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Spot Report 1/2021: Members of the armed formations denied the SMM passage for almost five hours at the checkpoint near Olenivka, Donetsk region
Publishing date: 1 March 2021
Content type: Spot report
Where we are: OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
On the morning of 1 March, an SMM patrol consisting of three vehicles and six people arrived at the checkpoint of the armed formations near Olenivka (non-government-controlled, 23km south-west of Donetsk) to cross to government-controlled areas. At 11:02, while at the checkpoint, a member of the armed formations approached the patrol and said that the SMM would need to open the doors and trunks of its vehicles for a visual inspection before being allowed to proceed further towards government-controlled areas. The patrol refused the request and was subsequently asked to wait...
Kyrgyzstan’s Prime Minister Maripov meets with Head of OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek von Arx
Publishing date: 1 March 2021
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek
Ulukbek Maripov, Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan, met with Pierre von Arx, Head of the OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek, on 26 February 2021 in Bishkek.
OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 48/2021 issued on 1 March 2021
Publishing date: 1 March 2021
Content type: Daily report
Where we are: OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
Summary Between the evenings of 26 and 28 February, the SMM recorded 13 ceasefire violations in Donetsk region. In the previous reporting period, it recorded 41 ceasefire violations in the region. Between the evenings of 26 and 28 February, the Mission recorded six ceasefire violations in Luhansk
OSCE Programme Office in Nur-Sultan co-organizes international conference marking the 10th anniversary of the OSCE Astana Summit
Publishing date: 1 March 2021
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Nur-Sultan
An OSCE-supported international online conference “OSCE Astana Summit 2010: Historical Significance and Relevance” was held on 19 February 2021. The event was organized by the Library of the First President of the Republic of Kazakhstan – the Leader of the Nation (Elbasy), together with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan and the OSCE Programme Office in Nur-Sultan.
OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 47/2021 issued on 27 February 2021
Publishing date: 27 February 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 41 ceasefire violations. In the previous reporting period, it recorded ten ceasefire violations in the region. In Luhansk region, the Mission recorded 30 ceasefire violations. In the previous reporting period, it recorded 20 ceasefire violations in the
Impact of COVID on democracy and elections, economic and environmental security debated at OSCE Parliamentary Assembly Winter Meeting
Publishing date: 26 February 2021
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
COPENHAGEN, 26 February 2021 – Meeting virtually today, the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly’s committees on economic and environmental affairs and human rights and democracy discussed the impacts of COVID-19, as well as other pertinent issues. It was the first time that the two committees have met – albeit in an online format – since the coronavirus outbreak last year. The meetings featured speeches by committee leaders, presentations by high-level OSCE officials, and wide-ranging debates with the participation of dozens of parliamentarians from North America, Europe and Central Asia.
OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 46/2021 issued on 26 February 2021
Publishing date: 26 February 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 ten ceasefire violations. In the previous reporting period, it recorded 23 ceasefire violations in the region. In Luhansk region, the Mission recorded 20 ceasefire violations. In the previous reporting period, it recorded two ceasefire violations in the