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24th OSCE Ministerial Council
Ministerial council
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- Hofburg Palace, Vienna, Austria
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- Austrian OSCE Chairmanship
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- Ministerial Council meetings
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- OSCE Chairpersonship, Summits / Ministerial Councils
About
Final Decisions and Declarations
The following final decisions and declarations were adopted at the 24th OSCE Ministerial Council in Vienna:
- Decision on the appointment of the OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities
- Decision on the appointment of the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
- Decision on the appointment of the Director of the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
- Decision on the appointment of the OSCE Secretary General
- Decision on enhancing OSCE efforts to reduce the risk of conflict stemming from the use of Information and Communication Technologies
- Decision on strengthening efforts to prevent trafficking in human beings
- Decision on strengthening efforts to combat all forms of child trafficking, including for sexual exploitation, as well as other forms of sexual exploitation of children
- Ministerial statement on the negotiations on the Transdniestrian settlement process in the "5+2" format
- Decision on promoting economic participation in the OSCE Area
- Decision on the time and place of the next Meeting of the OSCE Ministerial Council
- Decision on small arms and light weapons and stockpiles of conventional ammunition
News releases
- Decisions on cyber security, small arms and conventional ammunition, combating human trafficking, economic participation at OSCE Ministerial Council
- Austrian OSCE Chairmanship appeals for protection of civilians in eastern Ukraine
- OSCE’s work in fighting illicit trafficking of small arms and light weapons is an important part of global anti-terrorism efforts, say speakers at Ministerial Council side event
- OSCE participating States discussed current and future European security challenges
- States should make use of OSCE in countering violent extremism and radicalization that leads to terrorism, says OSCE Chairperson-in-Office Kurz
- Vienna Ministerial Council side event explores mainstreaming Youth, Peace and Security Agenda into policy development
- Joint Statement by the Heads of Delegation of the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chair Countries
- OSCE and EBRD to deepen co-operation on promoting good governance, connectivity and economic development
- OSCE is indispensable for security in Europe, today more than ever, says OSCE Chairperson-in-Office Kurz at opening of Vienna Ministerial Council
- OSCE Chairperson-in-Office Kurz receives civil society recommendations ahead of Vienna Ministerial Council
- OSCE Ministerial Council to tackle current security issues in Vienna on Thursday 7 and Friday 8 December 2017
- Media accreditation open for the 24th OSCE Ministerial Council
Photos and videos
- Photos (Flickr): bit.ly/OSCEMC17photos
- Photos (Flickr): flickr.com/photos/minoritenplatz8
- Video footage: Plenary sessions recordings
- Video footage (YouTube): Plenary sessions recordings
Full coverage of the 24th OSCE Ministerial Council meeting including the latest news is available here
24th Ministerial Council