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Statement by the Delegation of the United States of America in response to the statement by the Delegation of the Russian Federation
Publishing date: 21 May 2020
Collections: 1268th Plenary Meeting of the Permanent Council
Content type: Statement / speech
Where we are: Permanent Council
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
Journal of the 892nd Plenary Meeting of the Forum for Security Co-operation
Publishing date: 19 September 2018
Content type: Conference / meeting document
Where we are: Forum for Security Co-operation
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
Security Dialogue on the Code of Conduct: Democratic Control of Armed Forces: – Presentation by Mr. B. von Sydow, Chairman of the Swedish Defence Commission and Member of the Swedish Parliament; – Presentation by Mr. S. K. Rakhmanov, Chairman of the Standing Committee for Foreign Affairs and National Security of the Council of the Republic, National Assembly of the Republic of Belarus; – Presentation by Colonel Y. Matlai, Chief of the Western Territorial Legal Department, Legal Directorate of the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine (FSC Co-ordinator for the Code of Conduct on Politico-Military Aspects of Security, Romania, Annex 1). Large-scale military exercise in Azerbaijan, being conducted from 17 to 22 September 2018 (Armenia, Annex 2).
Statement
Publishing date: 29 June 2020
Content type: Statement / speech
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
Statement by the German EU Presidency on recent developments in Belarus
Publishing date: 17 September 2020
Collections: 1281st Plenary Meeting of the Permanent Council
Content type: Statement / speech
Where we are: Permanent Council
What we do: Human rights
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
1281st Plenary Meeting of the Permanent Council
North Macedonia: Comments on the Law and Rules of Procedure of the Assembly from a Gender and Diversity Perspective
Publishing date: 9 November 2020
Collections: Legal Opinions and Comments
Content type: Report
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Democratization, Human rights, Gender equality, Rule of law
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
The Comments raise key issues and indicate areas of possible refinement. In the interest of conciseness, they focus more on areas that require amendments or improvements than on the positive aspects of the law or rules of procedure.
Statement by the Delegation of the United States of America in response to the report by the High Commissioner on National Minorities, Ambassador Lamberto Zannier
Publishing date: 4 June 2020
Collections: 1270th Plenary Meeting of the Permanent Council
Content type: Statement / speech
Where we are: Permanent Council
What we do: National minority issues
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
1270th Plenary Meeting of the Permanent Council
Statement
Publishing date: 25 June 2020
Content type: Statement / speech
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
Slovenia: OSCE/ODIHR Urgent Opinion on the Draft Amendments to the Integrity and Prevention of Corruption Act
Publishing date: 23 September 2020
Collections: Legal Opinions and Comments
Content type: Report
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Democratization, Rule of law
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
The Opinion raises key issues and provides indications of areas of concern. In the interest of conciseness, it focuses more on areas that require amendments or improvements than on the positive aspects of the Draft Act. The ensuing recommendations are based on international standards, norms and practices as well as relevant OSCE human dimension commitments.
Journal of the 925th Plenary Meeting of the Forum for Security Co-operation
Publishing date: 25 September 2019
Content type: Conference / meeting document
Where we are: Forum for Security Co-operation
What we do: Reform and co-operation in the security sector
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
Politico-Military Aspects of Security/UNSCR 1540: – Presentation by Mr. A. Lambert, Academic Director, Geneva Institute of Geopolitical Studies (GIGS); – Presentation by Ms. E. K. Sokova, Executive Director, Vienna Center for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation (FSC Co-ordinator for the Code of Conduct on Politico-Military Aspects of Security, Romania, Annex 1; Representative of the FSC Chairmanship, on behalf of the FSC Co-ordinator on Non-Proliferation Issues, Spain, Annex 2). Situation in and around Ukraine.
Addressing Emerging Human Trafficking Trends and Consequences of the COVID-19 Pandemic
Publishing date: 30 July 2020
Collections: Publications related to trafficking in human beings
Content type: Report
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings, Human rights, Gender equality
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
The COVID-19 pandemic created new risks and challenges to victims of trafficking (VoTs) and survivors of trafficking, as well as having exacerbated the vulnerabilities of at-risk groups to trafficking. To analyze emerging trafficking in human beings (THB) trends and dynamics and to develop a response based on empirical data to address the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, ODIHR and UN Women conducted a global survey of (1) survivors of trafficking and (2) frontline stakeholders. Based on the survey findings and empirical data collected, a set of policy recommendations were developed.