OSCE Quarterly Selections 3/2024 July – September 2024
The following six groups have been categorised with a view to helping readers navigate among the “official document” collections available on the OSCE web. Each group is chronologically organized and provides links to individual documents front pages where one can also access available language variations. Some sections include recently released documents related to events or activities that took place prior to this time period.
I. OSCE PERIODICALS AND E-PUBLICATIONS are digital resources such as annual reports, e-books, guidelines, manuals, factsheets and other OSCE e-publications. II. DECISIONS, CONSENSUS DOCUMENTS AND JOURNALS OF THE DAY yielded by regular OSCE negotiating and decision-making bodies (such as plenary meetings of the Permanent Council and the Forum for Security Co-operation). III. SELECTED STATEMENTS, INTERVENTIONS, REGULAR REPORTS AND CONTRIBUTIONS made by the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office and High Officials representing OSCE structures, institutions and field activities. Statements and contributions made by national delegations during regular plenary meetings are grouped according to the negotiating body they were delivered at. See Permanent Council meetings at https://www.osce.org/pc/109624 and Forum for Security Co-operation meetings at https://www.osce.org/fsc/109625. IV. CONSOLIDATED SUMMARIES, REPORTS AND AGENDAS (non-consensus) released by/at various OSCE meetings, events, conferences, seminars and workshops. This section also includes recently released documents related to events that will take place in the months to come. V. ELECTION OBSERVATION REPORTS prepared by various types of OSCE/ODIHR election missions, as well as statements or opinions and analysis concerning election observation in participating States. VI. SELECTED INTEREST AND REFERENCE DOCUMENTS relating to events or activities within the three OSCE dimensions.
Compiled by The OSCE Documentation Centre in Prague Náměstí Borise Němcova 529/2, 16000 Prague 6, Czech Republic quest@osce.org | tel: +420-224 186 450 | fax: +420-224 186 440 https://www.osce.org | https://www.osce.org/documentation-centre-in-prague | https://www.osce.org/resources/126378 ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS AIAM — Annual Implementation Assessment Meeting OIO — Office of Internal Oversight ASRC — Annual Security Review Conference OM Moldova — OSCE Mission to Moldova ATU — Action against Terrorism Unit OM Montenegro — OSCE Mission to Montenegro CCA — Court of Conciliation and Arbitration OM Serbia — OSCE Mission to Serbia CiO — Chairperson-in-Office OM Skopje — OSCE Mission to Skopje CGAP — Contact Group of the Asian Partners for Co-operation OMBaH — OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina CGMP — Contact Group of the Mediterranean Partners for Co-operation OMiK — OSCE Mission in Kosovo COMMS — Communication and Media Relations Section OPA — OSCE Presence in Albania CPC — Conflict Prevention Centre OPCU — OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine CS — OSCE Secretariat Conference Services OSCE PoA — OSCE Panel of Adjudicators DHR — Department of Human Resources OSG — Office of the Secretary General EAM — Election Assessment Mission OSPU — OSCE Support Programme for Ukraine EEF — Economic and Environmental Forum OSR/CTHB — Office of the Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combatting Trafficking in Human Beings EET — Election Expert Team PA — Parliamentary Assembly EOM — Election Observation Mission PACE — Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe EST — Election Support Team PC — Permanent Council ExtCoop — External Co-operation PC in Uzbekistan — OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan FSC — Forum for Security Co-operation PGI — Programme for Gender Issues FSC-PC — Joint FSC-PC Meeting PO in Astana — OSCE Programme Office in Astana HCNM — High Commissioner on National Minorities PO in Bishkek — OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek HDC — Human Dimension Committee PO in Dushanbe — OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe HDIM — Human Dimension Implementation Meeting PRCiO — Personal Representative of the Chairperson-in-Office HDS — Human Dimension Seminar ROM — Referendum Observation Mission HOC — Head of Centre RFoM — Representative on Freedom of the Media HOM — Head of Mission SEAM — Special Election Assessment Mission IEOM — International Election Observation Mission SEC — Secretariat IROM — International Referendum Observation Mission SG — Secretary General LEOM — Limited Election Observation Mission SHDM — Supplementary Human Dimension Meeting MC — Ministerial Council SPMU — Strategic Police Matters Unit NAM — Needs Assessment Mission SRCiO — Special Representative of the Chairperson-in-Office OCEEA — Office of the Co-ordinator of OSCE Economic and Environmental Activities TNTD — Transnational Threats Department ODIHR — Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
