Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
Administration and support
Administration and support work provides a variety of day-to-day specialized support services for the substantive activities of the organization and required to make a field activity operational.
Civilian police
International civilian police work within the OSCE involves assessing, monitoring, advising and mentoring the local civil police.
Democratization
Democratization work may include strengthening civil society, political party development and promotion of good governance.
Economic and environmental affairs
Economic and environmental work in the OSCE context focuses on ways of identifying the risk to security arising from economic, social and environmental problems.
Education
Education work aims at developing and implementing educational reform programmes in collaboration with local and international players.
Elections
Election work involves organizing, implementing and overseeing the full range of elections-related matters.
General staff / monitoring functions
General staff / monitoring functions in OSCE field activities take a variety of forms.
Human rights
Human rights work involves monitoring, investigating and reporting on the human rights situation, analyzing relevant laws and practices and intervening with national authorities to address human rights violations.
Media affairs
Media affairs in OSCE field activities provides press and public information as well as media development services.
Military affairs
Military affairs-related work involves among others monitoring certain military activities and gathering information on the military situation and developments in the mission area.
Political affairs
Political affairs work involves analyzing and reporting on issues relevant to the OSCE mission mandate in the host country.
Rule of law
Rule of law work aims at enhancing the administration of justice by training of judges, prosecutors and lawyers, as well as police and correctional officers.