News and press releases

VIENNA, 11 November 2019 – Human trafficking is at its core a financially motivated crime, and yet anti-trafficking efforts in the area of financial investigations are falling short across the OSCE region. In response to this, the Office of the OSCE Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings presented today a groundbreaking compendium of resources for financial investigators based on a review of publications across the globe together with a practical step-by-step guide...

With the aim to improve parliamentary oversight, the OSCE Mission to Montenegro organized a workshop for Members of Parliament on 5 November and for Parliamentary service staff on 6 and 7 November in Podgorica...

KYIV, 9 November 2019 – The Chief Monitor of the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine, Yaşar Halit Çevik, welcomed the beginning, today, of the withdrawal of forces and hardware from the Petrivske disengagement area...

Summary Compared with the previous reporting period, the SMM recorded fewer ceasefire violations in Donetsk region and more in Luhansk region. Small-arms fire was assessed as directed at an SMM mini-unmanned aerial vehicle near non-government-controlled Khrystove. The Mission observed demining

Shortly after 12:00 (Eastern European Time) on 9 November, the SMM observed the beginning of the disengagement process at the Petrivske disengagement area. SMM patrols positioned near the disengagement area saw the launch of flares by the Ukrainian Armed Forces and the armed formations, signaling both sides’ readiness to disengage...

Summary Compared with the previous reporting period, the SMM recorded more ceasefire violations in Donetsk region and fewer in Luhansk region. A boy was injured by a stun grenade in non-government-controlled Ilovaisk. The Mission continued to observe demining activities inside the Zolote

Challenging intolerance and discrimination by raising awareness about the complexity of migrant integration and promoting a human rights-centred approach to migration were the topics of a workshop in Brussels on 7 and 8 November 2019. “Governments and politicians, through their policies and