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Establishing Registration procedures for RYCO Local Branch Offices, focus of OSCE-supported regional meeting in Podgorica
Publishing date: 15 October 2019
A regional meeting on establishing registration procedures for local branch offices of the Regional Youth Co-operation Office (RYCO) was held on 14 October 2019 in Podgorica...
OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 243/2019 issued on 14 October 2019
Publishing date: 14 October 2019
Content type: Daily report
Where we are: OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (closed)
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
Summary Compared with the previous reporting period, between the evenings of 11 and 12 October, the SMM recorded fewer ceasefire violations in Donetsk region and more in Luhansk region. Between the evenings of 12 and 13 October, the SMM recorded fewer ceasefire violations in both Donetsk and
Polish parliamentary elections were prepared well, but marred by intolerant rhetoric and bias in public media, international observers say
Publishing date: 14 October 2019
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Elections
WARSAW, 14 October 2019 – The Polish parliamentary elections were administratively prepared well, but clear media bias as well as intolerant rhetoric detracted from the otherwise competitive process, international observers concluded in a preliminary statement published today.
OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities meets new government in Ukraine, discusses integration and minority-related issues
Publishing date: 14 October 2019
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities
OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities Lamberto Zannier visited Ukraine on 9 and 10 October 2019. Zannier discussed the integration of Ukraine’s diverse society with Education and Science Minister Hanna Novosad and Culture, Youth and Sport Minister Volodymyr Borodianskyi. He also met with
OSCE event: Tajik girls can and are able to engage in any kind of sports
Publishing date: 14 October 2019
Some 100 girls from different regions of Tajikistan participated in a sports festival to mark the International Day of the Girl on 11 October 2019.
OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 242/2019 issued on 12 October 2019
Publishing date: 12 October 2019
Content type: Daily report
Where we are: OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (closed)
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
Summary Compared with the previous reporting period, the SMM recorded more ceasefire violations in Donetsk region and no ceasefire violations in Luhansk region. Inside the Stanytsia Luhanska disengagement area, the SMM saw continued dismantling works at the broken section of the bridge. The SMM
South Caucasus Media Conference concludes in Tbilisi, OSCE Representative Désir met with President Zourabichvili, calls for strengthening media freedom
Publishing date: 12 October 2019
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Media freedom and development
VIENNA, 12 October 2019 – The 16th South Caucasus Media Conference organized by the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Harlem Désir, was held on 9 and 10 October in Tbilisi, Georgia...