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News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 296/2020 issued on 12 December 2020
Publishing date: 12 December 2020
Summary The SMM recorded 13 ceasefire violations in Donetsk region. In the previous reporting period, it recorded 284 ceasefire violations in the region. The Mission recorded no ceasefire violations in Luhansk region. In the previous reporting period, it recorded six ceasefire violations in the
OSCE-UNODA 2020 Scholarship for Peace and Security training course holds concluding event
Publishing date: 11 December 2020
The 2020 Scholarship for Peace and Security training programme, jointly organized by the OSCE and the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA), held its concluding event on 10 and 11 December 2020...
Press Communiqué of the Co-Chairs of the Geneva International Discussions
Publishing date: 11 December 2020
GENEVA, 11 December 2020- The 51st round of the Geneva International Discussions (GID) took place in the Palais des Nations on 10-11 December 2020., 11 December 2020- The 51st round of the Geneva International Discussions (GID) took place in the Palais des Nations on 10-11 December 2020...
OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 295/2020 issued on 11 December 2020
Publishing date: 11 December 2020
Summary The SMM recorded 284 ceasefire violations in Donetsk region. In the previous reporting period, it recorded two ceasefire violations in the region. The Mission recorded six ceasefire violations in Luhansk region. In the previous reporting period, it recorded five ceasefire violations in the
“Debating Perspectives 2030 Roadshow” continues to call on passionate young women and men to shape national and international action
Publishing date: 11 December 2020
On 11 December 2020, the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, with the support of Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung Polska, hosted the “Debating Perspectives 2030 Roadshow”, providing a platform for young women and men in Poland to make their voices heard.
Conference for the 25th anniversary of the Institute of the Authorized Person of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan for Human Rights
Publishing date: 11 December 2020
On 11 December 2020, the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan co-hosted the blended event “the Digitalization of the Ombudsperson’s work: innovative mechanisms for promoting and protecting human rights and freedoms”, dedicated to the 25th anniversary of the Institute of the Authorized Person of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan for Human Rights (Ombudsperson). The United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights’ (UN OHCHR) Regional Office for Central Asia, the United Nations Office in Uzbekistan, the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (OSCE/ODIHR), the United Nations Democracy Fund, the United Nations Development Programme and Penal Reform International, co-organized the event...
OSCE and UN Office on Drugs and Crime deliver online train-the-trainer course to enhance Bosnia and Herzegovina’s capacities to analyze terrorist financing related risks and threats
Publishing date: 11 December 2020
The OSCE Transnational Threats Department’s Action against Terrorism Unit, in co-operation with the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina and the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) organized an online train-the-trainer course from 9 to 11 December 2020, with the aim of strengthening Bosnia and Herzegovina’s (BiH) capacities to analyse terrorist financing risks and threats...