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OSCE SMM Spot Report 31/2021: Armed formations denied the SMM passage to non-government-controlled areas near Zolote and Molodizhne, Luhansk region
Publishing date: 27 November 2021
Content type: Spot report
Where we are: OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (closed)
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
On the morning of 27 November, the armed formations in Luhansk region denied two SMM patrols passage to non-government-controlled areas. Both patrols were travelling from government-controlled areas. The first denial occurred at 09:10, at about 350m north of the southern edge of the disengagement
OSCE Chairperson-in-Office and Secretary General condemn recent obstruction of OSCE SMM’s work, urge for full and safe access
Publishing date: 27 November 2021
Content type: Press statement
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Secretary General
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
VIENNA/STOCKHOLM, 27 November 2021 — OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Swedish Minister for Foreign Affairs Ann Linde and OSCE Secretary General Helga Maria Schmid expressed concern over the systematic and unacceptable freedom of movement impediments that the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) is currently facing in non-government-controlled areas of Ukraine, particularly in the Luhansk region. They called for the immediate removal of the restrictions, which have escalated to a new level, effectively preventing SMM’s operations.
OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 278/2021 issued on 26 November 2021
Publishing date: 26 November 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 609 ceasefire violations, including 108 explosions. In the previous reporting period, it recorded 813 ceasefire violations in the region. In Luhansk region, the Mission recorded 60 ceasefire violations, including 39 explosions. In the previous reporting
OSCE Mission survey: Over 89% Montenegrins believe that State Election Commission’s work influences public trust in democracy and elections
Publishing date: 26 November 2021
As many as 89.9% of Montenegrin citizens believe that the functioning of the State Election Commission (SEC) affects the democracy of electoral processes and the trust that citizens have in the elections in Montenegro. This is one of key findings from a Survey on Public Perceptions and Confidence in Election Management Bodies in Montenegro, commissioned by the OSCE Mission to Montenegro and conducted by the Damar agency. In this regard, the Mission considers the appointment of a new SEC Chair as a matter of urgency.
OSCE supports national seminar on a whole-of-society approach to prevention of violent extremism and radicalization that lead to terrorism in Serbia
Publishing date: 26 November 2021
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat, OSCE Mission to Serbia
What we do: Countering terrorism
A two-day national seminar on a whole-of-society approach to preventing and countering violent extremism and radicalization that lead to terrorism (P/CVERLT) concluded on 26 November 2021 in Belgrade, Serbia.
OSCE Mission to Montenegro organizes capacity-building course for administrators of local youth services
Publishing date: 26 November 2021
In co-operation with the Directorate for Sports and Youth, the OSCE Mission to Montenegro organized a capacity building training course for young women and men engaged in local youth services across the country from 25 to 27 November 2021.
Development and introduction of training courses on preventing domestic violence focus of OSCE organized seminar in Turkmenistan
Publishing date: 26 November 2021