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OSCE Chairperson-in-Office Linde concludes official visit to Ukraine

Publishing date: 16 June 2021
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
KYIV, 16 June 2021 —The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Sweden’s Minister for Foreign Affairs Ann Linde, concluded her second official visit to Ukraine yesterday.

OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan co-organized the second Uzbekistan Global Agro Forum

Publishing date: 16 June 2021
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan
What we do: Environmental activities
On 15 June 2021, the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan (PCUz), in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture, co-organized the second Uzbekistan Global Agro Forum on “sustainable agriculture and smart technologies: innovation, science and education”.

OSCE Secretary General Helga Maria Schmid ends two-day visit to Georgia

Publishing date: 16 June 2021
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretary General
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
TBILISI, 16 June 2021 — OSCE Secretary General Helga Maria Schmid concluded her visit to Georgia yesterday, following two days of intensive discussions and field visits.

OSCE Mission to Montenegro co-organized online regional conference of women parliamentarians

Publishing date: 16 June 2021
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Montenegro
What we do: Gender equality
The OSCE Mission to Montenegro and the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) supported Parliament’s Gender Equality Committee in organizing an online regional conference on 14 June 2021 on the role of parliaments in advancing gender equality and women in politics...

A turning point in the anti-trafficking discussion- OSCE launches paper on confronting the demand fuelling sexual exploitation

Publishing date: 15 June 2021
Content type: Press release
Where we are: Office of the Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combatting Trafficking in Human Beings, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Combating human trafficking
VIENNA, 15 June 2021 – As a result of years of research involving the analysis of legal and statistical data from over 50 national governments, international and civil society organizations, the OSCE released today the paper on “Discouraging the Demand that Fosters Trafficking for the Purpose of Sexual Exploitation”...

OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 137/2021 issued on 15 June 2021

Publishing date: 15 June 2021
Content type: Daily report
Where we are: OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
Summary In Donetsk region, the SMM recorded 33 ceasefire violations, including one explosion. In the previous 24 hours, it recorded 19 ceasefire violations in the region. In Luhansk region, the Mission recorded 11 ceasefire violations and no explosions. In the previous 24 hours, it recorded 14

100th Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism meeting takes place in Ergneti

Publishing date: 15 June 2021
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
ERGNETI, 15 June 2021- The 100th Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism (IPRM) was held today in Ergneti. Since its first meeting in 2009, the Ergneti IPRM has contributed to confidence-building, addressed various threats to the security situation at the Administrative Boundary Line (ABL), and resolved several challenges faced by the conflict-affected population. The EUMM-managed Hotline, which has been functioning alongside the IPRM, has been instrumental in facilitating quick exchanges of information and de-escalation of tensions.