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OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 44/2020 issued on 22 February 2020

Based on information from the Monitoring Teams as of 19:30, 21 February 2020. All times are in Eastern European Time. Summary Compared with the previous reporting period, the SMM recorded more ceasefire violations in both Donetsk and Luhansk regions. The …

OSCE Rapporteur Calls For 'New And Full' Investigation Into Nemtsov Murder

A new report from the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) on February 20 called for "a new and full investigation" into the murder of Boris Nemtsov, the former Russian opposition politician who was killed almost five years …

OSCE Calls For 'New And Full' Investigation Into Nemtsov Murder

The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) on February 20 called for "a new and full investigation" into the murder of Boris Nemtsov, the former Russian opposition politician who was killed almost five years ago near the …

OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 43/2020 issued on 21 February 2020

Based on information from the Monitoring Teams as of 19:30, 20 February 2020. All times are in Eastern European Time. Summary Compared with the previous reporting period, the SMM recorded more ceasefire violations in both Donetsk and Luhansk regions. The …

Armenia MP at OSCE: Karabakh has never been, will not be part of Azerbaijan

Every time my Azerbaijani colleagues talk about human and Armenians’ rights, I will remind them that they presented the killer as a national hero. MP Hayk Konjoryan, member of the Armenian delegation, stated this at the sitting of a standing committee of …

OSCE Urges Restraint In East Ukraine After Uptick In Fighting Leads To Casualties

Two high-ranking officials from the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) expressed deep concern over the recent upsurge in fighting in eastern Ukraine near a front-line town from which the warring sides withdrew forces in November. …

Morocco Shares Experience With World’s Largest Security Organization

Rabat – A Moroccan parliamentary delegation, composed of five MPs, is taking part in the 19th Winter Meeting of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Parliamentary Assembly in Vienna, Austria. The February 20 meeting saw the …

Model OSCE conference for youth starts in Kazakhstan

NUR-SULTAN (TCA) — The four-day Model OSCE conference for youth started on February 20 at Nazarbayev University in Nur-Sultan. Thirty-five participants from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan involving Masters and PhD students as well as young …

OSCE observers arrive to oversee 2020 elections

Attention to be paid to election legislation and media independence. The Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) has sent out its experts to Slovakia to monitor the February 29 parliamentary elections. Read alsoOpposition MPs brought …

OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 41/2020 issued on 19 February 2020

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Concerned about Ongoing Militarization of Crimea, Human Rights Violations in Eastern Ukraine, Speakers Tell General ...

GENERAL ASSEMBLY PLENARY SEVENTY-FOURTH SESSION, 58TH & 59TH MEETINGS (AM & PM) GA/12241 A lasting and peaceful solution to the six-year conflict in the Ukraine can only be achieved through the full implementation of the Minsk agreements, …

Ukraine: OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 41/2020 issued on 19 February 2020

Risk still there for Ukraine to become frozen conflict – OSCE chief

Despite recent rapprochement between Ukraine and Russia, the full implementation of the Minsk agreements is still “miles away” and there is still a risk that the separatist regions could turn into another “frozen conflict”, OSCE Secretary-General Thomas …

Azerbaijani MP to attend OSCE PA winter session

By Trend Deputy Head of the delegation of Azerbaijan’s Parliament to OSCE Parliamentary Assembly (PA) Tahir Mirkishili will visit Vienna, Austria’s capital, on February 19-22 to participate in the assembly's winter session, Trend reports on Feb. 18. …

Deputy justice minister presents Armenia’s achievements in anti-corruption fight at OSCE Forum

Deputy justice minister presents Armenia’s achievements in anti-corruption fight at OSCE Forum 14:00, 18 February, 2020 YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 18, ARMENPRESS. Deputy Justice Minister of Armenia Srbuhi Galyan is taking part in the 28th OSCE Economic and  …

Ukraine: OSCE SMM Spot Report 1/2020: Spike of ceasefire violations near the contact line in Luhansk region

In the morning of 18 February, from approximately 05:30 to 11:30 hrs, while on patrol in the area of Zolote (government-controlled, 60km west of Luhansk) and at its forward patrol bases in Kadiivka (formerly Stakhanov, non-government-controlled, 50km west …

Ukraine: OSCE Chairperson-in-Office Rama and Secretary General Greminger deeply concerned about surge in heavy fighting ...

TIRANA / VIENNA, 18 February 2020 - OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Prime Minister and Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs of Albania, Edi Rama, and OSCE Secretary General Thomas Greminger expressed their deep concern about reports of heavy fighting …

Deputy Justice Minister attends OSCE forum, presents Armenia's achievements in fight against corruption

Srbuhi Galyan, Deputy Minister of Justice of Armenia, is participating in the 28th OSCE Economic and Environmental Forum in Vienna. In her address at the event, Galyan touched upon the democratic processes in Armenia during the last two years, and the work …

Ukraine: Weekly Update from the OSCE Observer Mission at Russian Checkpoints Gukovo and Donetsk based on information as ...

