News and press releases

Staff members of the women’s penitentiary in the town of Nurek attended a training course co-organized by the OSCE Office in Tajikistan on 15-16 December 2015 on practical aspects of the UN Rules for the Treatment of Women Prisoners, also known as the Bangkok Rules...

The SMM observed ceasefire violations in Donetsk and Luhansk regions, including the use of multiple-launch rockets systems and mortars. In Luhansk region, the SMM was prevented to reach the border in an area outside the control of the Government. The SMM continued to facilitate and monitor the repairs of a water pipeline in Donetsk region.

BERN, Switzerland, 19 December 2015 – The President of the Republic of Armenia Serzh Sargsian and the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev held a summit today in Bern under the auspices of the Co-Chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group (Ambassadors Igor Popov of the Russian Federation, James Warlick of the United States of America, and Pierre Andrieu of France). The Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairman-in-Office Ambassador Andrzej Kasprzyk also participated in the summit.

The SMM observed an increase in ceasefire violations in Donetsk region compared to previous days*. The SMM encountered restrictions to its freedom of movement, including to a border area not controlled by the Government. The SMM continued to facilitate the enabling of repairs between government and non-government-controlled areas in Donetsk region. In Kyiv the SMM observed a 2,000-participants-strong protest...

VIENNA, 18 December 2015 – We must address ongoing mass movements of people in a humane and comprehensive manner, ensuring the respect of human rights and international obligations, says OSCE Secretary General Lamberto Zannier on International Migrants Day...

SARAJEVO, 18 December 2015 – A three-day regional disaster risk reduction training course organized by the Office of the Co-ordinator of OSCE Economic and Environmental Activities and hosted by the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina, concluded today in Sarajevo...

BISHKEK, 18 December 2015 – The OSCE Centre in Bishkek in co-operation with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) today organized a roundtable discussion for some twenty representatives from the legislature, academia, expert community, think-tanks and international organizations to discuss the importance of civil society’s monitoring of parliament...