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OSCE Secretary General, in Iceland, meets country’s Foreign Minister, addresses conference on ‘recapturing the spirit’ of 1986 Reykjavik Summit

Publishing date: 13 October 2016
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Secretary General
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
OSCE Secretary General Lamberto Zannier visited Iceland 10-11 October 2016, where he met the country’s foreign minister and addressed a conference marking thirty years since the landmark 1986 Reykjavik Summit on the reduction of nuclear-armed missiles...

Rehabilitation for victims of torture discussed at OSCE/ODIHR workshop in Vienna

Publishing date: 13 October 2016
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Human rights
The current and potential role of OSCE structures in assisting its 57 participating States to implement their obligations and OSCE commitments in ensuring the full rehabilitation of torture victims was the focus of a workshop held in Vienna on 12 October 2016. The event was organized by the OSCE

Disaster risk reduction contributes to security and stability at all levels, says OSCE Secretary General Zannier

Publishing date: 13 October 2016
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Disaster risk reduction, Environmental activities
VIENNA, 13 October 2016 – The OSCE recognizes the important role of disaster risk reduction in promoting security and stability in the OSCE region the OSCE Secretary General Lamberto Zannier said today on the occasion of this year’s International Day for Disaster Reduction focusing on the theme- Live to Tell: Reducing Global Disaster Mortality...

Increased participation of women in the armed forces on the agenda of the OSCE Forum for Security Co-operation in Vienna

Publishing date: 13 October 2016
Content type: Press release
Where we are: Forum for Security Co-operation
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
VIENNA, 13 October 2016 – The need to increase the presence of women in the armed forces was the focus of the OSCE Forum for Security Co-operation meeting in Vienna, held yesterday under Portugal’s Chairmanship...

Latest from OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine, based on information received as of 19:30, 11 October 2016

Publishing date: 12 October 2016
Content type: Daily report
Where we are: OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (closed)
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
The SMM recorded a similar number of ceasefire violations in Donetsk region as in the previous reporting period, with many concentrated in the Avdiivka-Yasynuvata area and areas north-east and east of Mariupol...

OSCE supports regional workshop on risk management in Kazakhstan

Publishing date: 12 October 2016
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana
What we do: Good governance
ASTANA, 12 October 2016 – An OSCE-supported regional workshop on international experience in administering risk management system started today in Astana, bringing together some 80 tax and customs officials from Belgium, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Lithuania, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan...

Weekly Update from the OSCE Observer Mission at Russian Checkpoints Gukovo and Donetsk based on information as of 11 October 2016

Publishing date: 12 October 2016
Content type: Weekly report
Where we are: OSCE Observer Mission at the Russian Checkpoints Gukovo and Donetsk (discontinued)
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...