Documentation acronyms (ID) OSCE working languages Other languages .JOUR — Journal of the day Most OSCE official journals and consensus documents, such as Publications and documents listed herein include a mention of the language variations in which they .DEC — Decision decisions, are issued in all six OSCE working languages listed below: are available. By clicking on the link you will arrive on the web page of your selection and from there .DEL — Issued by one or more delegation(s) English French you can click on the language of your choice. .DOC — Document of particular importance German Italian .GAL — Substantive or general nature Russian Spanish .INF — Basic information
Document ID Reference System Document identification and distribution follows a set of registry values, some or all of which will form the document identification block appearing on the upper right corner of distributed documents. Main category: Capital letters denoting the nature of the document and referring to the main OSCE body to which it is to be submitted or from which it originates (PC, FSC, MC, SEC, ODIHR). Subcategory: Capital letters referring to meetings of bodies working under the authority of the main OSCE bodies (PC.ACMF, PC.SHDM, FSC.AIAM, etc.). Subgroup: Capital letters indicating the document type (such as field reports, journals, etc. – also see acronyms listed above). Suffixes may be added, where necessary, in order to indicate modifications of the text (Rev — Revision; Corr — Correction; Add — Addendum). I. OSCE PUBLICATIONS AND PERIODICALS are digital resources which cover the whole range of issues the OSCE is engaged in. This section includes annual reports, e-books, guidelines, manuals, factsheets and other online publications. Document type/ No. Title/Description OSCE ID or ISBN Language URL Originator
1 Brochure/SEC/OCEEA Young Developers and Entrepreneurs to Advance Start-Ups (YDEAS) – Phase 2. YDEAS fosters innovation and social entrepreneurship in the Western Balkans through scholarships, capacity English https://www.osce.org/oceea/575644 building, networking, and community activities. 2 Factsheet/SEC/OCEEA Supporting Anti-Corruption Efforts of the Government of Moldova. The OSCE is assisting the Government of Moldova in fulfilling commitments in good governance and anti-corruption, as well as English https://www.osce.org/oceea/574888 aligning its national standards with the UN Convention against Corruption, the Istanbul Anti-Corruption Action Plan, and other international standards and good practices. 3 Report/SEC/OCEEA Regional Co-operation Strategy on Climate Change and Security in Central Asia’s High Mountain Areas. It is an output of the extra-budgetary project “Strengthening responses to security English https://www.osce.org/oceea/575895 risks from climate change in South-Eastern Europe, Eastern Europe, the South Caucasus and Central Asia”, Russian implemented by the OSCE, in partnership with the Berlin-based think-tank adelphi. 4 Report/SEC/OCEEA Challenges and Opportunities for Transboundary Biodiversity Monitoring and Conservation in Central Asian Regions Bordering Afghanistan. The report was produced English within the Framework for Response to the Implications of Afghanistan for the OSCE Region (RIAOR), https://www.osce.org/oceea/575389 Russian providing a concise analysis of the challenges and opportunities for transboundary biodiversity monitoring and conservation in southern parts of Central Asia bordering Afghanistan. 5 Study/Report/SEC/ Mapping of Programmes for Perpetrators of Domestic Violence in Central Asia. This PGI publication was prepared as part of the OSCE Gender Issues Programme project “WIN for Women and English https://www.osce.org/ Men: Strengthening Comprehensive Security through Innovating and Networking for Gender Equality”, in Russian secretariat/576324 co-operation with the United Nations Population Fund’s (UNFPA) Regional Office for Eastern Europe and Central Asia. 6 Report/SEC/TNTD Strengthening Media and Information Literacy in the Context of Preventing Violent 978-92-9271-252-5 Extremism and Radicalization that Lead to Terrorism: A Focus on South-Eastern Europe. https://www.osce.org/ This report seeks to raise awareness of critical thinking and analysis, and meaningful engagement in the English secretariat/575970 digital space, in order to build resilience to violent extremism and radicalization that lead to terrorism (VERLT) in South-Eastern Europe. 7 Factsheet/ODIHR ODIHR Support for Parliaments in Advancing Gender Equality. This factsheet describes how English https://www.osce.org/odihr/575515 ODIHR works in multiple areas to advance gender equality in political and public life.
