Section: OSCE (EU)
Latest from OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine based on information received as of 18:00 (Kyiv time), 22 March 2015
This report is for media and the general public. The SMM monitored the implementation of the “Package of measures for the implementation of the Minsk agreements”. The SMM, based on its monitoring – which was restricted by third parties and by security considerations* – observed that fighting continued in areas around the Donetsk airport and...
OSCE Chairperson Dačić urges sides to respect ceasefire in southeast Ukraine
BELGRADE, 23 March 2015 – OSCE Chairperson-in-Office and Serbia’s Foreign Minister Ivica Dačić today expressed his concern over an increase in fighting in southeast Ukraine and urged all sides to respect the ceasefire. “An outbreak of heavy fighting east of Mariupol over the last two days is unacceptable. I call on all parties to strictly...
OSCE Chief Monitor calls for truce and restraint in southeast Ukraine
KYIV, 23 March, 2015 – The OSCE Special Monitoring Mission has observed intensified fighting in and around the village of Shyrokyne in Donetsk region which has led to further deaths and injuries, as well as displacement and damage to infrastructure. “I call on all sides to stop fighting, respect all provisions of the Minsk package, and...
Latest from OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine based on information received as of 18:00 (Kyiv time), 20 March 2015
This report is for media and the general public. The SMM monitored implementation of the “Package of measures for the implementation of the Minsk agreements”. The SMM, based on its monitoring – which was restricted by third parties and by security considerations* – observed artillery and mortar fire in a number of locations. Between 10:00 and...
Weekly update from the OSCE Observer Mission at Russian Checkpoints Gukovo and Donetsk based on information as of 10:00 (Moscow time), 18 March 2015
This report is for media and the general public. SUMMARY Kamensk-Shakhtinsky, Russian Federation. The Observer Mission (OM) continues to operate 24/7 at both BCPs. The overall cross-border traffic increased at both Border Crossing Points (BCPs). The OM continued to observe a number of persons in military-style clothing crossing the border in both...
OSCE helps Ukraine’s rescuers enhance capability to deal with underwater explosive threats
Andrii Dziubenko OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine donated to country’s State Emergency Service equipment for underwater survey and clearance operations at a ceremony in Odesa on Thursday, 19th of March 2015. Six special dive suits, four diver communication sets and two hydroacoustic stations will help Ukrainian humanitarian deminers...
Latest from OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine based on information received as of 18:00 (Kyiv time), 19 March 2015
The SMM monitored the implementation of the “Package of measures for the implementation of the Minsk agreements”. The SMM, based on its monitoring – which was restricted by third parties and by security considerations* – observed sporadic artillery and mortar fire in a number of locations. Whilst patrolling in and around the “Donetsk...
Training for crisis response operations is essential part of struggle to prevent human trafficking, OSCE Special Representative says
Communication and Media Relations Section The OSCE Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings, Ambassador Madina Jarbussynova, emphasized the positive role that comprehensive training can play in preventing human trafficking in conflict and post-conflict environments during a 19 March 2015 address at...
OSCE Chairperson Dačić and Secretary General Zannier highlight importance of water governance on World Water Day
VIENNA, 20 March 2015 – “Water is an important topic for the OSCE – it can be a source of conflict, just as water co-operation can be a tool for conflict prevention,” said the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Serbian Foreign Minister Ivica Dačić on the eve of World Water Day. “Countering the challenges posed by the nexus of food, water, energy and...
Spot Report by OSCE Observer Mission: A twentieth Russian convoy of 81 vehicles crossed into Ukraine and returned back through the Donetsk Border Crossing Point
This report is for media and the general public. SUMMARY On 19 March 2015 at 07:10hrs (Moscow time), a Russian convoy arrived at the Donetsk Border Crossing Point (BCP). A total of 81 vehicles were checked by the Russian border guard and customs services. All the vehicles had crossed back into the Russian Federation by 16:07hrs on 19 March....
