Publications

On 23 October 2015 in Astana, the OSCE Programme Office in Astana jointly with Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan and the Kazakhstan Institute for Strategic Studies held an international conference entitled “Accomplishments and Challenges for the OSCE on the Anniversary of the Helsinki Final Act (1975) and the Astana Summit (2010)”. This compendium, which includes presentations given at the conference by both Kazakhstan’s and foreign participants, explores a broad range of topics related to the OSCE’s main areas of focus, as well as current international security and regional co-operation issues. The edition will be of interest to political scientists, international relations experts, civil servants, scholars, educators, university-level students, and broad sections of the public interested in the contemporary development of the OSCE.

These guidelines provide OSCE executive structures and their staff with a tool for pursuing a coherent and co-ordinated approach to supporting nationally-led Security Sector Governance and Reform processes.

In this issue: Not Business as Usual; Ministerial Council in Basel; Meet the Chairperson-in-Office; Waging Peace with Water; For a Plurilogue in Ukraine.

This report captures lessons learned during the September 2016 OSCE National Action Plan (NAP) Academy held in Vienna, Austria. It shares participants’ insights and guidance on how to strengthen plan design processes. It discusses the elements of a “high-impact” plan, focusing on the logic framework (logframe), and the creation of results-oriented outcomes and midterm outcomes. Based on the results of interactive exercises at the NAP Academy, it provides examples of possible plan outcomes and midterm outcomes, which are tailored to specific country contexts and priorities.

The handbook highlights the complex implications of statelessness for individuals, states and societies, with good practices and recommendations aiming to increase engagement and progress in addressing this phenomenon by OSCE participating States. The book was jointly developed by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), the OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities (HCNM) and UNHCR.

This publication presents a compilation of the ten best essays written by the M.A. and Ph.D. alumni whose academic studies were financially supported by the Mission. The essays were written on the topic: “The OSCE and contemporary security challenges”.

In this issue: Stepping up against Corruption; For a New Mediterranean; Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina: Innovate against Hate.

In 2016, the OSCE Mission supported the Public Policy Research Centre, civil society organization to conduct a research on how the security sector reform affects human security in Serbia and to reassess the impact of security sector reform on LGBT people. The purpose of the research was to establish whether there have been changes in the policies of security sector institutions concerning the LGBT community as a vulnerable group.

Results of a survey conducted as part of an OSCE Presence in Albania's project to encourage a national dialogue about Albania's totalitarian past.

This handbook is a compilation of recommendations for media professionals on how to cover conflict and its consequences. The book highlights issues journalists’ safety in a conflict environment, international standards and practices of conflict-sensitive journalism, it provides tips on media ethics