Secretariat - Conflict Prevention Centre

Forum for Security Co-operation Support Section

The primary task of this Section is to support the Forum for Security Co-operation (FSC), an autonomous OSCE decision-making body dealing with politico-military aspects of security. The Forum's work focuses on the implementation of Confidence- and Security-Building Measures, information exchange and verification mechanisms elaborated in the Vienna Document 1999. The FSC Support Section compiles databases of information exchanged by participating States as part of their commitments under politico-military documents. The Section also fosters the implementation of these agreements, especially the Vienna Document 1999, the Code of Conduct on Politico-military Aspects of Security, the Document on Small Arms and Light Weapons and the Document on Conventional Ammunition.

OSCE Communications Network

One commitment of the Vienna Document is the OSCE Communications Network. This network links capitals of participating States to foster timely information exchange and implementation of CSBM and other military treaties. The FSC Support Section administers the network, which is accessible and operational through a secure environment around the clock, seven days a week. It also chairs the OSCE Communications Group, through which experts from OSCE delegations exercise technical oversight, meeting several times annually in Vienna.

Project Activities

Finally, the Section develops projects in the politico-military dimension and co-operates with OSCE field operations in this sphere to help individual participating States implement their politico-military commitments. Please see the links to the right for reports of the seminars organized by the Service in the area of Small Arms and Light Weapons, Conventional Ammunition, including rocket fuel mélange, the Code of Conduct and other related issues.