News and press releases

WARSAW, 15 November 2021 – While many countries across the OSCE are taking greater efforts to combat hate crime, more action needs to be taken to increase knowledge of the true number of hate crimes committed and more done to support victims, said the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) on publishing its annual hate crime report ahead of the 2021 International Day for Tolerance.

Summary In Donetsk region, the SMM recorded 723 ceasefire violations, including 172 explosions. In the previous reporting period, it recorded 722 ceasefire violations in the region. In Luhansk region, the Mission recorded nine ceasefire violations, all undetermined explosions. In the previous

Summary In Donetsk region, the SMM recorded 722 ceasefire violations, including 324 explosions. In the previous reporting period, it recorded 399 ceasefire violations in the region. In Luhansk region, the Mission recorded 149 ceasefire violations, including 121 explosions. In the previous reporting

The rapid growth of technology and social media has redefined how people communicate. It has also significantly changed the way organized crime groups operate.

Following the conclusions of the 25 April 2021 parliamentary elections and the recent discussions on a new electoral reform, Vincenzo Del Monaco, Head of the OSCE Presence in Albania hosted a meeting with the Ambassadors of OSCE participating States and international organizations in Albania on 10 November 2021 to exchange information and co-ordinate assistance on electoral matters.

GENEVA, 12 November 2021 – “By increasing the economic empowerment of minorities, we also contribute to sustainable development and towards creating prosperous and stable societies throughout the OSCE area and beyond,” said OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities (HCNM) Kairat Abdrakhmanov today at an OSCE-UN conference on the Effective Participation of National Minorities in Economic Life as a Strategy for Conflict Prevention, held at the Palais des Nations in Geneva.

Improving the effectiveness of training in the police and justice sector to prevent and combat violence against women and girls, with a focus on South-Eastern Europe, was the topic of an online expert roundtable discussion on 11 and 12 November 2021.