Section: OSCE (EU)
OSCE supports training of 16 National Points of Contact on implementing UN Security Council Resolution 1540
Communication and Media Relations Section National Points of Contact from 16 OSCE participating States on implementing UN Security Council Resolution 1540 (2004) on the non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and their components were familiarized with countries’ commitments stemming from this Resolution, at a training session...
Latest from OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine, based on information received as of 19:30, 29 June 2016
This report is for media and the general public. The SMM recorded more ceasefire violations in Donetsk and Luhansk regions compared to the previous reporting period, including an escalation of armed violence in the wider area of Debaltseve. The SMM noted the use of rocket launchers in the areas of Avdiivka and multiple-launch rockets systems in...
OSCE Parliamentary Assembly’s 25th Annual Session set to begin in Tbilisi
TBILISI, 30 June 2016 – Held under the theme “25 Years of Parliamentary Co-operation: Building Trust Through Dialogue,” the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly’s 2016 Annual Session will begin Friday in Tbilisi, Georgia, with keynote speeches by Georgian Speaker of Parliament David Usupashvili, Georgian President Giorgi Margvelashvili, Georgian...
Latest from OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine, based on information received as of 19:30, 28 June 2016
This report is for media and the general public. In Donetsk region the SMM recorded fewer ceasefire violations compared to the previous reporting period, with most of the fighting recorded in Avdiivka and Svitlodarsk. In Luhansk region the SMM continued to note a calm situation with two single shots of small-arms fire recorded. It monitored...
Weekly Update from the OSCE Observer Mission at Russian Checkpoints Gukovo and Donetsk based on information as of 28June 2016
This report is for media and the general public. SUMMARY Kamensk-Shakhtinskiy, Russian Federation. The Observer Mission (OM) continues to operate 24/7 at both Border Crossing Points (BCPs). The overall cross-border traffic decreased at both BCPs. The fifty-second Russian Convoy of 45 vehicles crossed into Ukraine and returned through the Donetsk...
2016 OSCE Annual Security Review Conference focuses on reviving co-operative security in a challenging environment
VIENNA, 28 June 2016 – High-level representatives of OSCE participating States, Partners for Co-operation and partnering organizations are exploring how to revive co-operative security against the backdrop of current challenges to European security, during the three-day 2016 Annual Security Review Conference (ASRC), which started today in Vienna....
Latest from OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine, based on information received as of 19:30, 27 June 2016
This report is for media and the general public. In Donetsk region the SMM observed more ceasefire violations compared to 26 and 27 June respectively, particularly in the southern Donetsk region. In Luhansk region the SMM recorded no ceasefire violations. It conducted crater analysis in Horlivka, Troitske and Popasna. The Mission noted weapons in...
Latest from OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine, based on information received as of 19:30, 26 June 2016
This report is for media and the general public In Kominternove the SMM found the bodies of two young boys killed by power lines most probably downed by shelling. In Donetsk region the SMM observed more ceasefire violations on each 25 and 26 June compared to 24 June. In Luhansk region the SMM recorded no ceasefire violations on 25 June, and fewer...
OSCE/ODIHR report on Kazakhstan’s parliamentary elections recommends comprehensive review of legal framework to bring it closer in line with OSCE commitments
Kazakhstan, Early Parliamentary Elections 20 March 2016: Final Report Noting that Kazakhstan still has a considerable way to go in meeting its OSCE commitments for democratic elections, the final report by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) on the 20 March early parliamentary elections in Kazakhstan recommends...
ODIHR and OSCE field operations in Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan support policy advisors in improving their policy-making skills
248711 Policy advisors from Central Asian ministries, presidential administrations, parliaments and research institutions completed an OSCE-organized three-day Young Policy Advisers Course on 27 June 2016 in Bishkek, with the aim of improving their professional capacities and enhancing their ability to develop and implement policies in an...
