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OSCE supports Forum of Defense Lawyers
Publishing date: 10 December 2021
An OSCE-supported online Forum of Defense Lawyers concluded on 19 November 2021. The event was organized by the OSCE Programme Office in Nur-Sultan in co-operation with the Republican Collegium of Advocates and the Legal Policy Research Centre.
OSCE supports XII Internet Forum “Development of the Internet sphere in Central Asia”
Publishing date: 10 December 2021
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana
What we do: Media freedom and development
An OSCE-supported two-day XII Internet Forum “Development of the Internet sphere in Central Asia” was concluded on 19 November 2021 in Almaty. The event was organized by the OSCE Programme Office in Nur-Sultan in co-operation with the MediaNet International Centre for Journalism and the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung.
OSCE Mission supports Kosovo in the fight against environmental crime
Publishing date: 10 December 2021
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Mission in Kosovo
Today the OSCE Mission in Kosovo concluded a week of training exercises on combating environmental crime for police officers, prosecutors, judges, municipal officials, and representatives from the Ministry of Environment, Spatial Planning and Infrastructure and the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Rural Development.
OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 290/2021 issued on 10 December 2021
Publishing date: 10 December 2021
Content type: Daily report
Where we are: OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (closed)
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
Summary In Donetsk region, the SMM recorded 1,463 ceasefire violations, including 142 explosions. In the previous reporting period, it recorded 815 ceasefire violations in the region. In Luhansk region, the Mission recorded 161 ceasefire violations, including 97 explosions. In the previous
OSCE lecture series supports training of future diplomats in Turkmenistan
Publishing date: 10 December 2021
The OSCE Centre in Ashgabat conducted an online lecture series to support the education of future diplomats in Turkmenistan, which concluded today in Ashgabat.
OSCE Mission to Montenegro supports regional co-operation in forensic science
Publishing date: 10 December 2021
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Montenegro
Forensic science plays an increasingly larger role in criminal investigations. Joint forensic work on projects and cases with a regional character are crucial in combating organized crime. This was the conclusion of the sixth annual regional meeting of forensic centres, held in hybrid format, in Podgorica on 9 and 10 December 2021.
OSCE continues to support promotion of rights of persons with disabilities
Publishing date: 10 December 2021
Ensuring protection and promotion of rights of persons with disabilities was the focus of an OSCE supported online roundtable discussion concluded on 3 December 2021. The aim was to discuss issues related to the implementation of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UN CRPD) in Kazakhstan.