Publications
Handbook On Observing and Promoting the Participation of National Minorities in Electoral Processes
Publishing date: 22 September 2014
Collections: Election handbooks
Content type: Guide / manual / handbook
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Elections
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
The present publication builds on the Guidelines to Assist National Minority Participation in the Electoral Process by including new material on the development of international standards and good practice in the field of promoting the participation of national minorities in electoral processes.
The Max van der Stoel Award 2016 Programme
Publishing date: 24 October 2016
Collections: Max van der Stoel Award commemorative booklets
Content type: Book
Where we are: OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
Proceedings of the Max van der Stoel Award ceremony of 2016.
Мedia, Gender and the Reporting of Emergencies
Publishing date: 3 May 2017
Content type: Study / report
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Serbia
What we do: Disaster risk reduction, Environmental activities
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
Having analysed the media coverage of the floods that affected Serbia in 2014, the booklet sought to shed light on new aspects of media reporting and to draw attention to the topics that should be the focus of media attention. At the same time, through examples seen in other countries that have been dealing with the issue of gender-sensitive reporting for several years, the publication offers recommendations and advice that could be useful in the reporting of future natural disasters and emergency situations. To that end, problems faced by journalists and the media when reporting of an emergency situation, is highlighted. Through concrete examples of good practice, this booklet offers suggestions for the improvement of communication between relevant authorities and the media, which may result in a higher quality of information disseminated to citizens.
OSCE/ODIHR Annual Report 2014
Publishing date: 11 August 2015
Collections: ODIHR Annual Reports
Content type: Annual report
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
OSCE Annual Report 2014
Publishing date: 3 July 2015
Collections: OSCE Annual Reports
Content type: Annual report
Where we are: OSCE Secretary General, OSCE Secretariat
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
The OSCE Secretary General’s Annual Report gives an overview of the Organization's activities and its co-operation with partner states and other organizations.
Countering Online Abuse of Female Journalists
Publishing date: 4 February 2016
Collections: #SOFJO Resource Guide
Content type: Book
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
Publication by the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media.
Conflict Sensitive Journalism – Best Practices and Recommendations
Publishing date: 18 July 2016
Content type: Book
Where we are: OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine (closed)
What we do: Media freedom and development
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
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
Media Freedom on the Internet: An OSCE Guidebook
Publishing date: 9 March 2016
Content type: Book
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
Written by Professor Yaman Akdeniz, commissioned by the Office of the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media.
Annual Report of the Secretary General on Police-Related Activities in 2015
Publishing date: 22 July 2016
Content type: Annual report
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Policing
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
The report provides an overview of the police-related programmes and projects implemented by the OSCE executive structures, including the thematic units of the Secretariat, the institutions and the field operations. In his Preface, Secretary General Lamberto Zannier notes: “The OSCE’s engagement in police-related activities is more crucial than ever at a time in which the OSCE region is exposed to multiple security challenges that range from instability and armed conflict to violent extremism and terrorism, organized crime and trafficking in arms, drugs and human beings.” This year’s report, in its completely new design and structure, better aligns the types and categories of activities with recently adopted OSCE decisions and makes the report more user-friendly for all stakeholders.
OSCE Support to Insider Mediation: strengthening mediation capacities, networking and complementarity
Publishing date: 13 December 2016
Collections: OSCE documents and publications on mediation
Content type: Study / report
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
This study on the OSCE’s engagement with insider mediators has been conducted by the Berghof Foundation and commissioned by the OSCE Conflict Prevention Centre/Operations Service Mediation Support Team jointly with the German OSCE Chairmanship. Insider mediators enjoy an inherent legitimacy and authority to engage with conflict actors and possess potential advantages in comparison to mediators coming from outside a conflict context. They are highly relevant for the OSCE as peacemakers, yet engagement requires acute sensitivity and strategizing. The study deliberates on some conceptual and operational considerations for OSCE support to insider mediation.