-3- I. OSCE PUBLICATIONS AND PERIODICALS Document type/ No. Title/Description OSCE ID or ISBN Language URL Originator
8 Guide/ODIHR Guidance on Establishing and Maintaining National Survivors of Trafficking Advisory 978-92-9271-271-6 Councils (NSTACs). This guidance provides practical information for OSCE participating States on how to English https://www.osce.org/odihr/573983 establish and structure NSTACs. 9 Guide/ODIHR Quick Guide on Preventing and Addressing Sexual and Gender-Based Violence in Places 978-92-9271-140-5 of Deprivation of Liberty. This is a quick reference book containing practical information about the English https://www.osce.org/odihr/575491 problem of sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) in criminal justice facilities. 10 Guide/ODIHR Human Rights and Gender Assessment in the Armed Forces — Facilitators Guide. This 978-92-9271-288-4 publication offers comprehensive guidance on how to conduct human rights and gender self-assessment English https://www.osce.org/odihr/575530 in the armed forces to contribute to proper respect for, protection and promotion of the human rights and fundamental freedoms of armed forces personnel. 11 Toolkit/ODIHR Advancing Gender Equality in Politics — National Assessments and Action Plans — Tool 978-92-9271-284-6 1. The Gender-responsive Governance Toolkit is a series of targeted tools, each with a distinct practical and English https://www.osce.org/odihr/574328 thematic focus. 12 Toolkit/ODIHR Transforming Political Parties from Within — Gender Audits and Action Plans — Tool 2. 978-92-9271-286-0 The Gender-responsive Governance Toolkit is a series of targeted tools, each with a distinct practical and English https://www.osce.org/odihr/574334 thematic focus. 13 Report/OMBaH Hate Crime Underreporting Survey 2023. This report provides key findings from the 2023 Hate 978-92-9234-063-6 Bosnian Crime Underreporting Survey for Bosnia and Herzegovina carried out between July and October 2023. 978-92-9234-062-9 Croatian https://www.osce.org/mission-to- 978-92-9234-063-6 English bosnia-and-herzegovina/576342 Serbian 14 Book/OMiK OSCE Mission in Kosovo: 25 Years of Milestones. This photo-book outlines the key moments in https://www.osce.org/mission-in- English the 25 years of the Mission’s work in Kosovo. kosovo/572029
15 Factsheet/OMiK Property Rights Monitor - 10th Edition. The Property Rights Monitor is a bi-annual publication of Albanian https://www.osce.org/mission-in- the observations of OSCE field monitoring Kosovo wide and aims to provide an overview of the situation in English kosovo/574442 the field of property and housing rights of non-majority community members and displaced persons. Serbian 16 Guide/OMiK Guide for Municipal Officials on Personal Data Protection and Access to Public Albanian Documents. The Guide for Municipal Officials on Personal Data Protection and Access to Public https://www.osce.org/mission-in- English Documents is intended for municipal officials who manage access to public documents and the protection kosovo/575781 Serbian and processing of personal data.
