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Summary In Donetsk region, the SMM recorded 248 ceasefire violations, including 31 explosions. In the previous reporting period, it recorded 524 ceasefire violations in the region. In Luhansk region, the Mission recorded 76 ceasefire violations, including three explosions. In the previous reporting

In several European countries, dialogue policing, with its emphasis on the importance of oral and informal communication between the police and event organizers, has proven effective in preventing confrontations and violence during public gatherings, such as demonstrations or football matches. On 2 November 2021, the OSCE Mission to Skopje delivered a workshop to introduce the concept to the senior police management of North Macedonia.

At 10:45 on 2 November, the SMM arrived at its camera site near Hranitne (government-controlled, 60km south of Donetsk) to conduct scheduled camera maintenance. Upon arrival at the camera site, the Mission saw damage to the system...

Summary In Donetsk region, the SMM recorded 524 ceasefire violations, including 48 explosions. In the previous 24 hours, it recorded 398 ceasefire violations in the region. In Luhansk region, the Mission recorded 66 ceasefire violations and no explosions. In the previous 24 hours, it recorded 257

KYIV, 2 November 2021- The OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) and OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine (PCU), mark the 21st anniversary of the UN Security Council Resolution 1325, which recognizes the important roles of women and girls in peace and security efforts, and calls for their increased and meaningful participation in related decision-making processes.

As part of the long-standing partnership with Parliament, the OSCE Mission to Montenegro provided IT equipment to it on 30 October 2021.

An OSCE-supported regional online conference on human rights protection in Central Asia during the COVID-19 pandemic took place on 29 October 2021. The event was organized by the OSCE Programme Office in Nur-Sultan, in co-operation with the OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek, the OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe and the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan.