-
Our work
-
Fields of work
- Arms control
- Border management
- Combating trafficking in human beings
- Conflict prevention and resolution
- Countering terrorism
- Cyber/ICT Security
- Democratization
- Economic activities
- Education
- Elections
- Environmental activities
- Gender equality
- Good governance
- Human rights
- Media freedom and development
- Migration
- National minority issues
- Policing
- Reform and co-operation in the security sector
- Roma and Sinti
- Rule of law
- Tolerance and non-discrimination
- Youth
- Field operations
- Projects
-
Meetings and conferences
- Summit meetings
- Review Conferences
- Ministerial Council meetings
- Plenary meetings of the Permanent Council
- Plenary Meetings of the Forum for Security Co-operation
- Security Review Conferences
- Annual Implementation Assessment Meetings
- Economic and Environmental Forum
- Economic and Environmental Dimension Implementation Meetings
- Human rights meetings
- Media conferences
- Cyber/ICT security conferences
- Conference of the Alliance against Trafficking in Persons
- Gender equality conferences
- Annual OSCE Mediterranean conferences
- Annual OSCE Asian conferences
- Partnerships
-
Fields of work
-
Countries
- All
-
Participating States
- Albania
- Andorra
- Armenia
- Austria
- Azerbaijan
- Belgium
- Belarus
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Bulgaria
- Canada
- Croatia
- Cyprus
- Czechia
- Denmark
- Estonia
- Finland
- France
- Georgia
- Germany
- Greece
- Holy See
- Hungary
- Iceland
- Ireland
- Italy
- Kazakhstan
- Kyrgyzstan
- Latvia
- Liechtenstein
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Malta
- Moldova
- Monaco
- Mongolia
- Montenegro
- The Netherlands
- North Macedonia
- Norway
- Poland
- Portugal
- Romania
- Russian Federation
- San Marino
- Serbia
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Spain
- Sweden
- Switzerland – OSCE Chairpersonship 2026
- Tajikistan
- Türkiye
- Turkmenistan
- Ukraine
- United Kingdom
- United States of America
- Uzbekistan
- Asian Partners for Co-operation
- Mediterranean Partners for Co-operation
-
Structures and institutions
- Chairpersonship
-
Secretariat
- Secretary General
- Office of the Secretary General
- Conflict Prevention Centre
- Transnational Threats Department
- Office of the Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings
- Office of the Co-ordinator of OSCE Economic and Environmental Activities
- Gender Issues Programme
- Opportunities for Youth
- Department of Human Resources
- Department of Management and Finance
- Office of Internal Oversight
- Documentation Centre in Prague
- Institutions
-
Field operations
- Presence in Albania
- Centre in Ashgabat
- Programme Office in Astana
- Programme Office in Bishkek
- Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Programme Office in Dushanbe
- Mission in Kosovo
- Mission to Moldova
- Mission to Montenegro
- Mission to Serbia
- Mission to Skopje
- Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan
- Closed field activities
- Parliamentary Assembly
- Court of Conciliation and Arbitration
- Organizational structure
- About us
Event archive
March 2025
Training
Call for applications: OSCE School and Model OSCE Conference
Seminar
Webinar for civil society on reporting hate incidents to ODIHR
Information submitted by civil society forms a key part of ODIHR’s Hate Crime Report. Hate incidents monitored by civil society can help identify gaps in official reporting, and are used by states and international organizations to improve…
Training
Training on the Identification and Protection of Victims of Trafficking Amid the War in Ukraine with a Focus on Children
As part of the “Supporting the Human Dimension of Security in Ukraine in Times of Crises” project, ODIHR, in cooperation with KIND, is organizing a training course on ‘Identification and Protection of Victims of Trafficking Amid the War in…
Training
Human Rights at International Borders: Exploring New Technologies, their Risks and Opportunities
In a nutshell The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) is inviting applications for a training course for National Human Rights Institutions in Central-Eastern-Northern Europe, South-Eastern Europe and the…
Seminar
Ensuring sensitive and respectful treatment of hate crime victims / Garantizar el trato sensible y respetuoso a las víctimas de delitos de odio
This webinar will gather experts and practitioners working to support hate crime victims in Spain to discuss the community and societal impact of hate crimes, as well as the distinct and varied needs of hate crime victims. The event will be…
Conference
The role of media in conflict and humanitarian crises, reflecting on International Humanitarian Law and International Human Rights Law: Supplementary Human Dimension Meeting I
Supplementary Human Dimension Meetings provide a platform for an exchange of views between OSCE participating States, OSCE institutions, international organizations, civil society, and other stakeholders to discuss implementation of…
Seminar
The nexus between drug trafficking and organized crime: understanding the role of women
This side event will explore the specific risk factors and vulnerabilities that make women and girls susceptible to recruitment into criminal networks, the roles they play in drug-related crime, as well as how to increase the participation…
Meeting
ODIHR side event to the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW69): Male Politicians as Transformative Actors for Gender Equality in Politics
In 2025, OSCE participating States, alongside the rest of the world, are marking the 30th anniversary of the Beijing Platform for Action, a central set of international norms on women’s rights and gender equality. Reflecting on the last 30…
Training
Training on good practices in migrant integration for municipalities in the Baltic countries, Part 1
The Academy is an interagency initiative which offers a series of training courses to assist municipalities, preparing them to work with newcomers and addressing the challenges they might encounter while welcoming them. Building on their…
Conference
Side Event at the Commission on the Status of Women: Not One More! Enhancing prevention and protection to end femicides across the OSCE region and beyond
Please note that the event time is indicated in New York time.
Workshop
Workshop on Parliamentary Integrity and the North Macedonian Assembly’s Code of Conduct
The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), in cooperation with the Assembly of the Republic of North Macedonia, is organizing a workshop on parliamentary integrity and the Code of Conduct to strengthen ethical…
Seminar
Empowering Change: Unlocking Transformative Gender Impact in the Western Balkans and Eastern Europe — CSW69 side event
This side event at the 69th session of the Commission on the Status of Women will review the contribution of the EU enlargement process to implementing the Beijing Platform for Action (BPfA) across all 12 critical areas of concern…
Workshop
The Experience of the 2024 Romanian Elections: Strengthening Electoral Integrity in the Western Balkans
As part of the “Support to Electoral Reforms in the Western Balkans” project, the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), in cooperation with Expert Forum, is organizing a workshop on “The Experience of the 2024…
Seminar
Towards gender parity and transformative gender equality policy: The role of parliamentary bodies
Parliamentary bodies for gender equality are specific mechanisms that, through their emphasis on gender equality and gender mainstreaming within the work of a national parliament, assist in enhancing the gender sensitivity of parliaments…
February 2025
General event
“Drops of the Future” Concluding Event
Climate change is impacting water, energy and food globally – Central Asia is no exception. The region faces increasing water scarcity, which is likely to exacerbate existing socio-economic or geopolitical challenges. Addressing these risks…
Conference
24th Winter Meeting of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
The 24th Winter Meeting of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly will take place 20-21 February 2025 at the Congress Center Hofburg in Vienna, Austria. Featuring speeches by OSCE PA President Pia Kauma (Finland), President of the Austrian…