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Security dialogue: “SSG/R in the context of the OSCE – examples from participating states and the OSCE’s way ahead” – Presentation by the Secretary General, Ambassador Thomas Greminger; – Presentation by the Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR); – Presentation by the Head of the OSCE Mission to Serbia; – Presentation by Ambassador V. Norov, Director of the Institute for Strategic and Regional Studies under the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan; – Presentation by Mr. A. Zouev, UN Assistant Secretary-General for Rule of Law and Security Institutions, Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) and Co-Chair of the UN Inter-Agency SSR Task Force; – Presentation by Ambassador M. Mlynár, Permanent Representative of the Slovak Republic to the United Nations in New York. Training course on arms control, disarmament and non-proliferation, launched online on 29 January 2018: FSC Co-ordinator on Matters Relating to UNSCR 1325 (Italy, Annex).

OSCE-wide Seminar on Passenger Data Exchange, Vienna, 1-2 November 2018.

Opening statement by Mr. Jan Salestrand, State Secretary to the Minister for Defence, Sweden. Briefing on the military training exercise “Namejs 2018”, conducted in Latvia from 20 August to 2 September 2018.

In Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) the right to education is being violated because of discrimination, which exists in schools in both entities. This report from the OSCE Mission to BiH (‘the Mission’) addresses the practice of ‘two schools under one roof’ in the Federation of BiH (FBiH) as the most visible (but by no means only) manifestation of discrimination in the education systems of the country.

This report presents a general overview of the Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM), its main activities and latest news as of 26 November 2018.

891st Plenary Meeting of the Forum for Security Co-operation

Address by the President of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, H.E. Mr. George Tsereteli. Report by the Head of the OSCE Mission in Kosovo, Ambassador Jan Braathu (Belgium, also on behalf of several delegations, Annex 1; Spain, Annex 2). Russia’s ongoing aggression against Ukraine and illegal occupation of Crimea. Situation in Ukraine and the need to implement the Minsk agreements. European and World Day against the Death Penalty, celebrated on 10 October 2018. Participation of the Secretary General in the 28th meeting of the Council of Europe–OSCE Co-ordination Group, held on 5 October 2018. International Day of the Girl Child, celebrated on 11 October 2018. General election in Bosnia and Herzegovina, held on 7 October 2018 (Croatia, Annex 3). OSCE bicycle tour from Vienna to Bratislava, held on 6 October 2018 (Kazakhstan, Annex 4). Murder of journalist Ms. V. Marinova in Bulgaria.

The Permanent Council Decision No. 1302 adopts the agenda, timetable and organizational modalities of the OSCE Mediterranean Conference 2018.