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Prevention of violent extremism and radicalization leading to terrorism for first responders focus of OSCE Mission to Montenegro workshops
Publishing date: 29 October 2021
In close co-operation with the National Coordinator for Countering Violent Extremism, from 26 to 28 October 2021, the OSCE Mission to Montenegro organized a series of workshops on prevention of violent extremism and radicalization leading to terrorism for first responders...
OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 253/2021 issued on 28 October 2021
Publishing date: 28 October 2021
Content type: Daily report
Where we are: OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (closed)
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
Summary In Donetsk region, the Mission recorded 681 ceasefire violations, including 192 explosions. In the previous reporting period, it recorded 435 ceasefire violations in the region. In Luhansk region, the SMM recorded 103 ceasefire violations, including four explosions. In the previous
OSCE convenes first meeting of Multi-Agency Committee in Serbia for combating gender-based violence in South-Eastern Europe
Publishing date: 28 October 2021
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat, OSCE Mission to Serbia
What we do: Gender equality, Policing
On 26 October 2021, the OSCE convened the first meeting of the Multi-Agency Committee in Serbia established as part of its project, Enhancing Criminal Justice Capacities for Combating Gender-based Violence in South-Eastern Europe.
OSCE supports conference on Tajikistan’s new national anti-corruption strategy
Publishing date: 28 October 2021
A conference reviewing the implementation status of Tajikistan’s anti-corruption strategy for 2013–2020 and introducing the new national anti-corruption strategy for 2021–2030, was held on 27 October 2021 in Dushanbe with the support of the OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe.
Modernization of media legislation focus of OSCE-organized seminar in Turkmenistan
Publishing date: 28 October 2021
On 27 and 28 October 2021, the OSCE Centre in Ashgabat organized an online seminar on legal aspects of the dissemination of information in the digital age.
OSCE Programme Office in Nur-Sultan introduces a series of capacity development webinars for NGOs and crisis centers in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 28 October 2021
An OSCE-supported series of webinars for NGOs and crisis centers in Kazakhstan launched on 27 October 2021. The event was organized in co-operation with the Verum Foundation, the Center for Legal Defense “Zan Talaby” and the Eurasia Foundation’s Civil Society Support Program’s office in Almaty.
OSCE awards green office contest winners in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 28 October 2021
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana
What we do: Environmental activities
The winners of the OSCE-supported green office contest were announced on 22 October 2021 in Nur-Sultan. The contest provided an opportunity for government institutions, private companies, civil society and international organizations to promote sustainable use of resources by focusing on waste reduction and recycling.