations discuss regional co-operation in fighting COVID-19
Publishing date: 10 June 2020
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
COPENHAGEN, 9 June 2020 – In the second of a series of informal meetings to focus on regional aspects of the COVID-19 pandemic, parliamentarians from Central Asian countries met online Tuesday with OSCE Parliamentary Assembly President George Tsereteli (Georgia) and Secretary General Roberto Montella. The OSCE parliamentarians were joined by the representatives of OSCE field operations in Central Asia, as well as regional experts from the OSCE Conflict Prevention Center, OSCE Secretariat, OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, and the OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities.
Weekly Update from the OSCE Observer Mission at Russian Checkpoints Gukovo and Donetsk based on information as of 9 June 2020
Publishing date: 9 June 2020
Content type: Weekly report
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
Kamensk-Shakhtinskiy, Russian Federation. The Observer Mission (OM) continues to operate 24/7 at both Border Crossing Points (BCPs). The overall number of border crossings by persons increased at both BCPs compared to the previous week.
ODIHR opens special election assessment mission in Serbia
Publishing date: 8 June 2020
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Elections
BELGRADE, 8 June 2020 – The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) today formally opened a special election assessment mission (SEAM) for the 21 June parliamentary elections in Serbia. The deployment follows an official invitation from the Serbian authorities...
OSCE PA statement on electoral reform in Albania
Publishing date: 6 June 2020
COPENHAGEN, 6 June 2020 – Welcoming the agreement on electoral reform in Albania, OSCE Parliamentary Assembly President George Tsereteli, Special Representative on South East Europe Mark Pritchard and Secretary General Roberto Montella issued the following joint statement today...
Parliamentarians, experts and officials from UN and OSCE meet online to discuss counter-terrorism in an era of pandemic
Publishing date: 5 June 2020
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
What we do: Countering terrorism
COPENHAGEN, 5 June 2020 – While much of the international community’s attention is currently focused on fighting the COVID-19 pandemic, traditional threats such as terrorism and violent extremism are as relevant as ever and must remain high on the international agenda, participants said at the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly’s seventh meeting of the Ad Hoc Committee on Countering Terrorism (CCT) today...