Evaluation reports
Evaluation reports
Annex E: Case study — OSCE Academy in Bishkek
Publishing date: 25 June 2025
Collections: OSCE at 50: Outcome Harvesting Initiative
Content type: OIO independent evaluations
Where we are: Office of Internal Oversight
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
This report presents one of four case studies conducted as part of an OSCE Outcome Harvesting initiative, launched in 2024 to mark the 50th anniversary of the Helsinki Final Act and highlight the impact of the OSCE's work.
Annex D: Case study — OSCE live simulation-based training exercises on combating trafficking in human beings
Publishing date: 25 June 2025
Collections: OSCE at 50: Outcome Harvesting Initiative
Content type: OIO independent evaluations
Where we are: Office of Internal Oversight
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
This report presents one of four case studies conducted as part of an OSCE Outcome Harvesting initiative, launched in 2024 to mark the 50th anniversary of the Helsinki Final Act and highlight the impact of the OSCE's work.
Annex C: Case study — police education reforms in Serbia
Publishing date: 25 June 2025
Collections: OSCE at 50: Outcome Harvesting Initiative
Content type: OIO independent evaluations
Where we are: Office of Internal Oversight
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
This report presents one of four case studies conducted as part of an OSCE Outcome Harvesting initiative, launched in 2024 to mark the 50th anniversary of the Helsinki Final Act and highlight the impact of the OSCE's work.
Annex B: Case study — mentoring programme for women in police in North Macedonia
Publishing date: 25 June 2025
Collections: OSCE at 50: Outcome Harvesting Initiative
Content type: OIO independent evaluations
Where we are: Office of Internal Oversight
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
This report presents one of four case studies conducted as part of an OSCE Outcome Harvesting initiative, launched in 2024 to mark the 50th anniversary of the Helsinki Final Act and highlight the impact of the OSCE's work.
Executive Summary
Publishing date: 25 June 2025
Collections: OSCE at 50: Outcome Harvesting Initiative
Content type: OIO independent evaluations
Where we are: Office of Internal Oversight
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
Executive summary of the results and impact of the OSCE Outcome Harvesting initiative, launched in 2024 to mark the 50th anniversary of the Helsinki Final Act.
Synthesis Report of OSCE Outcome Harvesting Initiative
Publishing date: 25 June 2025
Collections: OSCE at 50: Outcome Harvesting Initiative
Content type: OIO independent evaluations
Where we are: Office of Internal Oversight
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
This synthesis report presents the findings of the OSCE Outcome Harvesting initiative, launched in 2024 to mark the 50th anniversary of the Helsinki Final Act and to highlight the impact of the OSCE's work.
Annex A: Outcome Story Snapshots
Publishing date: 25 June 2025
Collections: OSCE at 50: Outcome Harvesting Initiative
Content type: OIO independent evaluations
Where we are: Office of Internal Oversight
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
Fifty-four outcome stories are presented in this annex to the OSCE Outcome Harvesting initiative, launched in 2024 to mark the 50th anniversary of the Helsinki Final Act and highlight the impact of the OSCE's work.
Working on stable access to energy sources on a timely, sustainable and affordable basis in the OSCE: Independent Evaluation of the OSCE’s work on Energy Security
Publishing date: 21 January 2025
Content type: OIO independent evaluations
Where we are: Office of Internal Oversight
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
This report provides an independent evaluation of the OSCE’s activities on energy security during the period 2010–2022. The assessment was conducted between October 2023 and June 2024 by a mixed team of the OSCE’s Office of Internal Oversight (OIO) staff and an independent energy security senior
Promoting gender equality in the OSCE and its participating States: Independent Evaluation of the implementation of the 2004 OSCE Action Plan for the Promotion of Gender Equality (2018-2022)
Publishing date: 4 March 2024
Content type: OIO independent evaluations
Where we are: Office of Internal Oversight
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
This report provides an assessment of the progress made in the implementation of the OSCE’s 2004 Action Plan for the Promotion of Gender Equality (GAP) between 2018 – 2022. The GAP is a strategic policy document adopted by the OSCE participating States in 2004. It has guided the organization’s
Supporting incremental changes in the fight against corruption: Independent Evaluation of the OSCE’s Anti-Corruption Assistance 2011–2021
Publishing date: 15 January 2024
Content type: OIO independent evaluations
Where we are: Office of Internal Oversight
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
This report provides an assessment of the OSCE’s anti-corruption assistance in the period 2011–2021, with a focus on two countries supported by the OSCE: Serbia and Kyrgyzstan. The report also provides cross-cutting findings of the OSCE’s anti-corruption work as a whole, and recommendations and
Supporting Media Freedom in Challenging Times: Independent Evaluation of the OSCE's Programmatic Work on Media Freedom and Freedom of Expression
Publishing date: 12 June 2023
Content type: OIO independent evaluations
Where we are: Office of Internal Oversight
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
This report provides an assessment of the OSCE’s programmatic work on Freedom of the Media (FoM) and Freedom of Expression (FoE) in the period 2016-2021 implemented by the Office of the Representative of the Freedom of the Media (RFoM) and the OSCE field operations (FOs) in Central Asia and South
Evaluation Synthesis 2020 – 2022 Final Report
Publishing date: 12 May 2023
Content type: Meta-evaluations and synthesis reports
Where we are: Office of Internal Oversight
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
This report presents a synthesis of findings found within all evaluations carried out by the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) from July 2020 to March 2022. It presents recurring findings on evaluation criteria (relevance, coherence, effectiveness, and sustainability), as
Making more of international partnerships: Independent evaluation on working with and adding value through international partnerships 2016-2021
Publishing date: 22 December 2022
Content type: OIO independent evaluations
Where we are: Office of Internal Oversight
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
Report number: IE 2021/03 Date issued December 2022
2021 Independent Evaluation of the Trans-National Threats Department's (TNTD/ATU) Rule of Law and Counter-Terrorism Portfolio
Publishing date: 17 January 2022
Content type: OIO independent evaluations
Where we are: Office of Internal Oversight
What we do: Human rights, Countering terrorism, Gender equality, Rule of law
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
Final report of the Independent Evaluation of the OSCE Trans-National Threats Department’s (TNTD/ATU) Rule of Law and Counter-Terrorism Thematic Portfolio on ‘Strengthening Rule of Law Compliant Criminal Justice Responses to Terrorism’. This evaluation was conducted by an external consultant in collaboration with the Office of Internal Oversight (OIO) in 2021. It proposes key recommendations to strengthen programming in the Rule of Law and Counter-Terrorism thematic area, across the Organization.
2021 'Learning from Working During the COVID‐19 Pandemic' Review
Publishing date: 8 December 2021
Content type: Evaluation Report
Where we are: Office of Internal Oversight
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
The objective of this review is to enhance organizational adaptability and resilience in times of crisis by identifying to what extent the COVID-19 pandemic affected project implementation, and to learn what worked well in terms of how the OSCE responded and adapted to the situation. It covers the period March 2020- June 2021.