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News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 40/2021 issued on 19 February 2021
Publishing date: 19 February 2021
Summary The SMM recorded three ceasefire violations in Donetsk region. In the previous reporting period, it recorded 13 ceasefire violations in the region. The Mission recorded one ceasefire violation in Luhansk region. In the previous reporting period, it recorded 40 ceasefire violations in the
Open data provides enormous potential in improving the business and investment climate in participating States, say participants at an OSCE event
Publishing date: 19 February 2021
The role of open government data as a critical component for enabling and improving the business investment climate across the OSCE region was discussed at a webinar organized by the Office of the Co-ordinator of OSCE Economic and Environmental Activities (OCEEA) on 19 February 2021.
OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media meets with Ambassador of Malta
Publishing date: 19 February 2021
On 19 February 2021, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media (RFoM), Teresa Ribeiro, met with Ambassador Natasha Meli Daudey to discuss the current state of media freedom in Malta and areas in which the Representative can provide assistance.
OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan facilitated the adoption of the international open data charter by Uzbekistan
Publishing date: 19 February 2021
On 18 February, the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan (PCUz), in collaboration with the State Committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan on Statistics (UZSTAT) and the International Open Data Charter (ODC), held an online seminar dedicated to Uzbekistan’s adoption of the ODC principles. More than 50 participants, over 30 % of which were women, attended the event, including senior specialists and experts from various ministries and government agencies.
OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media meets with Ambassador of the Slovak Republic
Publishing date: 19 February 2021
On 18 February 2021, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media (RFoM), Teresa Ribeiro, met with Ambassador Radomir Boháč to discuss co-operation between the Office of the RFoM and the authorities of Slovakia.
OSCE Mission to Serbia and EU Delegation assist Serbian courts in strengthening victim and witness support system
Publishing date: 19 February 2021
BELGRADE, 19 February 2021 – On the occasion of the European Day for Victims of Crime marked on 22 February, the OSCE Mission to Serbia and the EU Delegation to Serbia handed over videoconferencing equipment to five courts across the country, with the aim to strengthen the national victim and witness support system. The donation is part of a project financed by the European Union for the value of 1.5 million euro.
Strengthening the role of women in the socio-economic and political life in Uzbekistan
Publishing date: 19 February 2021
On 17 and 18 February 2021, the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan conducted a roundtable discussion aimed at the advancement of women's participation in politics and business, investing in women's professional development and leadership skills. The event, held in a blended format, was organized jointly with the National Commission on Gender Equality and the Committee on Women and Gender Equality of the Senate.