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VIENNA, 13 September 2017 – The military plays an important role in moving forward the Women, Peace and Security agenda by increasing women's representation in the army and enhancing their role in both conflict-related and peacetime operations, said speakers in the session of the Forum for Security Co-operation held today under Serbia’s Chairmanship in Vienna...

Sharing experiences from the OSCE region on the best ways to accommodate the religious and spiritual practices and needs of armed forces’ personnel was the aim of an event co-organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) and the European Organisation of Military

The SMM recorded fewer ceasefire violations in Donetsk and Luhansk regions compared with the previous reporting period. The SMM continued monitoring the disengagement areas near Stanytsia Luhanska and Zolote; in the Stanytsia Luhanska disengagement area, the SMM observed a demining unit checking a roadside leading to the bridge and, subsequently, a crew installing electric poles along the same roadside. Its access remained restricted in the disengagement areas and elsewhere.* The Mission saw weapons in violation of withdrawal lines near government-controlled Ptyche, and non-government-controlled Zaichenko and Azov. In government-controlled areas, an SMM unmanned aerial vehicle spotted a military encampment adjacent to residential areas...

A group of 25 law-enforcement professionals from Italy’s Lombardy region improved their skills in recognizing and handling hate crime cases during a training course organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) on 12 and 13 September in Milan, in co-operation

Examples of positive practices to promote more inclusive parliaments, political parties and democratic institutions were the focus of an event for the release of a booklet produced by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) to address the under-representation of persons

The OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe and representatives from 16 government agencies participated in the official opening of the Inter-Agency Secretariat for Border Management and Security of Tajikistan on 12 September 2017...

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 decreased at both BCPs compared to the previous week....