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17 Report/OMiK Trial Monitoring Report on the Adjudication of Domestic Violence Cases in Kosovo. This Albanian report aims to provide an objective, evidence-based and current assessment of the handling of domestic https://www.osce.org/mission-in- English violence cases by Kosovo courts, based on an analysis of cases directly monitored by OSCE trial monitors, as kosovo/572074 Serbian well as legal submissions and court rulings, between 1 January and 1 December 2023. 18 Handbook/OM Handbook for a Better Understanding of the Psychological Well-being of Employees 978-92-9271-391-1 https://www.osce.org/mission-to- Montenegro in the Media. This handbook aims to provide concrete tools, strategies and guidelines to integrate this Montenegrin montenegro/573764 important topic into the daily practice of media organizations. 19 Book/OM Serbia Handbook for Active Public Participation in Environmental Protection. The manual contains https://www.osce.org/mission-to- an overview of the basic rights of the public and the interested public that form the framework for active Serbian serbia/573010 participation. 20 Book/OM Serbia Strengthening of Aarhus Centers in the OSCE Area for Promotion of Good Governance Principles in Environmental Protection and Sustainable Development. This publication https://www.osce.org/mission-to- Serbian provides an overview of the role of Aarhus Centers in promoting the green economy and adapting to serbia/573001 changed climate conditions. 21 Guide/OM Serbia Guide for Journalists and Citizens on Court Proceedings. This guide is designed as a practical https://www.osce.org/mission-to- Serbian tool for journalists and citizens to better understand the court proceedings. serbia/575518
22 Guide/OM Serbia Overview and Analysis of Public Expenditures Intended for Environmental Protection. https://www.osce.org/mission-to- The purpose of this guide is to provide quick access to information related to methods and sources of Serbian serbia/572995 financing activities aimed at environmental protection. 23 Study/OM Skopje Perceptions, Views and Challenges of Young People in North Macedonia - Research on 978-92-9271-384-3 Albanian https://www.osce.org/mission-to- Youth and Security. The survey was conducted in the period of 27 September to 10 October 2023 while 978-92-9271-382-9 English skopje/575137 focus group discussions from 4 to 26 October 2023. 978-92-9271-383-6 Macedonian 24 Guidance/OPA Guidance for Child Protection Workers on the Protection Measures for Children Victims of Trafficking. This publication is part of the project “Strengthening Albania’s law-enforcement and https://www.osce.org/presence-in- Albanian prosecution capacities and multi-agency co-operation in combatting trafficking in human beings”, funded albania/573794 by the United Kingdom, Norway and Italy. 25 Manual/OPA Manual on Individual Constitutional Complaints. Published by the OSCE Presence in Albania as 978-99-2839-540-5 part of the project “Strengthening rule of law and promoting protection of human rights in Albania through https://www.osce.org/presence-in- Albanian support to the Constitutional Court”, financed by U.S. Delegation to the OSCE, the Italian Delegation to OSCE albania/576558 and the Embassy of Greece in Albania.
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26 Guide/Manual/ Gender Equality Policy in the Media Content. The effort is part of the project Strengthening https://www.osce.org/osce- Handbook/OSPU Ability of Media Stakeholders to Apply Media Standards and Promote Media Literacy”, implemented by English secretariat-exb-support- the SPU in partnership with Ministry of Culture and Informational Policy of Ukraine with extrabudgetary Ukrainian programme-for-ukraine/574325 financial support from OSCE participating States and partners.
-6- I. OSCE PUBLICATIONS AND PERIODICALS II. DECISIONS AND OTHER CONSENSUS DOCUMENTS & JOURNALS No. Date Venue/Place Originator Document type – Title (Description) Language URL
27 3 July Vienna/ FSC JOURNAL of the 1083rd Plenary Meeting of the Forum for Security Co-operation; Russian war of English French https://www.osce.org/forum-for- online aggression against Ukraine. Special military operation to denazify and demilitarize Ukraine. German Italian security-cooperation/572854 Russian Spanish 28 4 July Vienna/ PC JOURNAL of the 1480th Plenary Meeting of the Permanent Council; The Russian Federation’s ongoing online aggression against Ukraine. Report by Ms. Catherine Fearon, Director of the Conflict Prevention Centre. Report by Ms. Dominique Waag, Head of the OSCE Mission to Montenegro. Increasing military involvement English French of certain NATO and EU member States in yet more confrontation in and around Ukraine. International https://www.osce.org/permanent- German Italian Day in Support of Victims of Torture, observed on 26 June 2024. World Refugee Day, observed on 20 June council/572809 Russian Spanish 2024. Universality and indivisibility of human rights for all. Sixty-first round of the Geneva International Discussions, held on 25 and 26 June 2024. International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict, observed on 19 June 2024. Death of former OSCE colleague, Ambassador D. Sidorenko. 