OSCE Mission to Serbia

The Mission's security-building activities are co-ordinated by a national Confidence and Security Building Measures (CSBMs) Advisor, working in close co-operation with the OSCE Conflict Prevention Centre in Vienna, the Serbian Foreign and Defence Ministries, and the Army.

Destruction of small arms

In accordance with the OSCE Document on Small Arms and Light Weapons, the Mission to Serbia supports a programme funded through the Stability Pact and the UN Development Program (UNDP) to enable the destruction of surplus quantities of small arms and light weapons. This process was launched in 2001 and a Regional Clearing House was established in Belgrade in April 2002 to co-ordinate the destruction of small arms and light weapons in South Eastern Europe.

Communications network

Another important step realized with the help of the Advisor on CSBMs was the incorporation of Serbia in the OSCE communication network for CSBM notifications in October 2001.

Other areas of activity

The CSBM Advisor also focuses on the implementation of the Vienna Document on Confidence and Security Building Measures (1999) and the analysis of politico-military developments in the country for the OSCE Conflict Prevention Centre. As measures are taken to enhance parliamentary control over the armed forces, increasing attention is paid to raising public awareness on the OSCE Code of Conduct on Politico-Military Aspects. To this end the CSBM Advisor maintains regular contacts with specialised NGOs and relevant parliamentary committees for defence and security.