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A visit in the framework of the OSCE Code of Conduct on Politico-Military Aspects of Security, with a focus on women in armed forces, highlighting the example of Sweden, was organized by the OSCE Conflict Prevention Centre and the Chairperson-in-Office from 30 September to 1 October 2021.

Summary In Donetsk region, the Mission recorded 250 ceasefire violations, including 93 explosions. In the previous reporting period, it recorded 15 ceasefire violations in the region. In Luhansk region, the SMM recorded 47 ceasefire violations, including 40 explosions. In the previous reporting

A roundtable discussion on the concept of the planned Water Code concluded on October 1, 2021 in Aktau, Mangystau province. The two-day event was organized by the OSCE Programme Office in Nur-Sultan in partnership with the Water Resources Committee of the Ecology, Geology and Natural Resources Ministry of Kazakhstan.

Kamensk-Shakhtinskiy, Russian Federation. The Observer Mission (OM) continued to operate 24/7 at both Border Crossing Points (BCPs). Due to the short reporting period, the overall number of border crossings by persons and vehicles significantly decreased at both BCPs compared to the previous week. This report represents the last Weekly Update issued by the Observer Mission, whose mandate expired on 30 September 2021. As of 00:00 on 1 October 2021, the Observer Mission is no longer present at the Russian Checkpoints Gukovo and Donetsk. The Mission is continuing to carry out activities related to its discontinuation.

On 1 October 2021, the OSCE Mission to Montenegro donated technical equipment to the Department for Gender Equality within the Ministry of Justice, Human and Minority Rights. The equipment will help to enhance the Department’s capacity to produce quality reports and presentations on the implementation of gender responsive policies.

A five-day OSCE online training course on handling digital evidence by first responders for criminal justice practitioners from the five Central Asian OSCE participating States concluded on 1 October 2021. The course provided practitioners with an in-depth understanding on how to secure digital evidence and conduct basic online investigations.

More than 50 young community leaders from across the country gathered for two in-person training courses, which took place from 14 to 18 June in Bishkek and from 27 September to 1 October in Osh.