Publications

The OSCE's new magazine: Ukraine takes the lead; Helsinki +40; good governance; 20 years High Commissioner on National Minorities.

In this issue: Facilitating voting in Kosovo, the Transdniestrian settlement process, good economic governance, digital media freedom.

This Occasional Paper, the seventh in a series of Occasional Papers published by OSCE Office of the Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings, outlines the measures that businesses can take to ensure that trafficking in human beings does not occur in their workplaces or those of their suppliers (i.e., other businesses that sell products or services to them). It also reviews the obligations of the OSCE's participating States to regulate business activities and to enable businesses to take appropriate action to stop human trafficking from occurring. It provides a series of recommendations for OSCE participating States.

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.

The Annual Report on OSCE activities provides an overview of the Organization's activities in its field operations and institutions as well as its co-operation with other international organizations

This report presents the proceedings and outcomes of the first Gender Equality Review Conference held in the year of the 10th anniversary of the 2004 OSCE Action Plan for the Promotion of Gender Equality. The report shows an example of how political will and leadership can strengthen the awareness and understanding of the important link between gender equality and comprehensive security.

The purpose of this publication is to serve as a tool for the judiciary, law enforcement, auditors, public procurement professionals, bidders and contracting entities in their quest to further mitigate the risks and vulnerabilities for corruption in public procurement and restore confidence in the public sector that the awarding of government contracts is fully transparent, and to the public that funds are spent efficiently, effectively and economically.

In this issue: Message from the President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev; OSCE Summits in changing times; Vienna Document; Transnational threats; OSCE engagement with Afghanistan; Anniversaries.

These guidelines provide suggestions for teachers and other educators who feel the need to address issues pertaining to contemporary anti-Semitism. Recognizing that the context may vary in every country, or even in individual classrooms, this document provides educators with a general overview of common manifestations of contemporary anti-Semitism, as well as with some key educational principles and strategies for addressing this complex and challenging subject.

Prepared by Katrin Nyman-Metcalf and Andrei Richter, November 2010.