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Bosanski Petrovac, 22 September 2021- The OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), together with the Embassy of Sweden in BiH as the 2021 Chair of the OSCE, the United Nations (UN) Resident Coordinator’s Office in BiH, and the Municipality of Bosanski Petrovac, organized today a high-level visit to Bosanski Petrovac for the unveiling of a Monument to Peace. The visit was organized on the occasion of World Peace Day, celebrated on 21 September.

At the invitation of the Vijesti media outlet to support their efforts in strengthening journalistic skills, the OSCE Mission to Montenegro organized a three-day in-house training course on “Live and Emergency Situation Reporting”, from 20 to 23 September 2021 in Podgorica...

Summary In Donetsk region, the Mission recorded 117 ceasefire violations, including seven explosions. In the previous 24 hours, it recorded 29 ceasefire violations in the region. In Luhansk region, the SMM recorded five ceasefire violations, all explosions. In the previous 24 hours, it recorded 62

Kamensk-Shakhtinskiy, Russian Federation. The Observer Mission (OM) continues to operate 24/7 at both Border Crossing Points (BCPs). The overall number of border crossings by persons significantly increased at both BCPs compared to the previous week.

The OSCE-supported annual Central Asian Leadership Programme (CALP) for some 40 young environmental leaders and decision-makers from the state, non-government, academic and business sectors of Central Asia and Afghanistan began on 20 September 2021 in Almaty. Participants from five Central Asian countries and Afghanistan took part in the event held in a blended format.

SARAJEVO, 21 September 2021 – The OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) supported today the country's Ministry of Defence in holding the 18th Session of the BiH Strategic Committee for Weapons, Ammunition and Explosive Ordnance...

The OSCE Mission to Montenegro organized a final peer-to-peer workshop on time and stress management for 17 parliamentary staff on 16 and 17 September 2021. This concludes a series of workshops to develop a pool of in-house trainers from parliamentary staff. The first two modules on communication and presentation skills were organized in July...