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Journal of the 1266th Plenary Meeting of the Permanent Council
Publishing date: 7 May 2020
Collections: 1266th Plenary Meeting of the Permanent Council
75th anniversary of the end of World War II: Address by the Chair of the German Presidency of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance. Presentation of the 2021. Programme Outline by the Secretary General, Ambassador Thomas Greminger. Russia’s ongoing aggression against Ukraine and illegal occupation of Crimea. Situation in Ukraine and the need to implement the Minsk agreements. Europe Day, to be observed on 9 May 2020. World Press Freedom Day, observed on 3 May 2020 (Armenia, Annex 1; Romania, Annex 2; Bulgaria, Annex 3).
Journal of the 1277th Plenary Meeting of the Permanent Council
Publishing date: 30 July 2020
Collections: 1277th Plenary Meeting of the Permanent Council
Forty-Fifth Anniversary of the Helsinki Final Act. Financial Report and Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2019 and the Report of the External Auditor. Annual Report of the Audit Committee. The Permanent Council adopted Decision No. 1373 on the Financial Report and Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2019 and the Report of the External Auditor. The Permanent Council adopted Decision No. 1374 on the extension of the OSCE Information Security Enhancement Fund. Russia’s ongoing aggression against Ukraine and illegal occupation of Crimea. Situation in Ukraine and the need to implement the Minsk agreements. Violations of human rights in the Baltic States. Persistent violation of the linguistic and educational rights of national minorities and other ethnic communities in Ukraine. Violence against the diplomatic missions of Azerbaijan in France, Sweden, Poland, the United States of America, the Netherlands and Belgium, and the need to implement obligations under international law and OSCE commitments (Azerbaijan, Annex 1). Promotion of hate crimes by Azerbaijan in the OSCE participating States (Armenia, Annex 2). Turkey’s aggressive policy and military posturing as a destabilizing factor in the South Caucasus (Armenia, Annex 3; Turkey, Annex 4; Azerbaijan, Annex 5). Human dimension violations during the COVID-19 pandemic. Passing of human rights defender Mr. Azimjan Askarov. World Day Against Trafficking in Persons, observed on 30 July 2020. Farewell to the Permanent Representative of Latvia to the OSCE, Ambassador J. Zlamets. Farewell to the Permanent Representative of Canada to the OSCE, Ambassador N. Cayer.
Annex 4: Promoting women's participation in political and public life
Publishing date: 14 April 2021
Discussion paper for the 2020 Gender Equality Review Conference, 27- 28 October 2020.
Summary of the e-Meeting of National Anti-Trafficking Co-ordinators and Rapporteurs or equivalent mechanisms, co-organized by the Council of Europe and OSCE
Publishing date: 15 February 2021
The objective of this e-Meeting, co-organized by the OSCE and the Council of Europe on 3-4 November 2020, was to identify joint actions in addressing current human trafficking-related challenges in the region and foster the implementation of relevant OSCE commitments and CoE standards, with particular focus on responses connected to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Status Report as of 6 April 2020
Publishing date: 10 April 2020
This report presents a general overview of the Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM), its main activities and latest news as of 6 April 2020.
Status Report as of 23 March 2020
Publishing date: 30 March 2020
This report presents a general overview of the Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM), its main activities and latest news as of 23 March 2020.
Status Report as of 9 March 2020
Publishing date: 16 March 2020
This report presents a general overview of the Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM), its main activities and latest news as of 9 March 2020.
Status Report as of 24 February 2020
Publishing date: 28 February 2020
This report presents a general overview of the Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM), its main activities and latest news as of 24 February 2020.
Response by the Delegation of Lithuania to the Questionnaire on the Code of Conduct on Politico-Military Aspects of Security
Publishing date: 15 April 2021
Information Exchange on the Code of Conduct on Politico-Military Aspects of Security
Response by the Delegation of Cyprus to the Questionnaire on the Code of Conduct on Politico-Military Aspects of Security
Publishing date: 14 April 2021
Information Exchange on the Code of Conduct on Politico-Military Aspects of Security