29 9 July Vienna/ PC JOURNAL of the 1481st Special Plenary Meeting of the Permanent Council; Russia’s missile attack on English French https://www.osce.org/permanent- online Ukraine, including on Okhmatdyt Children’s Hospital in Kyiv, on 8 July 2024. German Italian council/573412 Russian Spanish 30 10 July Vienna/ FSC-PC JOURNAL of the 91st Joint Meeting of the Forum for Security Co-operation and the Permanent Council; English French online Security Dialogue: “Women, peace and security: women’s contribution to peace and security – lessons German Italian https://www.osce.org/node/573748 learned and challenges ahead”. Russian Spanish 31 11 July Vienna/ PC JOURNAL of the 1482nd Plenary Meeting of the Permanent Council; Report by Ambassador Kairat online Abdrakhmanov, High Commissioner on National Minorities. Presentation by the Secretary General of the Annual Progress Report on the Implementation of the 2004 OSCE Action Plan for the Promotion of Gender Equality. The Russian Federation’s ongoing aggression against Ukraine. Report by Ambassador John English French https://www.osce.org/permanent- MacGregor, Head of the OSCE Centre in Ashgabat. Increasing military involvement of certain NATO and EU German Italian council/573418 member States in yet more confrontation in and around Ukraine. More than one year after the issuance Russian Spanish of a report under the Moscow Mechanism on 11 May 2023 in relation to serious human rights violations in Belarus, and invocation of the Vienna Mechanism on the situation of political prisoners. Harmfulness of Ersatz Events for the OSCE Human Dimension. Twenty-ninth anniversary of the Srebrenica genocide. 32 17 July Vienna/ FSC JOURNAL of the 1084th Plenary Meeting of the Forum for Security Co-operation; Russian war of English French https://www.osce.org/forum-for- online aggression against Ukraine. Special military operation to demilitarize and denazify Ukraine. German Italian security-cooperation/573742 Russian Spanish
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33 18 July Vienna/ PC JOURNAL of the 1483rd Plenary Meeting of the Permanent Council; The Chairperson and several online delegations expressed their condemnation of the assassination attempt that was perpetrated on 13 July 2024 on the former President of the United States of America, H.E. Mr. D. Trump, and offered their condolences to the family of the victim killed in the course of the attack. The Russian Federation’s ongoing English French https://www.osce.org/permanent- aggression against Ukraine. Financial Report and Financial Statements for the Year ended 31 December German Italian council/573733 2023 and the Report of the External Auditor. Annual Report of the Audit Committee. Increasing military Russian Spanish involvement of certain NATO and EU member States in yet more confrontation in and around Ukraine. Ten years since the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 on 17 July 2014. Russia’s detention of OSCE officials as part of its war of aggression against Ukraine. 34 24 July Vienna/ FSC JOURNAL of the 1085th Plenary Meeting of the Forum for Security Co-operation; Closing session. English French https://www.osce.org/forum-for- online German Italian security-cooperation/573932 Russian Spanish 35 25 July Vienna/ PC JOURNAL of the 1484th Plenary Meeting of the Permanent Council; Report by the Secretary General online on “Response to the implications of Afghanistan for the OSCE region”. The Russian Federation’s ongoing aggression against Ukraine. Report by the Head of the OSCE Programme Office in Astana, Dr. Volker Frobarth. World Day Against Trafficking in Persons, to be observed on 30 July 2024. Follow-up on the 11 July 2024 invocation of the Vienna Mechanism. The Russian Federation’s malign activities and interference in the OSCE area. France’s malign activities and interference in the OSCE area. English French https://www.osce.org/permanent- German Italian council/574211 - DECISION No. 1484 on the dates and agenda of the 2024 Economic and Environmental Dimension Russian Spanish Implementation Meeting. - INTERPRETATIVE STATEMENT by the Hungarian EU Presidency. - INTERPRETATIVE STATEMENT by the delegation of Canada, also on behalf of the United Kingdom. - INTERPRETATIVE STATEMENT by the delegation of Switzerland. 36 2 August Vienna/ PC JOURNAL of the 1485th Special Plenary Meeting of the Permanent Council; online - DECISION No. 1485 on the cash surplus as at 31 December 2023 and the 2024 additional and revised provisional expenditure authorization for the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights. English French - INTERPRETATIVE STATEMENT by the Hungarian EU Presidency. https://www.osce.org/permanent- German Italian - INTERPRETATIVE STATEMENT by the delegation of Canada. council/574909 Russian Spanish - INTERPRETATIVE STATEMENT by the delegation of the United Kingdom. - INTERPRETATIVE STATEMENT by the delegation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. - INTERPRETATIVE STATEMENT by the delegation of Azerbaijan. - INTERPRETATIVE STATEMENT by the delegation of Armenia.
