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OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 234/2021 issued on 6 October 2021

Publishing date: 6 October 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 Mission recorded 253 ceasefire violations, including 17 explosions. In the previous reporting period, it recorded 178 ceasefire violations in the region. In Luhansk region the SMM recorded eight ceasefire violations, including five explosions. In the previous

OSCE Chairperson-in-Office Linde concludes visit to Moldova

Publishing date: 6 October 2021
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Mission to Moldova
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
CHISINAU, 6 October 2021 — OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Swedish Minister for Foreign Affairs Ann Linde concluded today her second official visit to the Republic of Moldova.

OSCE Mission presents “An Assessment of the Establishment, Functioning, and Performance of Municipal Community Participation and Representation Mechanisms”

Publishing date: 6 October 2021
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission in Kosovo
What we do: Good governance
PRISHTINË/PRIŠTINA, 6 October 2021 –The municipal communities protection mechanisms have demonstrated gradual advancement in reaching their full potential, with incremental progress in meeting their substantive duties. Gaps in the legislative and policy framework continue to exist, however, the progress of these mechanisms has shown that they are capable of positively impacting communities across Kosovo, concludes the OSCE Mission in Kosovo’s report presented today. 

OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities expressed satisfaction with outcomes of visit to Ukraine

Publishing date: 6 October 2021
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution, National minority issues
OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities Kairat Abdrakhmanov visited Ukraine from 26 September to 1 October 2021. The High Commissioner welcomed Ukraine’s progress on draft legislation regulating national minority affairs during his visit to the country. “I am pleased to note that

OSCE Mission to BiH calls for a Supervisory Body for implementation of revised war crimes processing strategy

Publishing date: 6 October 2021
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina
What we do: Human rights
SARAJEVO, 6 October 2021 – The OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) organized today an online conference for members of the state, entity and Brčko District (BD) judiciaries and legal practitioners to review key challenges to the domestic processing of war crimes cases.

OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 233/2021 issued on 5 October 2021

Publishing date: 5 October 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 178 ceasefire violations, including four explosions. In the previous 24 hours, it recorded 63 ceasefire violations in the region. In Luhansk region the Mission did not record any ceasefire violations. The last time the Mission recorded ceasefire

OSCE Mission to Montenegro supports a gender sensitive Parliament

Publishing date: 5 October 2021
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Montenegro
What we do: Gender equality
In partnership with the parliamentary Gender Equality Committee, the OSCE Mission to Montenegro organized a capacity-building workshop on gender mainstreaming on 29 and 30 September 2021, to implement gender assessments in drafting and adopting legislation and policies...