Publications
Annual Report of the Secretary General on Police-Related Activities in 2015
Publishing date: 22 July 2016
Content type: Annual report
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Policing
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
The report provides an overview of the police-related programmes and projects implemented by the OSCE executive structures, including the thematic units of the Secretariat, the institutions and the field operations. In his Preface, Secretary General Lamberto Zannier notes: “The OSCE’s engagement in police-related activities is more crucial than ever at a time in which the OSCE region is exposed to multiple security challenges that range from instability and armed conflict to violent extremism and terrorism, organized crime and trafficking in arms, drugs and human beings.” This year’s report, in its completely new design and structure, better aligns the types and categories of activities with recently adopted OSCE decisions and makes the report more user-friendly for all stakeholders.
Strategic Framework for Adaptation to Climate Change in the Dniester River Basin
Publishing date: 18 August 2016
Content type: Study / report
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Environmental activities
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
The Strategic Framework for Adaptation to Climate Change in the Dniester River Basin brings together the data available today on the current and possible future trends in climate change in the Dniester basin. It offers a set of measures, the joint and coordinated implementation of which will make it possible to respond to the coming changes in a timely manner. The Strategic Framework is the result of joint efforts by international experts and organizations – the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) and the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) – and experts and organizations from Moldova and Ukraine with an interest in the protection and sustainable use of natural resources in the transboundary Dniester River basin under the conditions of a changing global climate. This publication was prepared under the Environment and Security Initiative (ENVSEC) with financial support from the Austrian Development Cooperation and the European Union Instrument for Stability.
Factsheet on Cyber/ICT Security
Publishing date: 22 July 2016
Content type: Factsheet
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Cyber/ICT Security
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
Information on OSCE efforts related to cyber/ICT security.
ENVSEC- The Environment and Security Initiative: Transforming Risks into Co-operation
Publishing date: 7 June 2016
Content type: Brochure
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Environmental activities
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
A promotional leaflet on the Environment and Security (ENVSEC) Initiative, which was founded in 2003 to reduce environment and security risks primarily through transboundary co-operation and a set of activities ranging from in-depth vulnerability assessments, to capacity building and institutional strengthening. ENVSEC is a partnership of OSCE, UNDP, UNEP, UNECE and REC.
OSCE Annual Report 2015
Publishing date: 13 May 2016
Collections: OSCE Annual Reports
Content type: Annual report
Where we are: OSCE Secretary General, OSCE Secretariat
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
The OSCE Secretary General’s Annual Report gives an overview of the Organization's activities and its co-operation with partner states and other organizations.
Co-ordination & Co-operation between International Actors in support of the Host Country
Publishing date: 12 July 2016
Content type: Guide / manual / handbook
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
A best practices document on co-ordination and co-operation between international actors in support of the host country.
Protecting Electricity Networks from Natural Hazards
Publishing date: 25 May 2016
Content type: Guide / manual / handbook
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Economic activities, Environmental activities, Good governance
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
This handbook supports OSCE participating States in better protecting critical electrical energy infrastructure from natural hazards. By providing risk management options, tools and case studies, it is designed as a guide for policy-makers, state authorities, transmission networks operators and
Handbook on Combating Corruption
Publishing date: 20 April 2016
Collections: Publications on good governance
Content type: Guide / manual / handbook
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Economic activities, Good governance
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
The purpose of this handbook is to provide the 57 OSCE participating States and 11 Partners for Co-operation with a reference guide on available legal tools, the latest legislative and policy trends, and pertinent measures and practices to prevent and suppress corruption. It is aimed at raising awareness of the range of international instruments available to national policymakers and anti-corruption practitioners, and assisting them in developing and implementing effective anti-corruption policies and measures, thereby reducing the possibilities for corruption, instability and transnational crime. The handbook is produced by the OSCE in collaboration with UNODC, OECD and GRECO and other partners.
OSCE Activities to Counter Foreign Terrorist Fighters
Publishing date: 15 March 2016
Content type: Factsheet
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Countering terrorism
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
This factsheet outlines how the OSCE Transnational Threats Department contributes to tackling the phenomenon of foreign terrorist fighters by building on its existing programmes and in line with the OSCE Consolidated Framework for the Fight against Terrorism.
Factsheet on Preventing and Combating Trafficking in Human Beings in the OSCE Region
Publishing date: 11 March 2016
Collections: Factsheets of the OSCE Secretariat's units
Content type: Factsheet
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe