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News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Presence in Albania organizes training on whistleblowing and whistleblower protection for business companies
Publishing date: 5 July 2021
From 24 June to 2 July 2021, the OSCE Presence in Albania organized an online training course for businesses on whistleblowing and whistleblowers protection. The course highlighted whistleblowing as a relevant mechanism in maintaining integrity and controlling corruption. The event was organized in collaboration with the High inspectorate for Declaration and Audit of Assets and Conflict of interest (HIDAACI).
30 years after Bonn: We must continue to invest in dialogue, conflict prevention and fighting transnational threats
Publishing date: 5 July 2021
VIENNA, 5 July 2021 – Thirty years on from the 1990 Bonn Document, the OSCE hosted a conference reviewing how to continue contributing to European peace, security and prosperity through a market-based economy and environmental protection...
OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 153/2021 issued on 3 July 2021
Publishing date: 3 July 2021
Summary In Donetsk region, the SMM recorded 164 ceasefire violations, including 136 explosions. In the previous reporting period, it recorded 927 ceasefire violations in the region. In Luhansk region, the Mission recorded 52 ceasefire violations, including eight explosions. In the previous
OSCE SMM Spot Report 17/2021: SMM camera at the Oktiabr mine near non-government-controlled Donetsk city damaged by gunfire
Publishing date: 2 July 2021
At 15:45 on 2 July, the SMM arrived at its camera system at the Oktiabr mine (non-government-controlled, 9km north-west of Donetsk city) to conduct scheduled maintenance of a malfunctioning camera. During the maintenance, the Mission saw a hole in the front and the back of the housing of one of the cameras which was assessed as caused by a recent impact of a bullet from small-arms fire...
OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 152/2021 issued on 2 July 2021
Publishing date: 2 July 2021
Summary In Donetsk region, the SMM recorded 927 ceasefire violations, including 40 explosions. In the previous reporting period, it recorded 78 ceasefire violations in the region. In Luhansk region, the Mission recorded 111 ceasefire violations, including 17 explosions. In the previous reporting
OSCE Special Representative commends France on prioritizing fight against trafficking and calls for strengthening victim-centred approaches
Publishing date: 2 July 2021
PARIS, 2 July 2021 – Valiant Richey, OSCE Special Representative for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings, concludes his five-day visit to France today. He highlighted that France has demonstrated strong commitment to fight trafficking in human beings, while noting that more efforts in implementation are needed.
OSCE Presence launches EU-funded project on trial monitoring of cases of corruption and organized crime in Albania
Publishing date: 2 July 2021
On 2 July 2021, the OSCE Presence in Albania, in partnership with the Delegation of the European Union to Albania, organized a kick-off event with civil society organizations introducing a European Commission funded project titled “Supporting a more effective administration of justice in corruption and organized crime cases in Albania through trial monitoring”.