News and press releases

The SMM observed numerous ceasefire violations in Donetsk and Luhansk regions. It continued to monitor the withdrawal of weapons. It followed-up on reports of civilian casualties near government-controlled Marinka, and shelling of residential areas in Donetsk city. The Mission encountered freedom-of-movement restrictions, the majority in areas not controlled by the Government.* The SMM continued to facilitate and monitor repair work to critical infrastructure.

ASTANA, 11 February 2016 – The OSCE Programme Office in Astana today launched the first in a series of six two-day training seminars for judges from Kazakhstan’s regional courts on good practices in countering the trafficking of human beings...

NEW YORK, 9 February 2016 – At a meeting of the Group of Friends United Against Human Trafficking, OSCE Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings, Ambassador Madina Jarbussynova, stressed the important role that sustainable development can play in eliminating modern-day slavery...

Vienna, 4 February 2016 – OSCE Secretary General Lamberto Zannier today discussed trafficking of human beings with Director of Europol Rob Wainwright. The conversation focused in particular on the plight of minors who are the most vulnerable group within the migrant and refugee population.

The OSCE Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings Madina Jarbussynova on 21 January 2016 commended the Czech Republic for a number of moves to intensify anti-trafficking efforts...

Serbia’s first Serious and Organized Crime Threat Assessment (SOCTA) was published on the website of the Serbian Interior Ministry on 30 December 2015. The document, developed with the support of the OSCE Mission to Serbia, is a strategic overview of serious and organized crime in the country, including drugs, irregular migration, human trafficking, money laundering, corruption and cybercrime...

YEREVAN, 24 December 2015 – An OSCE-supported pilot study aiming to improve the identification of forced labour and labour trafficking cases among adults and children in Armenia, and to strengthen joint efforts to address related challenges, was presented today in Yerevan...