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OSCE organizes regional train-the-trainers course on cybercrime in Central Asia
Publishing date: 26 November 2021
A five-day OSCE regional train-the-trainers course on cybercrime for criminal justice practitioners from the five Central Asian OSCE participating States concluded on 26 November 2021. The course aimed to provide practitioners with the knowledge and skills necessary for developing and delivering professional training courses on this topic.
OSCE convenes first meeting of Multi-Agency Committee in North Macedonia for combating gender-based violence in South-Eastern Europe
Publishing date: 26 November 2021
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat, OSCE Mission to Skopje
What we do: Gender equality
On 23 November 2021, the OSCE convened the first meeting of the Multi-Agency Committee in North Macedonia, established as part of its project Enhancing Criminal Justice Capacities for Combating Gender-based Violence in South-Eastern Europe.
OSCE Mission supports annual Donors’ Forum for civil society organizations from both banks of the Dniester/Nistru River
Publishing date: 26 November 2021
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Moldova
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
On 25 November, the OSCE Mission to Moldova organized an annual Donors’ Forum online for more than 100 representatives of a wide range of initiative groups and civil society organizations (CSOs) from both banks of the Dniester/Nistru River, and development partners.
OSCE SMM Spot Report 30/2021: Armed formations denied the SMM passage to non-government-controlled areas near Zolote, Luhansk region
Publishing date: 25 November 2021
Content type: Spot report
Where we are: OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (closed)
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
At 15:00 on 25 November, an SMM patrol consisting of four vehicles arrived from government-controlled areas at about 350m north of the southern edge of the disengagement area near Zolote to travel to non-government-controlled areas. Two members of the armed formations (wearing armbands with “JCCC” written on them) denied the Mission passage, citing “orders from their superiors”. At 15:15, the patrol left and returned to government-controlled areas...
OSCE SMM Spot Report 29/2021: Armed formations denied the SMM passage across the contact line near Zolote, Stanytsia Luhanska and Molodizhne, Luhansk region
Publishing date: 25 November 2021
Content type: Spot report
Where we are: OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (closed)
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
At 09:38 on 25 November, an SMM patrol consisting of two vehicles and seven people arrived from non-government-controlled areas at a checkpoint of the armed formations near the southern edge of the disengagement area near Zolote (government-controlled, 60km west of Luhansk), to travel to government-controlled areas. A member of the armed formations (wearing armbands with “JCCC” written on them) denied the Mission passage, citing “orders from his superiors”. At 09:43, the patrol left the area and proceeded to Zolote-5 (Mykhailivka) (non-government-controlled, 60km west of Luhansk)...
OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 277/2021 issued on 25 November 2021
Publishing date: 25 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 813 ceasefire violations, including 183 explosions. In the previous reporting period, it recorded 376 ceasefire violations in the region. In Luhansk region, the Mission recorded 35 ceasefire violations, including five explosions. In the previous reporting
OSCE Mission, Kosovo Police launch joint campaign against domestic violence
Publishing date: 25 November 2021
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Mission in Kosovo