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News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE conducts feasibility study for curricula on parliamentary studies in Albania
Publishing date: 17 February 2022
On 16 February 2022, the OSCE Presence in Albania introduced academic partners, the Assembly and representatives of civil society to the main findings of a feasibility study for the development of a study programme on parliamentary issues.
Gender equality in parliament focus of OSCE workshop for members of parliament, political parties and judges in Tajikistan
Publishing date: 17 February 2022
Gender mainstreaming in politics and legislation and best practices in reviewing legislation for gender sensitivity were the topics of a two-day advanced workshop that ended on 16 February 2022 in Dushanbe. The OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe and the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) co-organized the event.
OSCE supports webinar on communication skills for local self-governance bodies in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 17 February 2022
An OSCE-supported webinar on enhancing the communications skills of maslikhats (local self-governance bodies) was conducted from 8 to 11 February 2022 in Kazakh and Russian languages.
OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 36/2022 issued on 16 February 2022
Publishing date: 16 February 2022
Summary In Donetsk region, the SMM recorded 24 ceasefire violations, including five explosions. In the previous reporting period, it recorded 17 ceasefire violations in the region. In Luhansk region, the Mission recorded 129 ceasefire violations, including 71 explosions. In the previous reporting
OSCE Chairman-in-Office Zbigniew Rau concludes his visit to Moscow
Publishing date: 16 February 2022
MOSCOW, 16 February 2022 — The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Poland’s Minister for Foreign Affairs Zbigniew Rau, concluded his first official visit as OSCE Chairman to Moscow on 15 February.
Ukraine creates national co-ordination platform on combating illicit trafficking of weapons, ammunition and explosives with OSCE support
Publishing date: 16 February 2022
KYIV, 16 February 2022 – Today over 100 representatives from the Ukrainian state authorities, think tanks, the donor community and international partner organizations met to create a co-ordination platform on implementing a joint strategic approach to preventing and combating the illicit trafficking in weapons, ammunition and explosives (WAE) in Ukraine.
New policies needed to combat trafficking in the internet era, according to OSCE study
Publishing date: 15 February 2022
VIENNA, 15 February 2022 – Trafficking in human beings has dramatically changed since it was first recognized as a crime 20 years ago. Today technology is a centerpiece of the human trafficking business model and 75% of sex trafficking victims are advertised online. However, legislation addressing trafficking has not kept pace. Addressing this gap is at the heart of a new study a new OSCE study on policy responses to technology-facilitated trafficking in human beings, which was presented at a virtual launch event held today.