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Transparent and reliable military information vital for addressing key security challenges, say participants of OSCE Forum for Security Co-operation
Publishing date: 31 January 2018
Content type: Press release
Where we are: Forum for Security Co-operation
VIENNA, 31 January 2018- The importance of transparent and reliable military information for countering the deliberate or undeliberate misinterpretation of data on military activities that may heighten tensions between participating States, and even escalate protracted conflicts, was emphasized at today’s OSCE Forum for Security Co-operation (FSC) meeting in Vienna, held under Slovakia’s Chairmanship...
OSCE conference in Washington D.C. on continued relevance of the Code of Conduct on Politico-Military Aspects of Security
Publishing date: 1 November 2017
Content type: Press release
Where we are: Forum for Security Co-operation
What we do: Reform and co-operation in the security sector
Washington, D.C., 31 October 2017 – A two-day conference organized by the OSCE Conflict Prevention Centre on the role of armed and security forces in democratic societies concluded on 31 October 2017 in Washington, D.C.
OSCE supports regional debate in South-Eastern Europe on the continued relevance of the Code of Conduct on Politico-Military Aspects of Security
Publishing date: 16 May 2017
Content type: News
Where we are: Forum for Security Co-operation
What we do: Reform and co-operation in the security sector
A four-day conference, organized by the OSCE Conflict Prevention Centre, on the role of armed and security forces in democratic societies started on 15 May 2017 in the coastal town of Budva, Montenegro...
Gender equality and how to make the military more representative in focus of discussion in OSCE’s Forum for Security meeting
Publishing date: 8 March 2017
Content type: Press release
Where we are: Forum for Security Co-operation
What we do: Reform and co-operation in the security sector
VIENNA, 8 March 2016 – Increased inclusion of women is beneficial for the military as diversity makes armed forces more effective, said speakers in today’s session of the OSCE Forum for Security Co-operation (FSC), which coincides with International Women’s Day. These benefits are particularly important when national armies take part in peacekeeping and peace-building missions abroad...
Accountability crucial to preventing future crimes against humanity, says President of the International Criminal Court at OSCE Forum for Security Co-operation
Publishing date: 16 June 2016
Content type: Press release
Where we are: Forum for Security Co-operation
VIENNA, 16 June 2016 – Accountability is crucial to preventing future crimes against humanity, war crimes and genocide, said President of the Hague-based International Criminal Court (ICC), Judge Silvia Fernandez de Gurmendi as she addressed the 823d meeting of the Forum for Security Co-operation (FSC) on Wednesday in Vienna...
OSCE Forum for Security Co-operation: Modernizing the Vienna Document and strong CSBMs are key responses to security challenges
Publishing date: 19 May 2016
Content type: Press release
Where we are: Forum for Security Co-operation
VIENNA, 19 May 2016- Challenges and opportunities in updating conventional arms control and confidence- and security-building measures were the focus of Wednesday’s OSCE Forum for Security Co-operation held in Vienna, under the Forum’s Chairmanship of Poland...
Gender equality in the military enhances security for all, say participants of joint OSCE Forum for Security Co-operation-Permanent Council meeting
Publishing date: 7 October 2015
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, Forum for Security Co-operation
VIENNA, 7 October 2015 – Implementing gender equality in the military is a work in progress but further efforts are still needed to improve the participation of women in the decision-making in the armed forces, said experts who took part in the joint session of the OSCE Forum for Security Co-operation (FSC) and the Permanent Council today in Vienna...