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Summary In Donetsk region, the SMM recorded 115 ceasefire violations, including three explosions. In the previous reporting period, it recorded 364 ceasefire violations in the region. In Luhansk region, the Mission recorded 95 ceasefire violations, including 15 explosions. In the previous reporting

TIRANA, 16 July 2021 – The OSCE Presence in Albania will partner with the Italian NationalAnti-Corruption Authority (ANAC) to strengthen professional capacities of the AlbanianSupreme State Audit Institution (ALSAI) in conducting public procurement audits andenhancing their quality. A first meeting to define the needs of the Institution and develop atraining programme took place online todayon 16 July 2021.

Promoting gender equality in Turkmenistan took the focus of a six-part roundtable discussion series organized by the OSCE Centre in Ashgabat in partnership with the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and Institute of State, Law and Democracy of Turkmenistan from 7 to 16 July 2021.

Twenty practitioners from South-Eastern Europe and Central Asia took part in an online interactive OSCE workshop on inclusive youth engagement in preventing and countering violent extremism and radicalization that lead to terrorism (P/CVERLT) held on 15 July 2021.

Best practices in risk management related to anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) was the focus of an OSCE seminar from 13 to 14 July 2021 in Ashgabat. Representatives of the Ministry of Finance and Economy of Turkmenistan, its Financial Monitoring Service, the Central Bank, the Supreme Court, the General Prosecutor’s Office, the Bar Association, law enforcement agencies and other state institutions, as well as the representatives of the private sector attended the seminar.

Summary In Donetsk region, the SMM recorded 364 ceasefire violations, including six explosions. In the previous reporting period, it recorded 395 ceasefire violations in the region. In Luhansk region, the Mission recorded 608 ceasefire violations, including 108 explosions. In the previous reporting

The necessity to identify and address threats to energy networks through robust and effective risk prevention and management policies has never been greater, said experts during an OSCE webinar on protecting critical energy infrastructures in the age of extreme weather held on 13 July 2021.