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Cyprus parliamentary elections 2021: ODIHR election expert team final report

Publishing date: 16 December 2021
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Elections
The 2021 parliamentary elections in Cyprus were governed by the legal framework that generally provided for the conduct of democratic elections; however, the legislation remains overly complex and requires comprehensive review. While the party finance legislation was amended to enhance

OSCE supports Kyrgyzstan in tackling trafficking in illicit drugs

Publishing date: 16 December 2021
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Policing
A three-day online training course on “Strengthening Capacities of the Service on Countering Illicit Drug Trafficking of the Ministry of Interior of the Kyrgyz Republic in Combating the Spread of Illicit Drugs Facilitated by the Internet” concluded on 15 December 2021 in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.

OSCE presents White Ribbon awards to four diplomats for promoting gender equality

Publishing date: 16 December 2021
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Gender equality
Four OSCE diplomats received the OSCE’s White Ribbon award for their work promoting gender equality. The awards went to Annika Söder (Sweden), Marina Wyss (Switzerland), Fiel Vanthemsche (Belgium) and Sebastian Gahnström (Finland). The winners were announced in Vienna on 9 December and the awards were handed over at the OSCE Permanent Council in Vienna on 16 December 2021.

International good practices in intelligence-led policing focus of OSCE-organized training course for law enforcement managers in Albania

Publishing date: 15 December 2021
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Presence in Albania, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Policing
The OSCE Transnational Threats Department and the OSCE Presence in Albania jointly organized the online training course “Implementing Intelligence-Led Policing on Strategic and Operational Levels” on 9 and 10 December.

OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 294/2021 issued on 15 December 2021

Publishing date: 15 December 2021
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 SMM recorded 444 ceasefire violations, including 89 explosions. In the previous reporting period, it recorded 127 ceasefire violations in the region. In Luhansk region, the Mission recorded 104 ceasefire violations, including 14 explosions. In the previous reporting

OSCE SMM Spot Report 42/2021: Armed formations twice denied the SMM’s passage near Zolote and Molodizhne, Luhansk region

Publishing date: 15 December 2021
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 15 December, the armed formations in Luhansk region twice denied, and once delayed, the Mission’s passage to government-controlled areas from non-government-controlled areas...

Austria holds last meeting as Chair of OSCE Forum for Security Co-operation

Publishing date: 15 December 2021
Content type: Press release
Where we are: Forum for Security Co-operation
VIENNA, 15 December 2021 – Building trust, improving military transparency, countering the illicit trafficking of small arms and light weapons, and improving the participation of women in the armed forces were at the centre of Austria’s Chairpersonship of the OSCE Forum for Security Co-operation (FSC). This was the message emphasized by Dieter Kandlhofer, Secretary General of the Austrian Ministry of Defence, at the last meeting held under the Austrian FSC Chair.