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OSCE concludes fourth EU-funded training course on sustained field operation capacity for Tajik rescuers in Khujand city
Publishing date: 26 April 2021
On 23 April 2021, representatives of Tajikistan’s Committee of Emergency Situations and Civil Defence (Committee) in Khujand city of the Sughd region completed a four-week training course on sustained field operation capacity. The OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe, in co-operation with the Committee, organized the training course, which was funded by the European Union.
Good lawmaking a cornerstone of democracy and human rights protection, OSCE leaders say
Publishing date: 26 April 2021
VIENNA/WARSAW, 26 April 2021 – Transparent, inclusive lawmaking is vital to underpin democracies and the principles on which they are built, OSCE leaders said as a two-day meeting to discuss topics including the challenges and opportunities of crafting laws in periods of crisis opened today...
OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 94/2021 issued on 24 April 2021
Publishing date: 24 April 2021
Summary In Donetsk region, the SMM recorded 374 ceasefire violations, including 133 explosions. In the previous reporting period, it recorded 488 ceasefire violations in the region. In Luhansk region, the Mission recorded two ceasefire violations, both explosions. In the previous reporting period,
OSCE SMM Spot Report 11/2021: Long-range unmanned aerial vehicle damaged in emergency landing due to dual GPS signal interference
Publishing date: 24 April 2021
At 19:00 on 23 April, an SMM long-range unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) experienced GPS signal interference, assessed as caused by probable jamming, upon take-off from its base in Stepanivka (government-controlled, 54km north of Donetsk). Subsequently, at 19:05, while flying over areas near
OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 93/2021 issued on 23 April 2021
Publishing date: 23 April 2021
Summary In Donetsk region, the SMM recorded 488 ceasefire violations, including in total 416 explosions. In the previous reporting period, it recorded 276 ceasefire violations in the region. In Luhansk region, the Mission recorded six ceasefire violations. In the previous reporting period, it
Romania parliamentary elections 2020: OSCE/ODIHR Special election assessment mission final report
Publishing date: 23 April 2021
The 2020 parliamentary elections in Romania were competitive, respecting fundamental freedoms, and organized professionally, despite the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic and the late adoption of a number of regulations. While the legal framework generally provided for the conduct of democratic
Best scenario on combatting trafficking in human beings awarded by OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan
Publishing date: 23 April 2021
On 22 April 2021, Mathieu Lemoine, Senior Project Officer in the Human Dimension at the OSCE, awarded a tablet to Muattarkhon Burkhanova, Public Relations Specialist of the Republican Social Information Center "Istiqbolli Avlod" (Tashkent) and winner of a competition for the best script for an animation video or a short film on combating trafficking in human beings.