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During visit to Bulgaria, OSCE Representative Richey praises attention to prevention while calling for strengthening commitment and fighting impunity

Publishing date: 24 June 2021
Content type: Press release
Where we are: Office of the Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings
SOFIA, 24 June 2021 – Valiant Richey, OSCE Special Representative for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings, on the last day of his three-day official visit to Sofia, reported that Bulgaria has developed sound initiatives that focus its anti-trafficking efforts on prevention...

OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 145/2021 issued on 24 June 2021

Publishing date: 24 June 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 179 ceasefire violations, including 115 explosions. In the previous reporting period, it recorded 77 ceasefire violations in the region. In Luhansk region, the Mission recorded 71 ceasefire violations, including 26 explosions. In the previous reporting

Cyber/ICT security between OSCE and Asian regions focus of OSCE and Republic of Korea-hosted discussion

Publishing date: 24 June 2021
Content type: News
Where we are: Asian Partners for Co-operation, Transnational Threats Department, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Cyber/ICT Security, Reform and co-operation in the security sector
How international co-operation can lead to a more stable, predictable and safe cyberspace, was the focus of the 3rd Inter-Regional Conference on Cyber/ICT Security. The Republic of Korea and the OSCE organized the event, held in Vienna in a virtual setting on 22 and 23 June, with the participation of 280 governmental and non-state representatives...

OSCE Media Freedom Representative warns of further serious restrictions on freedom of expression in recently adopted Belarusian laws

Publishing date: 24 June 2021
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Media freedom and development, Media laws
VIENNA, 24 June 2021 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Teresa Ribeiro, today stated that the recently adopted laws in Belarus seriously contradict international human rights standards on freedom of expression and freedom of the media, including the OSCE commitments of the country.

Press Statement of Special Representative Grau after the regular Meeting of Trilateral Contact Group on 23 June 2021

Publishing date: 24 June 2021
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
KYIV, 24 June 2021 – The Special Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office in Ukraine and in the Trilateral Contact Group (TCG), Ambassador Heidi Grau, made the following statement to the press after the regular meetings of the TCG and its Working Groups held through video conferencing:..

OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 144/2021 issued on 23 June 2021

Publishing date: 23 June 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 77 ceasefire violations, including 36 explosions. In the previous reporting period, it recorded 254 ceasefire violations in the region. In Luhansk region, the Mission recorded 89 ceasefire violations, including 24 explosions. In the previous reporting

OSCE supports anti-poaching training seminar on conflict mitigation

Publishing date: 23 June 2021
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana
What we do: Environmental activities
From 21 to 23 June, the OSCE Programme Office in Nur-Sultan supported a training seminar on countering poaching in Ust-Kamenogorsk organized in partnership with the Law Enforcement Agencies Academy (LEAA).