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OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 35/2022 issued on 15 February 2022

Publishing date: 15 February 2022
Content type: Daily report
Where we are: OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (closed)
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
Summary In Donetsk region, the Mission recorded 17 ceasefire violations, including one explosion. In the previous 24 hours, it recorded 157 ceasefire violations in the region. In Luhansk region, the SMM recorded 157 ceasefire violations, including 40 explosions. 80 of the ceasefire violations were

Sustainable economic recovery focus of OSCE Economic and Environmental meeting

Publishing date: 15 February 2022
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, Office of the Co-ordinator of OSCE Economic and Environmental Activities
What we do: Economic activities, Environmental activities
VIENNA, 15 February 2022 – Supporting sustainable economic growth following the COVID-19 pandemic was the focus of the First Preparatory Meeting of the 30th OSCE Economic and Environmental Forum (EEF) held on 14 and 15 February in Vienna.

Press Statement of OSCE Media Freedom Representative on rapidly declining space for cross-border journalism

Publishing date: 14 February 2022
Content type: Press statement
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Media freedom and development
VIENNA, 14 February 2022 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Teresa Ribeiro made the following statement today expressing her concern about the shrinking space for media workers to conduct their journalistic work abroad:

OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 34/2022 issued on 14 February 2022

Publishing date: 14 February 2022
Content type: Daily report
Where we are: OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (closed)
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
Summary In Donetsk region, between the evenings of 11 and 13 February, the Mission recorded 261 ceasefire violations, including 50 explosions. In the previous reporting period, it recorded 114 ceasefire violations in the region. In Luhansk region, between the evenings of 11 and 13 February, the SMM

OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities launches call for nominations for 2022 Max van der Stoel Award

Publishing date: 14 February 2022
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities
What we do: National minority issues
THE HAGUE, 14 February 2022 – OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities Kairat Abdrakhmanov today launched a call for nominations for the 2022 Max van der Stoel Award. The award of 50,000 euros recognizes extraordinary and outstanding achievements in improving the position of national minorities in OSCE participating States. The deadline for nominations is 10 April 2022.

OSCE SMM Spot Report 5/2022: A member of the armed formations threatened the SMM at the border crossing point near Dovzhanske, Luhansk region

Publishing date: 13 February 2022
Content type: Spot report
Where we are: OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (closed)
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
On the morning of 11 February, while on patrol at the border crossing point near Dovzhanske (non-government-controlled, 84km south-east of Luhansk), the SMM was approached by a member of the armed formations who asked the patrol to state its task...

Press Statement from the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine

Publishing date: 13 February 2022
Content type: Press statement
Where we are: OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (closed)
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
KYIV, 13 February 2022- The Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine is a civilian mission. The majority of international mission members are seconded by OSCE participating States. The secondment system allows participating States to make decisions inter alia on the relocation of their secondees in or out of the country. Recently, certain participating States have decided that their respective secondees in the SMM should leave Ukraine within the next days.