News and press releases

The Second Congress of Civil Initiatives against Corruption, supported by the OSCE, took place on 14 March 2018 in Astana...

The SMM recorded fewer ceasefire violations in both Donetsk and Luhansk regions compared with the previous reporting period. It observed shelling impacts in rural residential areas near Novolaspa and eastern Horlivka. The SMM continued monitoring the disengagement areas near Stanytsia Luhanska, Zolote and Petrivske. Its access remained restricted in all three areas and elsewhere, including near Dovzhanske (a border crossing point in Luhansk region near the border with the Russian Federation) and Novolaspa.* The Mission observed weapons in violation of withdrawal lines near Khlibodarivka. The SMM continued to facilitate and monitor repairs to the Petrivske water pumping station in Artema and a water pipeline near Horlivka; it also facilitated access for workers to the Donetsk Filtration Station. In Kyiv the Mission monitored a gathering of 100 National Guard personnel, in Kharkiv it followed up on media reports of the vandalism of a monument, and in Uzhhorod it followed up on an incident at a public event on 8 March. In Odessa the SMM monitored two gathering commemorating the Day of Ukrainian Volunteer Fighters and in Lviv it followed up on reports of an explosion at a cemetery.

NEW YORK, 15 March 2018 –Trafficking of women and girls is a form of gender-based violence, based on inequality, said participants at an event organized today by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) on the sidelines of the 62nd meeting of the UN Commission on the Status of Women, in New York...

A roundtable discussion and seminar dedicated to the promotion of electoral rights of people with disabilities took place on 15 March 2018 in Astana...

The OSCE’s Mobile Training Team delivered an interactive training course on identifying foreign terrorist fighters to 20 female and male border and security officers from Tajikistan from 13 to 15 March 2018 in Dushanbe...

NEW YORK, 15 March 2018 – Speaking at a panel on safety of female journalists at the United Nations Headquarters, OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Harlem Désir underlined the link between safety of female journalists, plurality and democratic societies.

A two-day Border Security and Management Workshop concluded in in Dushanbe, on 14 March 2018. Its aim was to enhance Tajikistan’s capability to effectively manage its borders, disrupting illicit trafficking and terrorism threats, while also allowing for growth and development of commerce.