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News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE helps implement passenger data exchange system in Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 4 December 2020
The OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek successfully completed a one-day roundtable discussion focusing on progress in the framework of efforts in implementing a system for passenger data exchange, the Advance Passenger Information- Passenger Name Record (API/PNR) on 3 December 2020. The event was organized in co-operation with the State Committee for National Security (SCNS) of the Kyrgyz Republic.
OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan organizes international conference on combating corruption
Publishing date: 4 December 2020
The OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan, jointly with the Anti-Corruption Agency of the Republic of Uzbekistan and international partners, organized an international conference on prevention of corruption in the activities of state bodies on 3 December in Tashkent, which was conducted in a blended format.
OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan continues its series of activities in support of the rights of persons with disabilities
Publishing date: 4 December 2020
The OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan co-organized two events on 2 and 3 December 2020 in blended formats in the field of the rights of persons with disabilities. The discussion on the first day focused on the ratification by the Republic of Uzbekistan of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Representatives from both chambers of Parliament and international experts from Estonia, Latvia and Kazakhstan attended the event.
OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 288/2020 issued on 3 December 2020
Publishing date: 3 December 2020
Summary The SMM recorded ten ceasefire violations in Donetsk region. In the previous reporting period, it recorded 12 ceasefire violations in the region. The Mission recorded 52 ceasefire violations in Luhansk region. In the previous reporting period, it recorded eight ceasefire violations in the
We must support trafficking victims in times of crisis, especially women and children, urge participants at OSCE Ministerial Council event
Publishing date: 3 December 2020
TIRANA/VIENNA, 3 December 2020 – Challenges faced by victims of trafficking and anti-trafficking actors supporting groups vulnerable to trafficking during the pandemic were discussed today on the margins of the online OSCE 2020 Ministerial Council.
PA presents Call for Action at Ministerial Council side event, urging a reaffirmation of OSCE’s purpose and raising its visibility
Publishing date: 3 December 2020
COPENHAGEN, 3 December 2020 – In an event featuring participation by more than 100 parliamentarians and diplomats, the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly today presented its initiative entitled “OSCE Call for Action: Reaffirming a Common Purpose” on the sidelines of the 27th Ministerial Council...
Quality history education is crucial to fostering social cohesion, conclude participants at OSCE Ministerial Council side event
Publishing date: 3 December 2020
TIRANA 3 December 2020 – The role of history education in fostering social cohesion in diverse societies was the focus of a side event held via video teleconferencing today on the margins of the 27th OSCE Ministerial Council in Tirana. The event was organized by the Albanian OSCE Chairmanship, the Permanent Mission of Spain to the OSCE, the OSCE Secretariat, the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) and the office of the High Commissioner on National Minorities (HCNM).