OSCE Mission to Serbia

Mandate

(Left to right) Serbian President Boris Tadic, Serbian Justice Minister Snezana Malovic and Head of the OSCE Mission to Serbia Dimitrios Kypreos at a regional ministerial conference on organized crime, Belgrade, 28 September 2009. (OSCE/Milan Obradovic)
(Left to right) Serbian President Boris Tadic, Serbian Justice Minister Snezana Malovic and Head of the OSCE Mission to Serbia Dimitrios Kypreos at a regional ministerial conference on organized crime, Belgrade, 28 September 2009. (OSCE/Milan Obradovic)

Assistance and expertise

According to its mandate, the Mission, acting in close co-operation with the Government of Serbia, will provide assistance and expertise to the authorities at all levels, as well as to interested individuals, groups and organizations, in the fields of democratization and the protection of human rights, including the rights of persons belonging to national minorities.

Promoting democratization

In this context, and in order to promote democratization, tolerance, the rule of law and conformity with OSCE principles, standards and commitments, the Mission will also:

  • assist and advise on the full implementation of legislation in areas covered by the mandate;
  • monitor the proper functioning and development of democratic institutions, processes and mechanisms;
  • assist in the restructuring and training of law enforcement agencies and the judiciary;
  • provide assistance and advice in the field of the media;
  • in close co-operation with the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, provide advice and support in order to facilitate the return of refugees to and from neighbouring countries and from other countries of residence as well as of internally displaced persons to their homes within the territory of Serbia.