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Michael Møller, Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva, and Lamberto Zannier, OSCE Secretary General, chat before the start of the opening session at the Annual Security Review Conference in Vienna, 28 June 2016.

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Participants of the Annual Security Review Conference chat before the beginning of the opening session, Vienna, 28 June 2016.

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José Ramos-Horta, 1996 Nobel Peace Prize laureate and former President of Timor-Leste (East Timor), speaking at the OSCE Annual Security Review Conference, 28 June 2016.

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Judge Silvia Fernandez de Gurmendi, President of the Hague-based International Criminal Court (ICC), addressing the OSCE Forum for Security Co-operation, Vienna, 15 June 2016.

OSCE High-Level Military Doctrine Seminar

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The seminar dealt with the importance of bringing together the representatives of the armed forces and ministries to strengthen the relations among the OSCE participating States. The speakers focused in the need for transparency and co-operation to build trust and face the challenges eroding the European security.

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Wim Geerts, Director-General for Political Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands (r) and Ambassador Desiree M. J. Kopmels, FSC Chairperson and Permanent Representative of the Netherlands to the OSCE (l), outlining 2016 priorities of the Netherlands' Chairmanship of the OSCE Forum for Security Co-operation at a meeting of the Forum, Vienna, 20 January 2015.

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State Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Norway Bård Glad Pedersen (r) and Ambassador Robert Kvile, FSC Chairperson and Head of the Permanent Delegation of Norway to the OSCE (l), outlining 2015 priorities of Norway's Chairmanship of the OSCE Forum for Security Co-operation at a meeting of the Forum, Vienna, 9 September 2015.

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Captain Anna Björsson, gender advisor with the Swedish Armed Forces Headquarters, speaking at a joint meeting of the Forum for Security Co-operation and the Permanent Council, Vienna, 7 October 2015.

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Bård Glad Pedersen, State Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Norway addressing the meeting of the OSCE Forum for Security Co-operation, Vienna, 9 September 2015.

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Slavica Milacic, FSC Chairperson and Head of the Permanent Mission to Montenegro to the OSCE (l), and Igor Lukšić, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and European Integration of Montenegro, outlining 2015 priorities of Montenegro's Chairmanship of the OSCE Forum for Security Co-operation at a meeting of the Forum, Vienna, 22 April 2015.

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Lundeg Purevsuren, Mongolia’s Foreign Minister, outlining 2015 priorities of the Mongolian Chairmanship of the OSCE Forum for Security Co-operation at the first meeting of the Forum in 2015, Vienna, 20 January 2015.

Promoting Security and Stability: OSCE assistance on small arms and light weapons

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Large stocks of surplus Small Arms, Light Weapons and Conventional Ammunition remain on the territory of many countries. Their availability prolongs armed conflicts, hinders post-conflict rehabilitation and slows down economic growth. Since 2003, the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe has helped its participating States in carrying out the necessary steps to solve this problem.