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Military reform and co-operation

The Forum for Security Co-operation, which meets weekly in Vienna, provides a framework for dialogue between the OSCE participating States on military conduct, and on confidence- and security-building measures. Practical activities to assist States in reforming their legislation; downsizing and/or conversion of their armies; training personnel on the rights of the servicemen and humanitarian law; and other areas related to military reform are conducted by the OSCE field operations, as well as the Conflict Prevention Centre. 

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The OSCE's Vienna Document of 2011 on confidence- and security-building measures obliges participating States to share information about their armed forces and military activities.

OSCE Centre in Astana trains military officers on confidence- and security-building measures

ASTANA, 21 May 2013 - A regional training seminar for military officers on the practical implementation of the OSCE Vienna Document 2011 on confidence- and security-building measures began in Astana today... ()
OSCE Secretary General Lamberto Zannier greets Slovenian Defence Minister Roman Jakič, Vienna, 13 May 2013.

OSCE Secretary General met Slovenian Defence Minister

OSCE Secretary General Lamberto Zannier met Slovenian Defence Minister, Roman Jakič, on 13 May 2013 in Vienna...

OSCE Office in Yerevan promotes co-operation between army and public

Ways to enhance relations between the armed forces and civilians was the focus of the hearing at the Armenian National Assembly on 15 April 2013... ()

Ways to improve education in defence and security Sector in Bosnia and Herzegovina focus of OSCE seminar

SARAJEVO, 10 April 2013 – The sixth annual Strategic Politico-Military Seminar, focused on education and training in the defence and security sector in Bosnia and Herzegovina and co-organized by the OSCE Mission to BiH and the Armed Forces of BiH Joint Staff, opened in Sarajevo today...

Security sector reform focus of OSCE-supported training in Bosnia and Herzegovina

SARAJEVO, 14 March 2013 – An introductory course on security sector reform, co-organized by the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Armed Forces of BiH Joint Staff and the Centre for Security Studies ended in Sarajevo today...
According to the OSCE's Vienna Document of 2011 on Confidence- and Security-Building Measures, the participating States are obliged to invite representatives of all OSCE participating States to visit an air base and another military facility once during a specified five-year period.

Confidence- and security-building on agenda at OSCE Implementation and Assessment Meeting in Vienna

The 23rd Annual Implementation and Assessment Meeting will take place in Vienna from 5 to 6 March 2013 to review how confidence- and security-building measures (CSBMs) are being implemented...
A de-mining trainee in Tajikistan, the site of the OSCE's first mine action project.

OSCE promotes discussion on humanitarian de-mining in Tajikistan

An OSCE-supported workshop on long-term sustainability of humanitarian de-mining in Tajikistan was organized on 14 December 2012 at the Defence Ministry in Dushanbe...
The OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine has been supporting the social adaptation of discharged military personnel in the country since 2004. In this file photo, former military personnel are seen taking part in a training seminar on managing small and medium-sized enterprises, Sumy, 18 April 2011.

OSCE supports discussion on social adaptation of discharged military personnel in Ukraine

KYIV, 27 November 2012 – The state social adaptation programme for discharged military personnel was the focus of a roundtable discussion supported by the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine (PCU) in Kyiv today... ()
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