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OSCE concludes pilot project in Montenegro on how to increase and support the participation of women at all levels of policing
Publishing date: 10 March 2021
PODGORICA/VIENNA, 10 March – Increased participation of women in the police sector contributes to enhancing public confidence in the police. This was the conclusion of an online event of the OSCE project “Increasing and Supporting the Participation of Women at all Levels of Policing” held on 10 March 2021.
OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 56/2021 issued on 10 March 2021
Publishing date: 10 March 2021
Summary In Donetsk region, the SMM recorded 128 ceasefire violations. In the previous reporting period it recorded 105 ceasefire violations in the region. In Luhansk region, the Mission recorded 26 ceasefire violations. In the previous reporting period, it recorded 20 ceasefire violations in the
We need concrete action on Women, Peace and Security Agenda, say participants of joint OSCE Forum for Security Co-operation–Permanent Council meeting
Publishing date: 10 March 2021
VIENNA, 10 March 2021 — Progress has been made since the adoption of United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1325 on Women, Peace and Security more than 20 years ago, but more concrete actions are needed, said participants at the joint meeting of the OSCE Forum for Security Co-operation (FSC) and the OSCE Permanent Council held online today to mark International Women’s Day this week.
OSCE Mission to Skopje launches new project to reduce misuse of small arms and light weapons in North Macedonia
Publishing date: 10 March 2021
SKOPJE, 10 March 2021 – The OSCE Mission to Skopje launched today a new project aimed at assisting North Macedonia in reducing the risk of trafficking and misuse of small arms and light weapons (SALW), which pose security risks to the country and the wider region...
OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 55/2021 issued on 9 March 2021
Publishing date: 9 March 2021
Summary In Donetsk region, the SMM recorded 105 ceasefire violations. In the previous 24 hours it recorded nine ceasefire violations in the region. In Luhansk region, the Mission recorded 20 ceasefire violations. In the previous 24 hours, it recorded no ceasefire violations in the region. The SMM
Weekly Update from the OSCE Observer Mission at Russian Checkpoints Gukovo and Donetsk based on information as of 9 March 2021
Publishing date: 9 March 2021
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.
OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan supports workshop on various aspects of using social media for journalists
Publishing date: 9 March 2021
The OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan, in co-operation with the Centre for Retraining of Journalists and with the support of the British Embassy in Tashkent, is organizing a train-the-trainers workshop on 10 and 11 March 2021 in Tashkent. Thirty-five local media professionals will be trained as instructors in the use of social media, in legislative and regulatory developments related to social media, and in journalistic ethics and the rights of journalists and bloggers.