News and press releases

During an OSCE-supported study visit to Croatia from 2 to 5 October 2019, representatives of the Montenegrin State Election Commission (SEC) met with their counterparts from the Croatian State Election Commission, the Ministry of Public Administration and the Ministry of Interior. Their exchanges focused on electoral laws and voters’ Register, education campaigns for voters, co-operation between electoral management bodies and other governmental and nongovernmental organizations. Commissioners had the opportunity to compare the electoral legislation and the organisational structure of election management bodies in the two countries...

To mark the Disaster Risk Reduction Day celebrated globally on October 4, a Second National Conference on “Disaster Risk Reduction: Challenges and Solutions” took place in Bishkek...

TIRANA, 8 October 2019 – The OSCE Presence in Albania and the OSCE Gender Section presented today the results of the OSCE-led Survey on the Well-being and Safety of Women for Albania...

Five participants from the Central Asian Youth Network (CAYN) met with OSCE Secretary General Thomas Greminger in Vienna on 4 October 2019. The discussion focused on security issues in Central Asia the OSCE’s work and its comprehensive approach to security...

Summary Compared with the previous reporting period, between the evenings of 4 and 5 October, the SMM recorded more ceasefire violations in both Donetsk and Luhansk regions. Between the evenings of 5 and 6 October, the Mission recorded fewer ceasefire violations in both Donetsk and Luhansk regions,

KYIV, 7 October 2019 – “I am struck by how much progress — genuine progress — has been made. But we need to build on this and keep the momentum going,” said the Special Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office on Gender, Melanne Verveer, concluding her five-day visit to Ukraine. In line with the focus of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office and Minister of Foreign and European Affairs of Slovakia, Miroslav Lajčák, on the crisis in and around Ukraine, Verveer’s trip centred on the role of women in peace and security, as well as the effects and prevention of gender-based violence. The visit included activities in both Kyiv and Donetsk regions.

Summary Compared with the previous reporting period, the SMM recorded fewer ceasefire violations in Donetsk region and a similar number in Luhansk region. A man was injured by shrapnel in Staromykhailivka. Inside the Stanytsia Luhanska disengagement area, the SMM observed that the pedestrian bypass