Publications

The Annual Report provides an overview of the police-related programmes and projects, implemented by the thematic units in the Secretariat, the field operations and ODIHR during 2011. The topics that continued to dominate OSCE’s policing agenda were the fight against transnational threats, including those, emanating from organized crime and terrorism, and the promotion of the principles of democratic policing.

As part of the Gender and Security Sector Reform Toolkit, this tool provides an introduction to the benefits and opportunities of integrating gender issues into national-level security policy making.

The eighth issue of the e-newsletter issued by the Gender Section of the OSCE on a quarterly basis.

The aim of the publication is to present a comprehensive overview of the situation regarding crime victims from a national (i.e., Serbian) and an international perspective by covering theoretical victimology and the actual situation in various sectors over different periods in recent history.

In this issue: Message from the Head of Greece's OSCE Chairmanship Task Force; Informal meeting of OSCE foreign ministers in Corfu; Building trust and confidence in Moldova; Appointments.

This Occasional Paper, the fourth in a series of Occasional Papers published by the OSR/CTHB, is the result of the Alliance High-level Conference on “Unprotected Work, Invisible Exploitation: Trafficking for the Purpose of Domestic Servitude” hosted by the Special Representative in Vienna on 17 and 18 June 2010 and the Background Paper which informed the dialogue and exchange at the Conference. The Paper is meant to provide a policy tool for decision makers and practitioners dealing with trafficking in human beings on the ground. It is based on desk research, field work and case study analyses in order to shed light on one of the most invisible forms of modern-day slavery. The Paper also benefits from the comments, inputs and expertise of specialized NGOs. Furthermore, it is enriched by the valuable contributions and direct experience of policy makers and public officials (including law enforcement, prosecutors, judges, diplomats), as well as trade unions, international organizations and academics who participated in the Alliance Conference.

This guide is a practical document created in response to the need expressed by directors of primary and secondary schools to receive the financial knowledge and skills necessary to help schools provide a quality education for all children. The guide was developed in collaboration with representatives of education ministries and directors of primary and secondary schools. It is intended to become an effective tool for school directors, particularly those just starting their work, to better understand the key financial principles for the daily functioning of the school.

In this issue: Finnish Chairmanship: Tackling "new era of risks and opportunities"; Madrid Ministerial Council: Underscoring the value of dialogue; Armenia and Montenegro rid themselves of remnants of the past

A factsheet about OSCE Summits