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News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Hate speech online reduced as report into “STOP! Hate Speech” campaign in Bosnia Herzegovina shows
Publishing date: 22 December 2020
SARAJEVO, 22 December 2020 – The Press Council in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), with the support of the OSCE Mission to BiH, published today the analysis of the “STOP! Hate Speech” campaign. The analysis finds that while still present in media sphere, hate speech has declined in comparison with prior analyses focusing on the same web-portals conducted during previous election cycles...
OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 303/2020 issued on 21 December 2020
Publishing date: 21 December 2020
Summary Between the evenings of 18 and 20 December, the SMM recorded at least 98 ceasefire violations in Donetsk region. In the previous reporting period, it recorded 232 ceasefire violations in the region. Between the evenings of 18 and 20 December, the SMM recorded one ceasefire violation in
OSCE Project Co-ordinator supports self-employment of women as post COVID-19 economic rehabilitation
Publishing date: 21 December 2020
On 20 December 2020, the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan (PCUz) concluded a series of training courses on how to set up an online culinary business as a means of economic rehabilitation following the COVID-19 pandemic.
OSCE Centre in Ashgabat and Foreign Ministry of Turkmenistan present plan for projects in 2021
Publishing date: 21 December 2020
The OSCE Centre in Ashgabat and the government of Turkmenistan presented the plan for projects intended for joint implementation in 2021 during an online briefing on 21 December 2020.
OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan promotes environmental education in pre-school education facilities
Publishing date: 21 December 2020
On 20 December 2020, training for the management and teachers in 13 pre-school education organizations concluded the OSCE Project Co-ordinator’s in Uzbekistan (PCUz) series of activities in 2020 aimed at introducing environmental education in pre-school education in Uzbekistan...
OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan supports development of the draft National Action Plan on implementing the Recommendations of the UN Committee Against Torture
Publishing date: 21 December 2020
The OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan co-organized a webinar to discuss drafting of the National Action Plan (NAP) on the implementation of the Recommendations of the UN Committee Against Torture (CAT). The event took place on 17 December 2020.
OSCE Project Co-ordinator supports combating corruption through open data promotion
Publishing date: 21 December 2020
On 18 December 2020, the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan (PCUz) held an online seminar on open data for anti-corruption. The event was organized in co-operation with the State Committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan on statistics and the Anti-corruption Agency of the Republic of Uzbekistan along with the International Open Data Charter (ODC).