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The OSCE Secretariat, under the direction of the Secretary General, provides operational support to the Organization. It is based in Vienna, and assisted by an office in Prague.

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OSCE releases Annual Report on a "challenging" 2008

VIENNA, 1 April 2009 - The OSCE, the world's largest regional security organization, released its 2008 Annual Report today....

OSCE launches good practices guide to combating violence against women

L-r: Todd Minerson, Executive Director of the White Ribbon Campaign; Jamila Seftaoui, OSCE Senior Adviser on Gender Issues; Elisabeth Rehn, Finnish Minister of State; and Yakin Ertürk, UN Special Rapporteur at an OSCE symposium in Vienna, 8 June 2009. (OSCE/Blanca Tapia)

VIENNA, 8 June 2009 - The OSCE Secretariat's Gender Section launched a compilation of good practices for combating violence against women in the OSCE region at a symposium in Vienna today...

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The OSCE Secretariat was established by the Charter of Paris in 1990. It first opened in Prague in 1991 before moving to Vienna in 1993. (OSCE/Mikhail Evstafiev)

The OSCE Secretariat was established by the Charter of Paris in 1990. It first opened in Prague in 1991 before moving to Vienna in 1993. (OSCE/Mikhail Evstafiev)