OSCE at 50: Outcome Harvesting Initiative
To mark the 50th anniversary of the Helsinki Final Act in 2025, the OSCE Office of Internal Oversight launched an Outcome Harvesting initiative in 2024 and gathered 50+ Outcome Stories from OSCE staff. The stories highlight changes the Organization helped to bring about with its practical work in the region over the past two decades. The initiative aims to give a broader audience an insight into examples of OSCE’s contributions to change, foster evaluative thinking among OSCE staff, and provide key stakeholders food for thought as they deliberate on how the Organization can add the most value to foster security co-operation in Europe in the future.
Explore the findings and reflections through:
- Infographic executive summary: An accessible summary of findings.
- Synthesis report: Key patterns and themes across 54 outcome stories.
- Annex of outcome story snapshots: Summary descriptions of all outcome stories—highlighting the observed change, its significance, and the OSCE’s plausible contributions.
- Four case studies: In-depth analysis of examples of OSCE-supported change.
