High Commissioner on National Minorities

The post of the OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities was established in 1992 to identify and seek early resolution of ethnic tensions that might endanger peace, stability or friendly relations between OSCE participating States.

Minority participation in public life focus of OSCE-supported seminar in Sweden

LUND, Sweden 14 May 2009 - A seminar that focuses on how societies can encourage minorities to participate in public life, organized by the OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities, Knut Vollebaek, and the Raoul Wallenberg Institute...

OSCE works with authorities in Skopje to reverse segregation in education

Activities in schools by the OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities and the OSCE Spillover Monitor Mission to Skopje are helping to fight segregation and improve inter-ethnic communication.

OSCE High Commissioner brings police and minorities together in Crimea

Defusing tensions between the Crimean Tatars, who have recently returned to their homeland in Ukraine after decades in exile, and the police, is the goal of efforts by the OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities.

The OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities, Knut Vollebaek, speaks at the OSCE Permanent Council in Vienna on 18 June 2009. (OSCE/Susanna Lööf)

DOCUMENT: Statement by the OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities to the Permanent Council, 18 June 2009

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Lecture by Knut Vollebaek, OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities

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Institute of Diplomacy, Academy of Public Administration under the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Astana, Kazakhstan, 27 May 2009

Opening address by Knut Vollebaek, OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities

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HCNM-Kazakhstan Justice Ministry Seminar on "Legislating for Social Integration in Multi-ethnic Societies," Astana, Kazkahstan, 26 May 2009