Section: OSCE (EU)
OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine draws attention to the need to improve access to water in conflict-affected areas
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Latest from OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine, based on information received as of 19:30hrs, 21 March 2016
The SMM observed a decrease in the number of ceasefire violations in Donetsk region compared to previous days. The situation in Luhansk region remained stable. The Mission continued to monitor the withdrawal of weapons. It observed a calm situation at border areas not controlled by the Government, and elsewhere faced restrictions to its freedom...
OSCE human rights chief raises concerns over Savchenko verdict, calling for release
WARSAW, 22 March 2016 ─ Michael Georg Link, Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), expressed concerns today over the conviction by a Russian court of Nadiya Savchenko, a Ukrainian air-force pilot, for complicity in the killing of two Russian journalists in June 2014. “Amidst serious disputes over the...
OSCE Chairperson-in-Office Steinmeier and OSCE Secretary General Zannier express strongest condemnation of Brussels terror attacks
BERLIN/VIENNA, 22 March 2016 – OSCE Chairperson‑in‑Office, Federal Foreign Minister Frank‑Walter Steinmeier and OSCE Secretary General Lamberto Zannier condemned today’s terrorist attacks in Brussels in strongest terms and offered their heartfelt condolences to the families of the victims, the Belgian people and Government, and wished...
Latest from OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine, based on information received as of 19:30hrs, 20 March 2016
This report is for the media and general public. The SMM observed a decrease in the number of ceasefire violations on both 19 and 20 March compared with 18 March, and notably registered no violations overnight from 19-20 March in Donetsk region. The situation remained stable in Luhansk. The SMM followed up on allegations of shelling and conducted...
OSCE Chairmanship Special Representative Erler and Co-Chairs of OSCE Minsk Group reiterate strong commitment to negotiated settlement of Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
Vienna/Berlin, 20 March 2016 –Special Representative of the German Government for the OSCE Chairmanship Gernot Erler, together with the Co-Chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group, Ambassadors Igor Popov of the Russian Federation, James Warlick of the United States of America, and Pierre Andrieu of France, reiterated today their strong commitment to a...
Principal Deputy Chief Monitor of OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine to hold press briefing in Donetsk tomorrow
DONETSK, 20 March 2016 – Principal Deputy Chief Monitor of the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Alexander Hug will hold a press briefing tomorrow on the Mission’s recent activities and the general security situation in the Donetsk region. Journalists are invited to attend the press briefing tomorrow, 21 March, at 18:00 (Kyiv...
Latest from OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine, based on information received as of 19:30hrs, 18 March 2016
This report is for the media and general public. The SMM observed an increase in ceasefire violations in both Donetsk and Luhansk regions. Small-arms shots were fired in close proximity to SMM monitors south-west of “DPR”-controlled Yasynuvata. The Mission monitored border areas not controlled by the Government and observed a calm situation. The...
Latest from OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine, based on information received as of 19:30hrs, 17 March 2016
This report is for the media and general public. The SMM observed fewer ceasefire violations in Donetsk and Luhansk regions than the previous day and continued to monitor the withdrawal of weapons. The Mission monitored border areas not controlled by the Government and observed a calm situation. The SMM was restricted in its freedom of movement,...
OSCE supports dialogue forum in Mariupol, eastern Ukraine, to help communities affected by conflict
KYIV, 18 March 2016 – East Ukrainian Forum “Reconstruction through Dialogue: Mariupol”, hosted by the OSCE Project Co-ordinator, will take place on 23 March 2016, in Mariupol, eastern Ukraine. The purpose of the event is to facilitate discussions between central and local authorities, civil society and expert community on ways of solving the most...