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37 26 August Vienna/ PC JOURNAL of the 1486th Special Plenary Meeting of the Permanent Council; The Russian Federation’s English French https://www.osce.org/permanent- online ongoing aggression against Ukraine. German Italian council/575770 Russian Spanish 38 5 September Vienna/ PC JOURNAL of the 1487th Plenary Meeting of the Permanent Council; Address by Ms Pia Kauma, President online of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly. The Russian Federation’s ongoing aggression against Ukraine. Increasing military involvement of certain NATO and EU member States in yet more confrontation in and English French around Ukraine. Religious “war” unleashed by Kiev against the canonical Ukrainian Orthodox Church. https://www.osce.org/permanent- German Italian Continued violations by Germany of its OSCE human dimension commitments. 4th anniversary of the council/576021 Russian Spanish fraudulent presidential election in Belarus. International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances, observed on 30 August 2024. Recent developments in the north of Kosovo. Early parliamentary elections in Azerbaijan, held on 1 September 2024. 39 11 Vienna/ FSC JOURNAL of the 1086th Plenary Meeting of the Forum for Security Co-operation; Opening session – English French https://www.osce.org/forum-for- September online opening statement by H.E. Mr. Lars Løkke Rasmussen, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Denmark (recorded German Italian security-cooperation/576480 video statement). Russian Spanish 40 18 Vienna/ FSC JOURNAL of the 1087th Plenary Meeting of the Forum for Security Co-operation; Russian war of English French September online aggression against Ukraine. Terrorist incursion by the Kiev regime with the support of a number of Western https://www.osce.org/forum-for- German Italian States into the Kursk region of the Russian Federation. Use of UAVs by the Ukrainian Armed Forces against security-cooperation/577939 Russian Spanish civilian targets in the Russian Federation.
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41 19 Vienna/ PC JOURNAL of the 1488th Plenary Meeting of the Permanent Council; Address by H.E. Ms. Elina Valtonen, September online Minister for Foreign Affairs of Finland. The Russian Federation’s ongoing aggression against Ukraine. Report by Ambassador Michel Tarran, Head of the OSCE Presence in Albania. Sixteen years have elapsed since the full-scale military aggression against Georgia by the Russian Federation. On the increasing military involvement of certain NATO and EU member States in yet more confrontation in and around Ukraine.
