Section: OSCE (EU)
Spot Report by OSCE Observer Mission: A thirtieth Russian convoy of 47 vehicles crossed into Ukraine and returned back through the Donetsk Border Crossing Point
SUMMARY On 25 June 2015 at 06:50hrs (Moscow time), a Russian convoy arrived at the Donetsk Border Crossing Point (BCP). A total of 47 vehicles were checked by the Russian border guard and customs services. All the vehicles had crossed back into the Russian Federation by 16:31hrs on 25 June. *** DETAIL Leaving the Russian Federation On 25 June...
2015 Annual Security Review Conference provides platform for debate on current security challenges
VIENNA, 25 June 2015 – Current security challenges in the OSCE area and how the Organization can use its comprehensive toolbox as well as co-operation with other international and regional organizations to address them were the focus of the 2015 Annual Security Review Conference, which took place in Vienna on 23-25 June. Participants...
Latest from OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine based on information received as of 19:30 (Kyiv time), 24 June 2015
This report is for the 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 continued violence in a number of places in the Donetsk and...
OSCE PA Annual Session: Ukraine crisis, refugee tragedy, climate change feature in Draft Resolutions
COPENHAGEN, 25 June 2015 – The crisis in and around Ukraine, the plight of migrants and refugees, arms control, climate change and minority rights are among a diverse array of critical security issues on the agenda at the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly’s Annual Session next month. The Annual Session, held on 5-9 July in Helsinki, will bring...
OSCE Special Representative stresses importance of victim identification in combating human trafficking
LISBON, 25 June 2015 – The OSCE Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings, Ambassador Madina Jarbussynova, today underscored the need to improve victim identification at an international seminar on key challenges in the fight against modern-day slavery. “There is a large gap between the estimated number of...
Combating human trafficking along migration routes in focus at OSCE high-level conference on 6-7 July in Vienna
VIENNA, 25 June 2015 – Combating human trafficking along migration routes will be the focus of the 15th Alliance against Trafficking in Persons conference, hosted by the OSCE, together with Serbia’s OSCE Chairmanship, on 6 and 7 July in Vienna. The conference will draw attention to the impact of state migration policies on trafficking in...
OSCE Mission to Montenegro participated in Security Forum in Budva
166651 Iva Scepanovic Serbia’s 2015 OSCE Chairmanship, the OSCE’s Conflict Prevention Centre and the OSCE Missions to Bosnia and Herzegovina and to Montenegro participated in the fifth 2BS Security Forum on “The Future Perspectives …read more Source:...
56th IPRM meeting takes place in Ergneti
ERGNETI, 24 June 2015 – On 24th June 2015, the 56th meeting under the Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism (IPRM) took place in Ergneti, co-facilitated by Kęstutis Jankauskas, the Head of the EU Monitoring Mission in Georgia (EUMM), and Ambassador Angelo Gnaedinger, the Special Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-office for the...
Latest from OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine based on information received as of 19:30 (Kyiv time), 23 June 2015
This report is for the media and the general public. The SMM monitored the implementation of the “Package of measures for the implementation of the Minsk agreements”. Its monitoring was restricted by third parties and security considerations*. The situation at and around the Donetsk airport remained tense. The situation remained relatively calm...
OSCE Parliamentary Assembly Annual Session to mark Organization’s founding in Helsinki birthplace
COPENHAGEN, 23 June 2015 – Nearly 300 lawmakers from more than 50 states in the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe will return to the OSCE’s Finnish birthplace next month to mark the 40th anniversary of the Organization’s founding and address some of today’s most pressing security issues at the 2015 Annual...