SUMMARY Kamensk-Shakhtinskiy, Russian Federation. The Observer Mission (OM) continues to operate 24/7 at both Border Crossing Points (BCPs). The overall number of border crossings by persons increased at both BCPs compared to the previous week. …

Vimenti by Boys & Girls Clubs of Puerto Rico receives million dollar donations from two stateside charity organizations

Between them, the Peter Alfond Foundation and Comic Relief US award Vimenti a total $11 million and encourage other entities to invest in Puerto Rico SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO, USA, February 22, 2020 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Vimenti by Boys & Girls …

Maryam Rajavi: General boycott of sham election, Iranian people’s resounding no to religious fascism, yes to overthrow

Regime suffers major defeat in election farce, as people boycott vote in homage to November 2019 martyrs PARIS, FRANCE, February 21, 2020 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Mrs. Maryam Rajavi, the President-elect of the National Council of Resistance of Iran …

NCRI-US Press Briefing on Iranian Regime’s Sham Parliamentary Elections

Very low voter turnout are expected after 1,500 protesters were killed and thousands were jailed in November WASHINGTON, DC, U.S., February 21, 2020 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- The U.S. Representative Office of the National Council of Resistance of …

Polio-Nigeria leaves no stone unturned, targets over 55 million children in house-to-house nationwide campaign

“My son Aliyu Abubakar is two months old, this is the first time he is receiving vaccination, going out there to take him was quite a hassle. I am glad the house-to house team is here to save us waiting time at vaccination post. My other children have …

Usage-Based Insurance Market To be Worth 14.22 USD Billion by end of 2025,with CAGR Of 27.5% By 2025 - ZMR

Usage-based Insurance Market was estimated at 27.64(USD Billion) in 2019 and is expected to be assessed at around 114.22 (USD Billion) by end of 2025 NEW YORK, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES, February 20, 2020 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- As per analysts at …

BAE Systems Signs up as the Lead Sponsor for Air Mission Planning and Support 2020

SMi Reports: BAE Systems returns as a Lead Sponsor for the Air Mission Planning and Support conference, in London LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM, February 20, 2020 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- In recent news, ‘BAE Systems will develop software for semi- …

Ageless Authors Writing Contest deadline Saturday, February 29 for writers age 65 and older

Less than two weeks remain for senior writers to submit their best stories and poems for cash prizes, publishing LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES, February 20, 2020 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Senior writers age 65 and older have until midnight …

Global 5G Chipset Market Is Anticipated To Hit Around USD 15.1 Billion By 2025 - Zion Market Research

Global 5G Chipset Market expected to reach approximately USD 15.1 billion by 2025, at a CAGR of 49.3% between 2019 and 2025 NEW YORK, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES, February 20, 2020 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Zion Market Research has published a new …

Medical Marijuana Market to be Worth USD 40,907 Million By 2024 - Zion Market Research

Medical Marijuana Market expected to generate revenue of around USD 40,907 million by the end of 2024, growing at a CAGR of around 19.4% between 2018 and 2024 NEW YORK, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES, February 20, 2020 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Zion Market …

Operations Consulting Service Market to be Worth USD 100,148 Million By 2025 - Zion Market Research

Global Operations Consulting Service Market expected to generate around USD 100,148 million by 2025, at a CAGR of around 5.8% between 2019 and 2025 NEW YORK, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES, February 20, 2020 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Zion Market Research …

Industrial Robotics Market to be Worth Around USD 62.19 Billion By 2024 - Zion Market Research

Global Industrial Robotics Market expected to generate revenue of around USD 62.19 billion by the end of 2024, growing at a CAGR of around 9.40% NEW YORK, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES, February 20, 2020 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Zion Market Research has …

Top-level Speakers Announced for Unmanned Maritime Systems Technology 2020 in London

SMi Reports: Expert speakers at the event in May, will provide a discussion on unmanned systems across the full maritime domain LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM, February 20, 2020 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Bringing together international operators and …

2.9 million people, including 1.6 million children, affected by one or more of humanitarian crises in Niger

Download logo Nearly 3 million people, more than half children, in Niger are in need of humanitarian assistance, amid the risks posed by insecurity, malnutrition, recurrent disease epidemics and outbreaks, cyclical floods, droughts and displacement. UNICEF …

Church leaders in eastern Africa call for urgent action on devastating locust invasion (By Fredrick Nzwili)

Download logo By Fredrick Nzwili Church leaders in eastern Africa are calling for increased action against desert locusts which have terrorised the region since January this year. Like scenes from the Book of Exodus, huge swarms of the insects have …

Shining a spotlight on South Sudanese film: the Juba Film Festival

A film festival in a country without cinemas: in December, the fourth Juba Film Festival was held in the capital of South Sudan. It provides a platform for young local filmmakers. The festival received funding from the Federal Foreign Office. Screening …

Celebrity Chefs across Asian Food Network put plastic in their recipes to highlight “Plastic Diet” environmental crisis

AFN collaborates with WWF to combat plastic pollution in the ‘Your Plastic Diet’ campaign lobbying for a globally binding treaty on plastic pollution. KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA, February 20, 2020 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Asia’s largest TV and Online …

Are we too late – is “never again” happening all over again?

Reports of peaceful faiths being persecuted flood out of China WASHINGTON , DC, USA, February 19, 2020 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- By Rev. Susan Taylor, Church of Scientology National Affairs Office, member of the International Religious Freedom …

Hunger threatens over half of the population in South Sudan

Download logo Some 6.5 million people in South Sudan - more than half of the population - could be in acute food insecurity at the height of this hunger season (May-July), three United Nations agencies warned today. The situation is particularly worrying …

Working with communities to end Ebola

“In some places they threw stones at us, but in others community leaders became engaged and fought alongside us for the survival of their people,” says Dr Freddy Banza, an epidemiologist and public health specialist with World Health Organization (WHO). …

Unique Laparoscopic Training Programs for Surgeons and Gynecologists at World Laparoscopy Training Institute, USA

Laparoscopic Surgery Training in Tampa, Florida, USA is a unique program that combines four days Hands-On experiences of Minimal Access Surgery TAMPA, FLORIDA, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, February 19, 2020 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Laparoscopic …