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Response by the Delegation of Turkey to the Questionnaire on the Code of Conduct on Politico-Military Aspects of Security
Publishing date: 13 May 2016
Information Exchange on the Code of Conduct on Politico-Military Aspects of Security
Second Joint Opinion on the Electoral Code of Armenia, as amended on 30 June 2016
Publishing date: 19 October 2016
At its 108th Plenary Session, on 14-15 October 2016, the Venice Commission endorsed the Second Joint Opinion with the OSCE/ODIHR on the Electoral code of Armenia as of 30 June 2016. Following the invitation from the Minister of Justice of Armenia, the Venice Commission and the OSCE/ODIHR made second joint opinion on the final version of the Electoral Code, particularly in light of the extent to which the latest amendments addressed the recommendations presented in their first Joint Opinion, endorsed at 107th Plenary Session on 10-11 June 2016.
Statement delivered at the United Nations Security Council Open Debate on Women, Peace and Security by by Ambassador Paul Bekkers, Director of the Office of the Secretary General
Publishing date: 31 October 2016
Statement delivered at the United Nations Security Council Open Debate on Women, Peace and Securityby by Ambassador Paul Bekkers, Director of the Office of the Secretary General, on behalf of the Secretary General of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE)- New York, 25 October 2016
Joint Opinion on the Electoral Code of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, as amended on 9 November 2015
Publishing date: 18 October 2016
On 25 May 2016, Chair of the Monitoring Committee of the Parliamentary Assembly requested the opinion of the Venice Commission on the amended Electoral Code of November 2015 of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. In line with standard practice, the Venice Commission and the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (OSCE/ODIHR) decided to provide a Joint Opinion on the amendments of the Electoral Code. This Joint Opinion is intended to assist the authorities in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia in further developing and improving the legal framework for the conduct of democratic elections and meeting international obligations and standards.
Report to the OSCE Permanent Council by ODIHR Director Michael Georg Link on the 20th Human Dimension Implementation Meeting, Vienna, 13 October 2016
Publishing date: 16 November 2016
Collections: Speeches by Director Michael Link
Montenegro, Parliamentary Elections, 16 October 2016: Statement of Preliminary Findings and Conclusions
Publishing date: 17 October 2016
Journal of the 1111th Plenary Meeting of the Permanent Council
Publishing date: 28 July 2016
Collections: 1111th Plenary Meeting of the Permanent Council
Update by the Special Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office in Ukraine and in the Trilateral Contact Group, Ambassador Martin Sajdik. Report by the Chief Monitor of the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine, Ambassador Ertugrul Apakan. The Permanent Council adopted Decision No. 1218 on the dates of the 2016 Human Dimension Implementation Meeting and the topics for the second part of the 2016 Human Dimension Implementation Meeting (Russian Federation, interpretative statement 1; United States of America, interpretative statement 2; Poland, interpretative statement 3). Situation along the line of contact between Nagorno-Karabakh and Azerbaijan and the Armenian-Azerbaijani State border. World Day against Trafficking in Persons, to be observed on 30 July 2016. Report on the Activities of the Chairperson-in-Office.
Report on the activities of the Chairperson-in-Office
Publishing date: 14 July 2016
Collections: 1108th Plenary Meeting of the Permanent Council, OSCE German Chairmanship 2016: Permanent Council reports on the activities of the Chairperson-in-Office
1108th Plenary Meeting of the Permanent Council
Opening address by Ambassador Madina Jarbussynova, OSCE Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings
Publishing date: 14 November 2016
Address delivered at the CoEPSU 1st Simulation Exercise, Combating Human Trafficking along the Migration Routes, Rome, 14 November 2016.
Membership of the ICAO Public Key Directory among OSCE participating States and Partners for Co-operation
Publishing date: 14 October 2016
This document highlights membership of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Public Key Directory (PKD) among OSCE participating States and Partners for Co-operation and outlines the support the OSCE Transnational Threats Department offers to facilitate participation in and the use of the ICAO PKD.