- DECISION No. 1486 on the appointment of the External Auditor. - INTERPRETATIVE STATEMENT by the delegation of Hungary, also on behalf of Albania, Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Moldova, Montenegro, the Netherlands, North Macedonia, Poland, Portugal, English French Romania, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and Ukraine. https://www.osce.org/permanent- German Italian - INTERPRETATIVE STATEMENT by the delegation of Canada. council/577921 Russian Spanish - DECISION No. 1487 on the 2024 additional provisional expenditure authorization for the Conference and Language Services programme. - INTERPRETATIVE STATEMENT by the delegation of Hungary, also on behalf of Albania, Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Moldova, Montenegro, the Netherlands, North Macedonia, Poland, Portugal, Romania, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and Ukraine. - INTERPRETATIVE STATEMENT by the delegation of Canada. - INTERPRETATIVE STATEMENT by the delegation of Azerbaijan. - INTERPRETATIVE STATEMENT by the delegation of Armenia. 42 25 Vienna/ FSC JOURNAL of the 1088th Plenary Meeting of the Forum for Security Co-operation; Russian war of English French https://www.osce.org/forum-for- September online aggression against Ukraine. Special military operation to demilitarize and denazify Ukraine. German Italian security-cooperation/577945 Russian Spanish 43 26 Vienna/ PC JOURNAL of the 1489th Plenary Meeting of the Permanent Council; The Russian Federation’s ongoing September online aggression against Ukraine. Report by Ambassador Willy Kempel, Head of the OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe. Increasing military involvement of certain NATO and EU member States in yet more confrontation English French in and around Ukraine. The ODIHR’s electoral “methodology” as a means of interference in the internal https://www.osce.org/permanent- German Italian affairs of OSCE participating States. Tragic anniversary of the 1938 Munich agreement. Provocative actions council/577927 Russian Spanish by the EU Monitoring Mission in Georgia. Responding to Kremlin-supported media organizations’ covert activities. Update on the work of the OSCE Asian Partners for Co-operation Group. International Translation Day, observed on 30 September.
- 10 - II. JOURNALS, DECISIONS AND OTHER CONSENSUS DOCUMENTS III. SELECTED STATEMENTS, REGULAR REPORTS AND CONTRIBUTIONS made by the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office and high officials representing OSCE structures, institutions and field activities. Statements and contributions made by national delegations during regular plenary meetings are grouped according to the negotiating body they were delivered at PC meetings: https://www.osce.org/pc/109624 | FSC meetings: https://www.osce.org/fsc/109625
No. Date Venue/Place Originator Document type – Title (Description) Language URL
44 9 July Tirana OPA REMARKS by Ambassador Michel Tarran, as delivered at roundtable “Elections 2025: What should the Albanian https://www.osce.org/presence-in- Central Election Commission do to improve election administration.” English albania/572569
45 11 July Vienna/ HCNM REPORT by Ambassador Kairat Abdrakhmanov, High Commissioner on National Minorities, as delivered at https://www.osce.org/permanent- English online the 1482nd meeting of the OSCE Permanent Council. council/573421
- 11 - III. SELECTED STATEMENTS, CONTRIBUTIONS AND REGULAR REPORTS IV. CONSOLIDATED SUMMARIES – (non-consensus) REPORTS AND AGENDAS released by/at OSCE meetings, events, conferences, seminars and workshops. This section also includes recently released documents related to events that took place last year, or that will take place in the months to come. No. Date Venue/Place Originator Document type – Title (Description) Language URL
46 2 July Romania SEC/OSR/ CONCEPT NOTE: Side Event during the OSCE PA Annual Session 2024. Legislative Action to Prevent the English https://www.osce.org/cthb/571849 CTHB Misuse of Technology for Trafficking in Human Beings. 47 10 Vienna RFoM ETERNAL YOU OUTCOME REPORT: Film screening and panel discussion on AI, digital immortality, and https://www.osce.org/representative- English September information integrity. on-freedom-of-media/578920
48 12–13 Prague, SEC/OCEEA CONCLUDING MEETING AGENDA: 31st OSCE Economic and Environmental Forum. English September Czech https://www.osce.org/oceea/573752 Russian Republic 49 16–17 Budva, SEC/OSR/ CONCEPT NOTE: The regional conference “Human Rights Due Diligence: Building Ethical Supply Chains to English https://www.osce.org/cthb/575674 September Montenegro CTHB Combat Human Trafficking for Labour Exploitation”. 50 16–17 Budva, SEC/OSR/ AGENDA: Regional conference “Human Rights Due Diligence: Building Ethical Supply Chains to Combat English https://www.osce.org/cthb/579730 September Montenegro CTHB Human Trafficking for Labour Exploitation”. 51 16–17 Budva, SEC/OSR/ FLYER: The event is conducted in the framework of an Extra-Budgetary Project “Prevention of Human September Montenegro CTHB Trafficking for Labour Exploitation in Supply Chains” implemented with the financial support from the English https://www.osce.org/cthb/575650 Government of Germany.
