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In line with its mandate and relevant OSCE commitments, the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina (the Mission) supports Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) in improving governance of its defense and security sectors by strengthening democratic control and parliamentary oversight of the BiH Armed Forces (AF BiH) as well as of the security and intelligence agencies in BiH. To this end, the Mission assists the authorities, civil society and other stakeholders in sustainably increasing their capacities for overseeing the overall performance of the sectors’ actors, advance accountability, and promote transparency. This particularly includes support to State-level parliamentary oversight bodies in their work on setting the legal parameters, adopting the budget, overseeing security activities, and protecting human rights of the AF BiH service members.

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

Overarching Objective: Bolstered effectiveness of law enforcement in BiH to combat serious crime and threats to security. Improved co-operation and exchange of criminal intelligence among the 16 LEAs in fighting organized crime. Improved compliance with EU SOCTA & EUROPOL security threats assessments. Proactive and high-level ILP-driven investigations.