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OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 49/2021 issued on 2 March 2021
Publishing date: 2 March 2021
Summary In Donetsk region, the SMM recorded 150 ceasefire violations. In the previous 24 hours, it recorded nine ceasefire violations in the region. In Luhansk region, the Mission recorded no ceasefire violations. In the previous 24 hours, it recorded two ceasefire violations in the region. The
Weekly Update from the OSCE Observer Mission at Russian Checkpoints Gukovo and Donetsk based on information as of 02 March 2021
Publishing date: 2 March 2021
Kamensk-Shakhtinskiy, Russian Federation. The Observer Mission (OM) continues to operate 24/7 at both Border Crossing Points (BCPs). The overall number of border crossings by persons decreased at both BCPs compared to the previous week.
ODIHR opens limited election observation mission in Bulgaria
Publishing date: 2 March 2021
SOFIA, 2 March 2021 – The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) today opened a limited election observation mission (LEOM) for the 4 April parliamentary elections, following an invitation from the country’s authorities.
Spot Report 1/2021: Members of the armed formations denied the SMM passage for almost five hours at the checkpoint near Olenivka, Donetsk region
Publishing date: 1 March 2021
On the morning of 1 March, an SMM patrol consisting of three vehicles and six people arrived at the checkpoint of the armed formations near Olenivka (non-government-controlled, 23km south-west of Donetsk) to cross to government-controlled areas. At 11:02, while at the checkpoint, a member of the armed formations approached the patrol and said that the SMM would need to open the doors and trunks of its vehicles for a visual inspection before being allowed to proceed further towards government-controlled areas. The patrol refused the request and was subsequently asked to wait...
Kyrgyzstan’s Prime Minister Maripov meets with Head of OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek von Arx
Publishing date: 1 March 2021
Ulukbek Maripov, Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan, met with Pierre von Arx, Head of the OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek, on 26 February 2021 in Bishkek.
OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 48/2021 issued on 1 March 2021
Publishing date: 1 March 2021
Summary Between the evenings of 26 and 28 February, the SMM recorded 13 ceasefire violations in Donetsk region. In the previous reporting period, it recorded 41 ceasefire violations in the region. Between the evenings of 26 and 28 February, the Mission recorded six ceasefire violations in Luhansk
OSCE Programme Office in Nur-Sultan co-organizes international conference marking the 10th anniversary of the OSCE Astana Summit
Publishing date: 1 March 2021
An OSCE-supported international online conference “OSCE Astana Summit 2010: Historical Significance and Relevance” was held on 19 February 2021. The event was organized by the Library of the First President of the Republic of Kazakhstan – the Leader of the Nation (Elbasy), together with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan and the OSCE Programme Office in Nur-Sultan.