- 12 - IV. CONSOLIDATED SUMMARIES AND REPORTS V. ELECTION OBSERVATION REPORTS prepared by various types of OSCE election missions. This section includes statements or opinions concerning elections in participating States. No. Date Country Originator Document type – Title (Description) Language URL
52 31 July Montenegro ODIHR Montenegro: PRELIMINARY OPINION on the Law of Montenegro on Financing of Political Entities and English https://www.osce.org/odihr/576240 Election Campaigns. 53 30 August Bosnia and ODIHR/EOM INTERIM REPORT on the local elections foreseen to be held on 6 October 2024 in Bosnia and Bosnian – 18 Herzegovina Herzegovina. Croatian https://www.osce.org/odihr/elections/ September English bih/576603 Serbian 54 1 September Azerbaijan ODIHR/IEOM STATEMENT OF PRELIMINARY FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS on the parliamentary elections held Azerbaijani https://www.osce.org/odihr/elections/ on 1 September 2024 in Azerbaijan. English azerbaijan/575497
55 5 September Azerbaijan PC/Russian STATEMENT by the Delegation of the Russian Federation on early parliamentary elections in Azerbaijan, Russian https://www.osce.org/node/576165 Federation held on 1 September 2024, as delivered at the 1487th Plenary Meeting of the Permanent Council. 56 11 Georgia ODIHR/EOM INTERIM REPORT on the parliamentary elections foreseen to be held on 26 October 2024 in Georgia. English https://www.osce.org/odihr/elections/ September – Georgian georgia/578167 9 October 57 13 Moldova ODIHR/EOM INTERIM REPORT on the presidential election and constitutional referendum foreseen to be held on 20 English https://www.osce.org/odihr/elections/ September – October 2024 in Moldova. Romanian moldova/577484 2 October 58 30 USA ODIHR/ INTERIM REPORT on the general elections foreseen to be held on 5 November 2024 in the United States https://www.osce.org/odihr/elections/ September – LEOM of America. English usa/579187 21 October
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59 24 July The HCNM OFFICIAL JUSTIFICATION for awarding the 2024 Max van der Stoel Award. English https://www.osce.org/hcnm/573490 Netherlands 60 26 July Ukraine ODIHR REPORT on the Human Rights Situation of Internally Displaced Roma People in Ukraine. English https://www.osce.org/odihr/573736
61 30 July Bosnia and OMBaH HATE MONITOR REPORT, June 2024. Bosnian Herzegovina Croatian https://www.osce.org/mission-to- English bosnia-and-herzegovina/573830 Serbian 62 8 August Strasbourg OMiK CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: Study Visit to Strasbourg. https://www.osce.org/mission-in- English kosovo/574340 63 12 August Poland ODIHR NOTE on the Effects of Decisions of Judges Appointed in a Deficient Manner. English https://www.osce.org/odihr/574897 Polish 64 13 August Poland ODIHR URGENT NOTE on Judges and Prosecutors’ Access to Classified Information, Security Clearance and English https://www.osce.org/odihr/574903 Respect for Judicial Independence and Prosecutorial Autonomy and Independence. Polish 65 14 August Poland ODIHR REPORT: The Situation of Human Rights Defenders in Bosnia and Herzegovina: Good Practices and English https://www.osce.org/odihr/574852 Protection Gaps. 66 24 August Poland ODIHR OPINION on Two Bills of the Republic of Poland on the Constitutional Tribunal (Sejm Prints no. 253 and English https://www.osce.org/odihr/575707 254, as of 24 July 2024). Polish 67 29 August Vienna RFoM POSITION PAPER on attacks against journalists as war crimes during armed conflict. https://www.osce.org/representative- English on-freedom-of-media/575590 68 25 Bosnia and OMBaH HATE MONITOR REPORT, July 2024. Bosnian September Herzegovina Croatian https://www.osce.org/mission-to- English bosnia-and-herzegovina/576811 Serbian 69 25 Bosnia and OMBaH HATE MONITOR REPORT, August 2024. Bosnian September Herzegovina Croatian https://www.osce.org/mission-to- English bosnia-and-herzegovina/576844 Serbian
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