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OSCE helps fostering youth co-operation in Central Asia
Publishing date: 18 November 2019
From 12 to 15 November 2019, fifteen Central Asian Youth Network (CAYN) alumni from Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan took part in a seminar on constructive dialogue and regional co-operation in Kosh-kol, Kyrgyzstan...
OSCE Mission organizes training course on Converged Newsroom for Montenegro's Public Service Broadcaster
Publishing date: 18 November 2019
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Montenegro
What we do: Media freedom and development
A four-day in-house training course, organized by the OSCE Mission to Montenegro on converged newsroom for the Public Service Broadcaster (RTCG), concluded on 18 November 2019 in Podgorica...
Curbs on constitutionally guaranteed freedoms and concerns over procedural integrity tarnish early parliamentary elections in Belarus even as candidate numbers rise, international observers say
Publishing date: 18 November 2019
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Elections
MINSK, 18 November 2019 – Fundamental freedoms were disregarded and the integrity of the election process was not adequately safeguarded in the early parliamentary elections in Belarus even as the number of registered candidates increased, international observers concluded in a preliminary statement published today...
OSCE Programme Office in Nur-Sultan supports training course on combating corruption with focus on poaching
Publishing date: 18 November 2019
An OSCE-supported five-day training course on enhancing co-ordination among state authorities to counter corruption concluded on 15 November 2019 in Almaty, Kazakhstan...
OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 272/2019 issued on 16 November 2019
Publishing date: 16 November 2019
Content type: Daily report
Where we are: OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (closed)
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
Summary Compared with the previous reporting period, the SMM recorded more ceasefire violations both in Donetsk and Luhansk regions. A man from non-government-controlled Donetsk city was injured by gunfire. The SMM continued to monitor the situation at the Petrivske disengagement area. The Mission
OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 271/2019 issued on 15 November 2019
Publishing date: 15 November 2019
Content type: Daily report
Where we are: OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (closed)
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
Summary Compared with the previous reporting period, the SMM recorded fewer ceasefire violations in both Donetsk and Luhansk regions. The Mission saw deminers from government-controlled areas close to the Petrivske disengagement area. The Mission continued to observe demining activities inside the
Prospects to stimulate green economy through private sector discussed in Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 15 November 2019
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek
What we do: Environmental activities