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Address by the Commissioner for Human Rights of the Council of Europe, H.E. Ms. Dunja Mijatović. Presentation by the Chairperson of the Economic and Environmental Committee. Report by the Special Representatives of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office on Youth and Security, Ms. Anna-Katharina Deininger, Mr. Riccardo Pozzi and Mr. Matteo Pugliese. The Permanent Council adopted Decision No. 1319 on the extension of the mandate of the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine (Russian Federation, interpretative statement; Austria-European Union, interpretative statement 2; United States of America, interpretative statement 3; Turkey, interpretative statement 4; Ukraine, interpretative statement 5). The Permanent Council adopted Decision No. 1320 on the extension of the mandate of the OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek. The Permanent Council adopted Decision No. 1321 on the extension of the mandate of the OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe. Russia’s ongoing aggression against Ukraine and the illegal occupation of Crimea. Situation in Ukraine and the need to implement the Minsk agreements. 46th round of the Geneva International Discussions, held on 11 and 12 December 2018. Violation of United Nations Security Council resolution 1244 (1999) and formation of the Kosovo Armed Forces by Pristina (Cyprus, Annex 1; Greece, Annex 2). Constitutional transition of the Kosovo Security Force and the promotion of regional security (United Kingdom, also on behalf of Belgium, Croatia, Denmark, Estonia, France, Finland, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Poland and Sweden, Annex 3). Moscow Mechanism Invoked by 16 Participating States (France, also on behalf of Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Iceland, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, the United Kingdom and the United States of America, Annex 4; Ukraine, Annex 5; Russian Federation, Annex 6). Awarding of the OSCE Medal to H.E. Ms. Dunja Mijatović. Farewell statement by the Italian OSCE Chairmanship. Farewell to the Permanent Representative of Armenia to the OSCE, Ambassador A. Kirakossian. Adoption of United Nations General Assembly resolution 73/128 on “Enlightenment and Religious Tolerance” on 12 December 2018.

899th Plenary Meeting of the Forum for Security Co-operation

Situation in and around Ukraine. Regional Workshop on the OSCE Best Practice Guide on the Deactivation of Small Arms and Light Weapons, held in Podgorica on 29 and 30 October 2018 (Germany, on behalf of the FSC Co-ordinator for Projects on Small Arms and Light Weapons and Stockpiles of Conventional Ammunition (Hungary), Annex).

This report presents a general overview of the Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM), its main activities and latest news as of 28 January 2019.

This report is based on discussions during a roundtable on international best practices and models to support print media, held on 4-5 September 2018 in Popova Shapka. Special acknowledgement is given to the active role of the Association for Print Media (APM), which has coordinated previous discussions among its members and has contributed to the formulation of policy recommendations for short- and long-term government measures aimed at supporting the sustainable development of print media.

These Comments were prepared in response to a request from the Supreme Court of Kazakhstan received by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIJHR) in November 2018.

This Note was prepared in response to a request from the Chairman of the High Council of Judges of Kazakhstan received by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) in November 2018.