Funding and budget

A section of the physical document library at the OSCE Secretariat in Vienna.

The OSCE is funded by contributions from its 57 members. Its annual budget is around 140 million euros.

The OSCE is funded by contributions from its 57 participating States.

On 30 December 2014, the OSCE Permanent Council adopted the Organization's Unified Budget for 2015, totalling EUR 141,107,600 (PC Decision 1158).

Staffing and employment

The OSCE employs some 400 people in its Secretariat, 200 in its institutions and around 2,100 in its field operations. Locally-contracted employees outnumber international seconded employees by roughly three to one. Seconded staff members are funded by their national administrations.

For more information on the various staff categories, please visit the Employment pages.

Further information on budget and staffing levels can be found in our annual reports.