Security Days: Approaches to Conflict Resolution in the OSCE area

When: 16 September 2013

Where: Hofburg, Vienna

Organized by: OSCE Secretary General

One of the key OSCE missions – conflict resolution – is the focus of the fourth Security Day event of 2013, to be held at the Hofburg, Vienna on 16 September.

From its origins in the Cold War, to its emerging future role, the OSCE is the standard bearer in finding lasting solutions to conflict. In the run-up to the 40th anniversary in 2015, its 57 participating states are focusing on how to spot the symptoms of conflict, what methods to use to diffuse tension, and how to create lasting peace in the OSCE’s geographical area.

This Security Days event, and the three before it, are designed to bring new thinking to the table and will gather together experts from a range of different countries and specialisations. It will look at both theory and practice, at existing practice and potential new ways to solve conflict,  at the role of regional and multilateral organisations and how to sustain and consolidate peaceful societies.