Publications
The Local Community and Challenges of Torrential Floods
Publishing date: 30 March 2015
Content type: Guide / manual / handbook
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Serbia
What we do: Disaster risk reduction, Environmental activities
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
The purpose of the manual on torrential floods and community based flood risk reduction is to acquaint local and international stakeholders with national achievements and challenges in the field of torrential flood risk management in Serbia. The manual contains a comprehensive review of historically significant torrential floods in Serbia, existing flood management strategies, risk analysis and legal framework that stipulates the jurisdiction of local governments in the prevention and management of flood risks. It highlights the strategic importance of the role that local authorities have in creating flood resilient communities. A part of the manual is dedicated to the engagement of civil society in raising awareness of local communities in disaster risk reduction and the importance of their co-operation and partnership with elected officials, thus creating a "culture of preparedness".
Baseline study on cross-border mobility in the OSCE region
Publishing date: 15 May 2014
Collections: Archive of migration-related resources
Content type: Study / report
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Democratization
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
This study aims to highlight the commitments on freedom of movement and human contacts made by OSCE participating States, as well as to provide baseline information to assist them in the implementation of these commitments. As such, this study presents the situation of cross-border mobility in the form of baseline data and is intended to raise awareness among OSCE participating States of the current situation in relation to freedom of movement and human contacts in the OSCE region.
Housing Models for Substandard Roma Settlements: Guidelines for Local Self-Governments, civil society organisations and Roma community
Publishing date: 4 November 2014
Content type: Guide / manual / handbook
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Serbia
What we do: Democratization, Roma and Sinti
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
“Housing Models for Substandard Roma Settlements: Guidelines for Local Self-Governments, civil society organizations and Roma community” is a handbook resulted from the work on the selection and refinement of the housing models used so far in Serbia for the improvement of housing conditions of Roma and other vulnerable persons. It provides guidelines for the implementation of 13 housing models, and contains descriptions, conceptual designs, technical parameters, construction materials to be used, as well as a list of necessary technical documentation including building and other permits, cost-estimations and timeline for each model. The publication aims to assist local self-governments, civil society organizations and other entities to effectively develop and implement their housing improvement projects on Roma settlements.
Manual on State Police role in electoral processes
Publishing date: 1 June 2013
Content type: Study / report
Where we are: OSCE Presence in Albania
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
Comments on "the Concept Paper on state policy in the sphere of religion of the Kyrgyz Republic"
Publishing date: 27 March 2014
Collections: Legal Opinions and Comments
Content type: Study / report
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
Handbook on Promoting Women’s Participation in Political Parties
Publishing date: 7 July 2014
Collections: Promoting women’s political participation and gender equality, تعزيز المشاركة السياسية للمرأة والمساواة بين الجنسين
Content type: Guide / manual / handbook
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Democratization, Gender equality
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
This Handbook on Promoting Women’s Participation in Political Parties aims at encouraging political party leaders, men and women alike, to support the integration of gender aspects into internal political party decision-making processes. It also seeks to develop the capacity of women politicians to advance their political careers. The key finding that has emerged during the development of this handbook is that internal party reform is critical to women’s advancement. A lack of internal party democracy and transparency, the absence of gender-sensitivity in candidate selection and outreach, as well as the failure to decentralize party decision-making processes, all inhibit women’s opportunities to advance as leaders within parties and as candidates for elected office. To this end, the handbook provides a valuable overview of voluntary measures that political parties can adopt to enhance gender equality within party structures, processes, policies and activities, as a means to provide both women and men equal opportunities to participate meaningfully in the political life of OSCE participating States.
Women's Political Participation in 2012 Armenian Parliamentary Elections
Publishing date: 5 March 2014
Content type: Study / report
Where we are: OSCE Office in Yerevan (closed)
What we do: Elections, Gender equality
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
The study provides an analytical overview of women’s participation in 2012 parliamentary elections in Armenia. It was prepared by the Gender Studies Centre of the Association of Women with University Education, with support from the OSCE Office in Yerevan and with the financial contribution from the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Tbilisi.
Guide to the Digital Switchover
Publishing date: 26 November 2010
Content type: Study / report
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Media freedom and development
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
Prepared by Katrin Nyman-Metcalf and Andrei Richter, November 2010.
Guide on discrimination grounds
Publishing date: 25 March 2014
Content type: Guide / manual / handbook
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Skopje
What we do: Rule of law, Tolerance and non-discrimination
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
The Guide on Discrimination grounds is a systematized and analytical review of discrimination grounds, based on consideration of existing definitions (and their integral parts) set forth under international and domestic law, international and national case law of courts and various treaty bodies, as well as in academic and grey literature.
Women’s representation in the Hungarian Parliament, 15 December 2013: A Study Report
Publishing date: 15 December 2013
Content type: Study / report
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Democratization, Good governance, Gender equality
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe