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.

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

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

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 issue features the launch of the Lithuanian Chairmanship, a round-up of the 2010 OSCE Summit, a look at the OSCE as a security community, and more.

A practical guide for government agencies and private sector bodies which operate border crossing points. Published by the OSCE and the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe.

The report outlines a spectrum of violence, ranging from intimidation, threats, vandalism and assault to arson and murder. It includes a set of recommendations to help OSCE participating States improve their national legal systems and provide them with tools for effectively combating hate crimes.

This issue features articles on the Vienna Document 2011, the Open Skies Treaty, and civil society activists from Mediterranean Partner countries.

Among the OSCE countries with a relatively new tradition of immigration, Turkey stands out as a particularly significant hub of migration flows for regular migrants, as well as for those irregular and in transit. While the country has historically been at the centre of major movements of voluntary and forced in-migrants, throughout much of the 20th century it was regarded as a country of emigration.

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.