Publications

This factsheet explains the purpose of the Limited Election Observation Mission to Poland's 2023 Parliamentary Elections.

This toolkit is designed for journalists working in any media – newspapers, radio, and television – as well as bloggers and other information professionals who need to get access to information held by public bodies for their stories. Produced with the support of the OSCE RFoM.

Materials from meetings with representatives of Russian and Ukrainian journalism organizations under the auspices of the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media.

As part of its comprehensive election observation methodology, the second edition of the Handbook on Observing and Promoting Women’s Participation in Elections builds on the first edition published in 2004 and elaborates further ODIHR’s methodology for assessing and issuing recommendations on women’s participation in elections.

The inclusion of national minorities in economic and social life is a crucial element of democracy, particularly in multi-ethnic societies, as it fosters unity and breaks down societal divisions. The High Commissioner on National Minorities’ Recommendations on the Effective Participation of National Minorities in Social and Economic Life offer practical tools to facilitate social and economic participation at different levels and in various settings.

The handbook draws on international and Ukrainian experience to provide insights on the need and ways of introducing gender-based approaches and gender-sensitive practices in media. It covers, inter alia, the following issues: importance of gender issues for journalists and media; connections

The Handbook for Economic Journalists, a publication intended for everyone who wants to gain a deeper understanding of economic topics. Along with instructions on how to write an engaging economic newspaper article, how to produce a good radio or TV report, as well as tips about what an economic journalist should know, the handbook also contains a list of sources, along with key economic terms. The publication produced with the support of the OSCE Mission to Serbia is available in Serbian language.

"Journalists need to resist the urge to sensationalize events in their interest to attract the eyes, ears and clicks” – as stated in the UNESCO Guidelines on reporting on terrorism and violent extremism. This statement once again underlines the importance of overcoming many challenges that stand in the way of reporting on these topics. Guided by these issues, the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina organized the conference "Media and Terrorism" in September 2018, and once again drew attention to the importance of accuracy of information based on facts, independence, impartiality, humanity, transparency and responsibilities, when it comes to media-monitoring of violent extremism and terrorism. As stated in the conclusions from the conference, precision and the use of clear terminology is essential for explaining the seriousness and tragic nature of the situation without misleading readers and viewers and sensationalist approach to events.

The OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina (the Mission) facilitates a comprehensive and co-operative approach to counterterrorism (CT) as well as to prevention and countering of violent extremism and radicalisation that lead to terrorism (P/C VERLT). The Mission provides policy guidance and expertise, conducts tailored capacity building, and facilitates the exchange of best practices. It also promotes and applies human rights-based and whole-of-society approaches to strengthen co-operation, non criminal interventions, and rehabilitation and re-integration programmes.

Security Sector and Governance Reform (SSG/R) is a nationally led process of improving the provision, governance and oversight of security and justice, principally in terms of ensuring democratic control, accountability, rule of law, and respect for human rights and gender equality. It complements parallel political, economic, and social developments within the broader context of stabilization and democratization. By increasing the capacity of a society to deal with complex threats to national and human security, and by garnering public trust and confidence in the legitimacy and ability of institutions and decision makers, such good governance engenders peace and stability