Publications

Handbook for fieldwork

The purpose of this handbook is to provide the 57 OSCE participating States and 11 Partners for Co-operation with a reference guide on available legal tools, the latest legislative and policy trends, and pertinent measures and practices to prevent and suppress corruption. It is aimed at raising awareness of the range of international instruments available to national policymakers and anti-corruption practitioners, and assisting them in developing and implementing effective anti-corruption policies and measures, thereby reducing the possibilities for corruption, instability and transnational crime. The handbook is produced by the OSCE in collaboration with UNODC, OECD and GRECO and other partners.

The quality of laws is a direct consequence of how they are developed and discussed. Lawmaking procedures and practices should follow democratic principles, adhere to the rule of law and comply with international human rights obligations and standards. At the same time, they should be evidence-based, open and transparent, participatory and inclusive, and subject to effective oversight.

Strategy Paper: Strengthening climate resilience in the South Caucasus through fire risk reduction

The guide was prepared and shared with participants of the Syunik Investment Forum on 11-13 November 2013 organized by the OSCE programme implementation presence in Kapan (Syunik) and the local administration. Markets for Meghri, World Vision Armenia, Kapan Area Development Foundation and Kapan Municipality also contributed to the guide development.

This publication is the final product of the project “Promoting Transparency and Accountability in Public Institutions”, which was part of an OSCE multi-annual plan to support the implementation of the State Programme for Prevention and Repression of Corruption and Conflict of Interests 2011-2015.

Tool 1- the INTRODUCTION- defines violence against women in politics and describes solutions for effective prevention, protection of victims, the prosecution of perpetrators and coordination of policies.

Freedom of expression and freedom of the media are essential to any democratic process, and the assessment of media coverage of election campaigns is a fundamental part of election observation methodology. This publication provides a succinct explanation of the media-monitoring methodology used by the OSCE/ODIHR in its election observation activities.

Produced by the OSCE participating States and the FSC Support Section, Conflict Prevention Centre, OSCE Secretariat

A list of courses by the OSCE Border Management Staff College in Dushanbe, Tajikistan.