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OSCE Programme Office in Nur-Sultan introduces a series of capacity development webinars for NGOs and crisis centers in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 28 October 2021
An OSCE-supported series of webinars for NGOs and crisis centers in Kazakhstan launched on 27 October 2021. The event was organized in co-operation with the Verum Foundation, the Center for Legal Defense “Zan Talaby” and the Eurasia Foundation’s Civil Society Support Program’s office in Almaty.
OSCE awards green office contest winners in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 28 October 2021
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana
What we do: Environmental activities
The winners of the OSCE-supported green office contest were announced on 22 October 2021 in Nur-Sultan. The contest provided an opportunity for government institutions, private companies, civil society and international organizations to promote sustainable use of resources by focusing on waste reduction and recycling.
OSCE SMM Spot Report 23/2021: At Stanytsia Luhanska bridge, members of the armed formations delay by 98 minutes SMM exit out of non-government controlled areas
Publishing date: 27 October 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 October at 10:41, an SMM patrol with Deputy Chief Monitor (DCM) Mark Etherington on board arrived at the armed formations crossing point near the Stanytsia Luhanska bridge...
Press Statement of Special Representative Kinnunen after the regular Meeting of Trilateral Contact Group on 27 October 2021
Publishing date: 27 October 2021
Content type: Press statement
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
KYIV, 27 October September 2021 – The Special Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office in Ukraine and in the Trilateral Contact Group (TCG), Ambassador Mikko Kinnunen, made the following statement to the press after the regular meetings of the TCG and its Working Groups held through video conferencing:
OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 252/2021 issued on 27 October 2021
Publishing date: 27 October 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 Mission recorded 435 ceasefire violations, including 86 explosions. In the previous reporting period, it recorded 205 ceasefire violations in the region. In Luhansk region, the SMM recorded 20 ceasefire violations, including three explosions. In the previous reporting
Armenia Early Parliamentary Elections: ODIHR Election Observation Mission Final Report
Publishing date: 27 October 2021
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Elections
The 2021 early parliamentary elections in Armenia were competitive and generally well-managed within a short timeframe. They were, however, characterized by intense polarization and marred by increasingly inflammatory rhetoric among key contestants. While the legal framework is generally
OSCE Media Freedom Representative concludes official visit to the United States of America
Publishing date: 27 October 2021
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Media freedom and development
OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media (RFOM) Teresa Ribeiro concluded a five-day official visit to the United States of America on 22 October 2021. She met with representatives of the US Department of State, members of the Helsinki Commission, and media freedom organizations to discuss media freedom and freedom of expression in the United States and across the OSCE region.