Section: OSCE (EU)
Latest from OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine based on information received as of 17 September 2015
This report is for the media and general public The SMM monitored the implementation of the “Package of measures for the implementation of the Minsk agreements”. Its monitoring was restricted by the parties and security considerations*. The situation in Donetsk region and in Luhansk region remained relatively calm. The SMM observed a convoy of...
OSCE Chairperson in Office Dacic, ODIHR Director Link to host press conference following opening of human rights conference in Warsaw on Monday
WARSAW, 18 September 2015 – Ivica Dačić, OSCE Chairperson in Office and Foreign Minister of Serbia, and Michael Georg Link, Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), will host a press conference at 13:15 on Monday, following the opening of a two-week conference to review the implementation of commitments...
OSCE parliamentarians to observe upcoming elections in Kyrgyzstan
COPENHAGEN, 18 September 2015 – OSCE parliamentarians will observe the upcoming parliamentary elections in Kyrgyzstan and provide leadership for the OSCE’s short-term observer mission. OSCE Chairperson-in-Office Ivica Dacic has designated Christine Muttonen (MP, Austria) as Special Co-ordinator to lead the OSCE’s short-term observers...
Civilians in eastern Ukraine at risk this winter due to widespread damage to water infrastructure, OSCE report concludes
KYIV, 18 September, 2015 – The conduct of hostilities and violations of the Minsk ceasefire agreements has resulted in repeated damage to the water pipe system in eastern Ukraine, putting tens of thousands of civilians living on both sides of the contact line without access to piped water. The current shortages in water in the conflict‐affected...
Spot Report by OSCE Observer Mission: A thirty-seventh Russian convoy of 44 vehicles crossed into Ukraine and returned through the Donetsk Border Crossing Point
Please note that this report is for media and the general public SUMMARY On 17 September 2015 at 06:56hrs (Moscow time), a Russian convoy arrived at the Donetsk Border Crossing Point (BCP). A total of 44 vehicles were checked by the Russian border guard and customs services. All the vehicles had crossed back into the Russian Federation by...
Spot Report by OSCE Observer Mission: A thirty-eighth Russian convoy of 44 vehicles crossed into Ukraine and returned through Donetsk Border Crossing Point
Please note that this report is for media and the general public SUMMARY On 17 September 2015 at 06:56hrs (Moscow time), a Russian convoy arrived at the Donetsk Border Crossing Point (BCP). A total of 44 vehicles were checked by the Russian border guard and customs services. All the vehicles had crossed back into the Russian Federation by...
Correction: OSCE to receive the Kaiser-Otto-Prize 2015 in Magdeburg, Germany
BELGRADE, 17 September 2015 – The OSCE will receive on Saturday, 19 September 2015, the Kaiser-Otto-Prize 2015 Award at Magdeburg Cathedral, Germany, for its work in political crisis management and conflict prevention, as well as its mediating role in the conflict in eastern Ukraine. The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office and Serbia’s Foreign...
Expert meeting on online abuse of female journalists stresses need for concrete actions
VIENNA, 17 September 2015 – Media experts, journalists, policymakers and government representatives gathered in Vienna today to discuss the ramifications of online abuse of female journalists. This first expert meeting on this topic, hosted by the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, showed the need for concrete actions from all sides of...
Latest from OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine based on information received as of 16 September 2015
The SMM monitored the implementation of the “Package of measures for the implementation of the Minsk agreements”. Its monitoring was restricted by the parties and security considerations*. The SMM recorded few ceasefire violations in both Donetsk and Luhansk regions. The SMM revisited Ukrainian Armed Forces and “DPR” heavy weapons holding areas...
OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine to present a thematic report on access to water in conflict‐affected areas tomorrow
KYIV, 17 September 2015 – The OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) will present its new thematic report “Access to water in conflict‐affected areas of Donetsk and Luhansk regions” at a press conference tomorrow in Kyiv, Luhansk and Horlivka. Alexander Hug, the SMM’s Deputy Chief Monitor, and Anna Gay, the SMM Human Rights...
