News and press releases

An OSCE-supported roundtable discussion on implementing the Aarhus Convention principles in Kazakhstan concluded on 7 October 2021 in Turkestan, held in a blended format.

New tools for preventing transnational organized crime were the focus of the 2021 OSCE Annual Police Experts Meeting (APEM) under the theme of “Preventing Transnational Organized Crime” held online and in-person on 7 October 2021 in Vienna.

Summary In Donetsk region, the Mission recorded 253 ceasefire violations, including 17 explosions. In the previous reporting period, it recorded 178 ceasefire violations in the region. In Luhansk region the SMM recorded eight ceasefire violations, including five explosions. In the previous

CHISINAU, 6 October 2021 — OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Swedish Minister for Foreign Affairs Ann Linde concluded today her second official visit to the Republic of Moldova.

PRISHTINË/PRIŠTINA, 6 October 2021 –The municipal communities protection mechanisms have demonstrated gradual advancement in reaching their full potential, with incremental progress in meeting their substantive duties. Gaps in the legislative and policy framework continue to exist, however, the progress of these mechanisms has shown that they are capable of positively impacting communities across Kosovo, concludes the OSCE Mission in Kosovo’s report presented today. 

OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities Kairat Abdrakhmanov visited Ukraine from 26 September to 1 October 2021. The High Commissioner welcomed Ukraine’s progress on draft legislation regulating national minority affairs during his visit to the country. “I am pleased to note that

SARAJEVO, 6 October 2021 – The OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) organized today an online conference for members of the state, entity and Brčko District (BD) judiciaries and legal practitioners to review key challenges to the domestic processing of war crimes cases.