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Barriers affecting the electoral participation of women and identifying solutions to overcome them was the focus of a conference held by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) on 9 and 10 October 2019 in Sarajevo. The event was organized in partnership with the OSCE

Strengthening co-operation in the field of environmental and sustainable development in Central Asia was the focus of the 2019 OSCE Second Central Asian International Business Forum on 9 and 10 October 2019 in Tashkent.

WARSAW, 10 October 2019 – In line with commitments by all OSCE countries, political leaders have a responsibility to promote a discussion about abolishing the death penalty, the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) said on World Day against the Death Penalty.

Summary Compared with the previous reporting period, the SMM recorded fewer ceasefire violations in Donetsk region and more in Luhansk region. The SMM saw damage to civilian properties in non-government-controlled Staromykhailivka. Inside the Stanytsia Luhanska disengagement area, the SMM saw

GENEVA, 9 October 2019- The 49th round of the Geneva International Discussions (GID) took place today.

The OSCE’s Transnational Threats Department, in co-operation with the National Police Agency of Mongolia, organized a training workshop on the advantages of intelligence-led policing (ILP) as a modern approach to contemporary law enforcement management on 9 October 2019 in Ulaanbaatar...

COPENHAGEN, 9 October 2019 – OSCE PA Secretary General Roberto Montella met this morning at the Assembly’s International Secretariat with a delegation of the Albanian Parliament’s European Integration Committee, composed by its Chair Rudina Hajdari, Deputy Chair Senida Mesi and Member Ralf Gjoni. The delegation was accompanied by the Albanian Ambassador to Denmark, Elida Petoshati, and Sidrit Minxhozi, Head of the Parliament's International Department.