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News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media welcomes new indictment in murder case of Maltese journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia
Publishing date: 1 December 2019
VIENNA, 1 December 2019 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Harlem Désir today welcomed the bringing of criminal charges against businessman Yorgen Fenech for complicity in the murder of Maltese investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia on 16 October 2017...
OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 284/2019 issued on 30 November 2019
Publishing date: 30 November 2019
Summary Compared with the previous reporting period, the SMM recorded more ceasefire violations both in Donetsk and Luhansk regions. Small-arms fire occurred close to SMM patrol in non-government-controlled Pikuzy. The SMM continued to monitor the situation in the Zolote and Petrivske disengagement
OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 283/2019 issued on 29 November 2019
Publishing date: 29 November 2019
Summary Compared with the previous reporting period, the SMM recorded fewer ceasefire violations in both Donetsk and Luhansk regions. In fields inside the Zolote disengagement area, an SMM mini-unmanned aerial vehicle spotted again anti-tank mines, assessed as belonging to the armed formations.
OSCE Chair Lajčák visits reopened Stanytsia Luhanska Bridge; hails progress in building confidence but says major steps still needed to resolve conflict
Publishing date: 29 November 2019
KHARKOV/STANYTSIA LUHANSKA, Ukraine, 29 November 2019 – OSCE Chairperson-in-Office and Slovak Foreign and European Affairs Minister Miroslav Lajčák, together with Ukrainian Deputy Foreign Minister Vasyl Bodnar, today visited the repaired and reopened Stanytsia Luhanska Bridge...
Head of OSCE Mission to Montenegro addresses ‘Women’s Parliament’ as part of 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence campaign
Publishing date: 29 November 2019
“The OSCE recognizes violence against women as both a threat to individuals and a broader security concern,” said the Head of the OSCE Mission to Montenegro, Maryse Daviet, in an address on 29 November 2019 to the 11th session of the ‘Women’s Parliament’, held within Montenegro’s Parliament, as part of the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence international campaign...
OSCE and World Energy Council Austria join efforts to promote energy security dialogue
Publishing date: 29 November 2019
The impact of big data and digitalization on energy, security and society was the focus of the 2nd Vienna Energy Strategy Dialogue, which concluded on 29 November 2019 in Vienna...
Office of OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities organizes workshop on multilingual education in Moldova
Publishing date: 29 November 2019
The development of bilingual and multilingual education policies and programmes was the focus of a workshop organized by the office of the OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities and hosted by Moldova’s Ministry of Education, Culture and Research in Chisinau on 28 November 2019...