News and press releases

On 24 June 2021, twenty-eight participants, including 12 women and 16 men, from Parliament, local authorities, private companies and civic organizations participated in a roundtable discussion on the main ecological challenges of the region in Petropavl, northern Kazakhstan. The OSCE Programme Office in Nur-Sultan organized the event, in partnership with the Association of Environmental Organizations...

The OSCE Transnational Threats Department (TNTD) contributed to the 2021 Kuban Cyber-Security Conference held online and in-person in Krasnodar, Russia on 23 and 24 June 2021.

SOFIA, 24 June 2021 – Valiant Richey, OSCE Special Representative for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings, on the last day of his three-day official visit to Sofia, reported that Bulgaria has developed sound initiatives that focus its anti-trafficking efforts on prevention...

Summary In Donetsk region, the SMM recorded 179 ceasefire violations, including 115 explosions. In the previous reporting period, it recorded 77 ceasefire violations in the region. In Luhansk region, the Mission recorded 71 ceasefire violations, including 26 explosions. In the previous reporting

How international co-operation can lead to a more stable, predictable and safe cyberspace, was the focus of the 3rd Inter-Regional Conference on Cyber/ICT Security. The Republic of Korea and the OSCE organized the event, held in Vienna in a virtual setting on 22 and 23 June, with the participation of 280 governmental and non-state representatives...

VIENNA, 24 June 2021 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Teresa Ribeiro, today stated that the recently adopted laws in Belarus seriously contradict international human rights standards on freedom of expression and freedom of the media, including the OSCE commitments of the country.

KYIV, 24 June 2021 – The Special Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office in Ukraine and in the Trilateral Contact Group (TCG), Ambassador Heidi Grau, made the following statement to the press after the regular meetings of the TCG and its Working Groups held through video conferencing:..