Section: OSCE (EU)
OSCE-supported Guidebook on co-operation between police and journalists during mass events presented in Kyiv
KYIV, 19 December 2014 – The OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine, country’s Interior Ministry and the National Union of Journalists presented today a new guidebook on the effective co-operation between police and media during mass events and crises. The guidebook, Interaction Between Journalists and Police Officers during Mass Events and...
OSCE helps children of eastern Ukraine learn safety rules to avoid accidents with ammunition and unexploded ordnance
Andrii Dziubenko The schools of Severodonetsk and Lysychansk – two towns in the East of Ukraine, affected by recent hostilities – received newly-produced awareness raising materials to help their students avoid risks of accidents, associated with unexploded ordnance, abandoned ammunition and other potentially deadly items. At a handover ceremony...
OSCE Special Representative on Gender Issues visits Belarus
MINSK, 19 December 2014 – Special Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office on Gender Issues June Zeitlin today concluded a two-day country visit to Belarus, during which she focused primarily on domestic violence and also discussed women’s political participation as well as anti-discrimination protection. During the visit, Zeitlin...
Latest from OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine based on information received as of 18:00 (Kyiv time), 18 December 2014
This report is for media and the general public. The SMM continued to monitor the implementation of the provisions of the Minsk Protocol and Memorandum and the work of the Joint Centre for Control and Co-ordination (JCCC). The SMM observed no shelling or use of fire-arms, although the JCCC did report on a number of cases. Furthermore the SMM...
Weekly update from the OSCE Observer Mission at Russian Checkpoints Gukovo and Donetsk based on information as of 10:00 (Moscow time), 17 December 2014
This report is for media and the general public. SUMMARY Kamensk-Shakhtinsky, Russian Federation (RF). The Observer Mission (OM) continues to operate 24/7 at both Border Crossing Points (BCP)s. Overall cross-border traffic flows increased at both BCPs. The OM continued to observe a significant number of persons in military-style clothing crossing...
New guidebook on co-operation between police and journalists during mass events and crises to be presented in Kyiv on Friday
KYIV, 18 December 2014 – The OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine, representatives county’s Interior Ministry and the National Union of Journalists will present a new guidebook on Friday in Kyiv on effective co-operation between police and journalists during mass events and crises. The guidebook, Interaction between journalists and police...
More efforts needed to address gender issues in conflict situations in Ukraine, say participants of OSCE-supported conference
Andrii Dziubenko Resolution adopted following the All-Ukraine Conference “Gender Policy in the Context of European Integration and International Commitments of Ukraine” More work is …read more Source:...
Spot report by the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM), 16 December 2014: OSCE SMM Patrol caught up in small arms crossfire
An SMM patrol of two armoured vehicles was caught up in small arms crossfire directed at Ukrainian military vehicles at the Donetsk International Airport. No injuries to SMM personnel or damage to SMM vehicles were caused. Detail On 15 December, the SMM monitored the rotation of Ukrainian army personnel based at Donetsk International Airport. The...
OSCE/ODIHR signs agreement in Skopje to implement training programme against hate crime
132086 The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia’s Ministry of Interior signed an agreement on 15 December 2014 to train local law enforcement officers in recognizing, understanding and investigating hate crimes. The memorandum of understanding to implement...
Lima agreement a start, but far greater ambition needed to tackle climate change, says OSCE PA’s Aknazarova
COPENHAGEN, 16 December 2014 – Roza Aknazarova (MP, Kyrgyzstan), the Chair of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly’s Committee on Economic Affairs, Science, Technology and Environment, today welcomed the agreement reached at the UN Climate Change Conference in Lima but warned that far greater ambition is needed to mitigate the effects of rising...
