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OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 159/2021 issued on 10 July 2021
Publishing date: 10 July 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 15 ceasefire violations, including nine explosions. In the previous reporting period, it recorded 86 ceasefire violations in the region. In Luhansk region, the SMM recorded 114 ceasefire violations, including 53 explosions. In the previous reporting
OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 158/2021 issued on 9 July 2021
Publishing date: 9 July 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 86 ceasefire violations, including 81 explosions. In the previous reporting period, it recorded 75 ceasefire violations in the region. In Luhansk region, the SMM recorded 43 ceasefire violations, including four explosions. In the previous reporting
OSCE launches study looking into the nexus between terrorism and trafficking in human beings
Publishing date: 9 July 2021
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings
VIENNA, 9 July 2021- The OSCE launched today a research paper analyzing intersections between terrorism and trafficking in human beings.
Nomination of judges to Georgia’s highest court still marked by shortcomings despite recent improvements, ODIHR report finds
Publishing date: 9 July 2021
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Democratization, Rule of law
WARSAW, 9 July 2021 – Shortcomings in the process of judicial nominations to Georgia’s Supreme Court put the independence of the judiciary in the country at further risk, despite some recent improvements to the transparency and accountability of the process, the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) said today in its third monitoring report.
OSCE Mission to Montenegro and EU Delegation launch three-year trial-monitoring project to support a more effective administration of justice
Publishing date: 9 July 2021
The OSCE Mission to Montenegro has commenced the implementation of the three-year project “Supporting a More Effective Administration of Justice in Corruption and Organised Crime Cases through Trial Monitoring,” funded by the European Union.
OSCE Centre in Ashgabat organizes seminar on environmental management in oil and gas extractive sector
Publishing date: 9 July 2021
Best practices in environmental management in oil and gas sector were the topic of an OSCE-Centre in Ashgabat-organized seminar that took place on 8 and 9 July 2021 in a video conference format.
OSCE SMM Chief Monitor addresses the Permanent Council
Publishing date: 9 July 2021
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (closed)
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
KYIV, 09 July 2021 – “The security situation in eastern Ukraine is not improving and challenges are becoming acute”, said Ambassador Y. Halit Çevik, the Chief Monitor of the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine, in his address to the OSCE Permanent Council yesterday.