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This report presents a general overview of the Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM), its main activities and latest news as of 11 January 2021.

Crucial aspects of the lives of civilians in the conflict-affected areas of eastern Ukraine depend on their ability to cross the contact line. In 2020, the freedom of movement of civilians in this regard remains a key concern for the OSCE SMM. This report covers the period from 1 November 2019 to 15 November 2020 and notes new procedures in place, including in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.

This report presents a general overview of the Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM), its main activities and latest news as of 14 December 2020.

Presentations by the Chairpersons of the Security Committee; the Economic and Environmental Committee; and the Human Dimension Committee. Report by the Special Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office on Youth and Security, Ms. Keisi Seferi (Spain, Annex 1). Russia’s ongoing aggression against Ukraine and illegal occupation of Crimea. Situation in Ukraine and the need to implement the Minsk agreements. Aggression of Azerbaijan against Artsakh and Armenia with the direct involvement of Turkey and foreign terrorist fighters (Armenia, Annex 2). Human rights violations in Belarus. Fifty-first round of the Geneva International Discussions, held on 10 and 11 December 2020. Federal executions in the United States of America. Human rights violations and abuses in the Chechen Republic of the Russian Federation – Two Years after the Publication of the Moscow Mechanism Report (Netherlands, also on behalf of several delegations, Annex 3). OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chair statement. The Permanent Council adopted Decision No. 1387 on the theme, agenda and modalities for the 29th Economic and Environmental Forum (United States of America, interpretative statement). The Permanent Council adopted Decision No. 1388 on investments in capital requirements using 2020 Unified Budget Underspend. The Permanent Council adopted Decision No. 1389 on the extension of the mandate of the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine (Canada, interpretative statement 1; United States of America, interpretative statement 2; Ukraine, interpretative statement 3; Germany-European Union, interpretative statement 4; Russian Federation, interpretative statement 5; Turkey, interpretative statement 6; United Kingdom, interpretative statement 7). The Permanent Council adopted Decision No. 1390 on the extension of the mandate of the OSCE Mission to Moldova. The Permanent Council adopted Decision No. 1391 on the extension of the mandate of the OSCE Mission to Montenegro. The Permanent Council adopted Decision No. 1392 on the extension of the mandate of the OSCE Mission to Serbia. The Permanent Council adopted Decision No. 1393 on the extension of the mandate of the OSCE Mission to Skopje. The Permanent Council adopted Decision No. 1394 on the extension of the mandate of the OSCE Presence in Albania. The Permanent Council adopted Decision No. 1395 on the extension of the mandate of the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina. The Permanent Council adopted Decision No. 1396 on the extension of the mandate of the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan. The Permanent Council adopted Decision No. 1397 on the extension of the mandate of the OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek. The Permanent Council adopted Decision No. 1398 on the extension of the mandate of the OSCE Programme Office in Nur-Sultan (Kazakhstan, interpretative statement). Repatriation of Uzbek nationals from conflict zones within the framework of the humanitarian operation “Mekhr-3” (Kindness-3).

1296th Plenary Meeting of the Permanent Council

1296th Plenary Meeting of the Permanent Council

1296th Plenary Meeting of the Permanent Council

1296th Plenary Meeting of the Permanent Council

1296th Plenary Meeting of the Permanent Council

1296th Plenary Meeting of the Permanent Council