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OSCE Chairperson-in-Office Linde visits Azerbaijan
Publishing date: 17 March 2021
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
BAKU, 15 March 2021 — OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Swedish Minister for Foreign Affairs Ann Linde, paid a working visit to Azerbaijan today.
OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 62/2021 issued on 17 March 2021
Publishing date: 17 March 2021
Content type: Daily report
Where we are: OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (closed)
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
Summary In Donetsk region, the SMM recorded 30 ceasefire violations. In the previous reporting period, it recorded 93 ceasefire violations in the region. In Luhansk region, the Mission recorded no ceasefire violations. In the previous reporting period, it recorded one ceasefire violation in the
OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 61/2021 issued on 16 March 2021
Publishing date: 16 March 2021
Content type: Daily report
Where we are: OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (closed)
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
Summary In Donetsk region, the SMM recorded 93 ceasefire violations. In the previous 24 hours, it also recorded 93 ceasefire violations in the region. In Luhansk region, the Mission recorded one ceasefire violation. In the previous 24 hours, it recorded 30 ceasefire violations in the region. The
Pandemic demands co-ordinated recovery, say participants at OSCE Mediterranean Partnership discussion
Publishing date: 16 March 2021
Content type: Press release
Where we are: Mediterranean Partners for Co-operation, OSCE Secretariat
VIENNA, 16 March 2021 – Post-COVID-19 recovery, opportunities and challenges for security and regional co-operation, was the focus of today’s OSCE Mediterranean Partnership of Co-operation Group meeting, the first under the Polish Chairmanship, chaired by Ambassador Adam Hałaciński, Permanent Representative of Poland to the OSCE...
OSCE Central Asian forum promotes role of women in fostering peace, trust and security
Publishing date: 16 March 2021
ASHGABAT, 16 March 2021- Encouraging an inclusive dialogue on the role of women in maintaining peace and promoting trust was the aim of an OSCE-supported regional forum that took place today virtually.
Lithuania appoints its members to the OSCE Court of Conciliation and Arbitration
Publishing date: 16 March 2021
Content type: News
Where we are: Court of Conciliation and Arbitration
On 2 March 2021, the government of Lithuania appointed its conciliators, the arbitrator and his alternate for a new mandate of six years, in accordance with articles 3 and 4 of the Convention on Conciliation and Arbitration within the OSCE...
Weekly Update from the OSCE Observer Mission at Russian Checkpoints Gukovo and Donetsk based on information as of 16 March 2021
Publishing date: 16 March 2021
Content type: Weekly report
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
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 increased at both BCPs compared to the previous week.