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News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Promotion of the Aarhus Convention`s principles focus of an OSCE organized seminar in Ashgabat
Publishing date: 25 June 2021
A two-day seminar dedicated to fostering the role of the Ombudsperson, Media and Youth in promoting Aarhus Convention principles took place in an online format on 24 and 25 June 2021. The OSCE Centre in Ashgabat organized the event.
Holistic approach needed to eliminate torture, OSCE human rights head says
Publishing date: 25 June 2021
WARSAW, 25 June 2021 – OSCE countries need to honour their recent commitment to uphold the absolute prohibition of torture after acknowledging the practice to be “one of the most flagrant violations of human rights and human dignity”, said the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) on the occasion of tomorrow’s International Day in Support of Victims of Torture...
Environmental challenges focus of OSCE-supported roundtable discussion in northern Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 25 June 2021
On 24 June 2021, twenty-eight participants, including 12 women and 16 men, from Parliament, local authorities, private companies and civic organizations participated in a roundtable discussion on the main ecological challenges of the region in Petropavl, northern Kazakhstan. The OSCE Programme Office in Nur-Sultan organized the event, in partnership with the Association of Environmental Organizations...
OSCE contributes to the 2021 Kuban Cyber-Security Conference on protection against cyber threats
Publishing date: 24 June 2021
The OSCE Transnational Threats Department (TNTD) contributed to the 2021 Kuban Cyber-Security Conference held online and in-person in Krasnodar, Russia on 23 and 24 June 2021.
During visit to Bulgaria, OSCE Representative Richey praises attention to prevention while calling for strengthening commitment and fighting impunity
Publishing date: 24 June 2021
SOFIA, 24 June 2021 – Valiant Richey, OSCE Special Representative for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings, on the last day of his three-day official visit to Sofia, reported that Bulgaria has developed sound initiatives that focus its anti-trafficking efforts on prevention...
OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 145/2021 issued on 24 June 2021
Publishing date: 24 June 2021
Summary In Donetsk region, the SMM recorded 179 ceasefire violations, including 115 explosions. In the previous reporting period, it recorded 77 ceasefire violations in the region. In Luhansk region, the Mission recorded 71 ceasefire violations, including 26 explosions. In the previous reporting
Cyber/ICT security between OSCE and Asian regions focus of OSCE and Republic of Korea-hosted discussion
Publishing date: 24 June 2021
How international co-operation can lead to a more stable, predictable and safe cyberspace, was the focus of the 3rd Inter-Regional Conference on Cyber/ICT Security. The Republic of Korea and the OSCE organized the event, held in Vienna in a virtual setting on 22 and 23 June, with the participation of 280 governmental and non-state representatives...