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Our work
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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
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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 Review Conferences
- Annual OSCE Mediterranean conferences
- Annual OSCE Asian conferences
- Partnerships
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Fields of work
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Countries
- All
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Participating States
- Albania
- Andorra
- Armenia
- Austria
- Azerbaijan
- Belgium
- Belarus
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Bulgaria
- Canada
- Croatia
- Cyprus
- Czech Republic
- Denmark
- Estonia
- Finland – OSCE Chairpersonship 2025
- 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
- Tajikistan
- Türkiye
- Turkmenistan
- Ukraine
- United Kingdom
- United States of America
- Uzbekistan
- Asian Partners for Co-operation
- Mediterranean Partners for Co-operation
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Structures and institutions
- Chairpersonship
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Secretariat
- 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
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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
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About us
- Participating States
- Partners for Co-operation
- Chair
- Decision-making bodies
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Leadership
- Secretary General
- Director of the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
- High Commissioner on National Minorities
- Representative on Freedom of the Media
- Head of the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Head of the OSCE Presence in Albania
- Head of the OSCE Mission to Skopje
- Head of the OSCE Mission to Montenegro
- Head of the OSCE Mission to Moldova
- Head of the OSCE Centre in Ashgabat
- Head of the OSCE Programme Office in Astana
- Head of OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan
- Head of the OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe
- Director of the OSCE Conflict Prevention Centre
- First Deputy Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
- Director of the office of the OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities
- Director of the Office of the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
- OSCE Co-ordinator of Activities to Address Transnational Threats
- Director for Internal Oversight Services
- OSCE Senior Adviser on Gender Issues
- OSCE Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Human Trafficking
- Co-ordinator of OSCE Economic and Environmental Activities
- Director for Management and Finance
- Our history
- Our principles
- Finance and administration
- Internal oversight
- Employment
- Networks and research
Our work
The Mission's thematic and programmatic activities
The SMM was deployed following a request to the OSCE by Ukraine’s Government and a consensus decision by all 57 OSCE participating States.
The SMM was an unarmed, civilian mission, operating on the ground 24/7 Ukraine. Its main tasks were to observe and report in an impartial and objective manner on the security situation in Ukraine; and to facilitate dialogue among all parties to the conflict.
Archived daily and spot reports
News and activities archive
Archived announcements, press releases, media advisories and other updates
Multimedia archive
Archived multimedia material related to the Mission
Photo Gallery
Secretary General Lamberto Zannier visits the Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM)
Photo Gallery
OSCE SMM Monitors Patrolling in Ukraine
Photo Gallery
Hostilities continue to endanger civilians in eastern Ukraine
Photo Gallery
Switzerland provides accommodation modules for OSCE monitors in Ukraine
Publications
Publications related to the Mission
Documents
Documents related to the Mission
Key resources
Document collection
Trends and observations from the Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine
Document collection
Status Reports of the Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine
These reports present a general overview of the Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM), its main activities and latest news.
Document collection
Thematic Reports from the Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine
In-depth thematic reports are the result of the SMM’s work in the human dimension, an important part of the SMM mandate given to the mission by the OSCE 57 Participating States. The reports focus on different aspects of life affected by the conflict in Ukraine and complement the SMM daily reports.
Decision / declaration
Permanent Council Decision No. 1117
Deployment of an OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (Ukraine, interpretative statement 1; United States of America, interpretative statement 2; Canada, interpretative statement 3; Russian Federation, interpretative statement 4).
Report
Survey of OSCE Field Operations
Information about the OSCE field operations.
Contact
For more information, contact the OSCE Secretariat’s Conflict Prevention Centre:
Office: +43 1 514 36 6122
Fax: +43 1 514 36 6996
pm-cpc@osce.org