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News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
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.
OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 35/2022 issued on 15 February 2022
Publishing date: 15 February 2022
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
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.