Publications

The aim of this guide is to encourage OSCE participating States to adopt good practices to address and prevent childhood statelessness, ensure universal birth registration and implement other positive measures to protect stateless children. It summarizes the international legal framework relating to the prevention of childhood statelessness and provides examples of good practices from selected OSCE participating States. The guide was jointly developed by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), the OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities (HCNM) and UNHCR.

The OSCE Mission in Kosovo invites university students from diverse communities to apply for a five-day practical training on Documentation of Cultural Heritage Assets. The training will take place from 18 to 22 August 2025 where students will learn about the history of Letnicë/Letnica, and how to best document heritage assets. Since 2018, these camps have provided young people with unique opportunities to protect and promote cultural heritage. Apply to be part of this experience, by 31 July 2025 CoB.

To evade prosecution, organized crime groups are increasingly targeting recruitment efforts towards young people under the age of criminal liability. The COVID-19 pandemic and security developments across the OSCE area exacerbated socio-economic vulnerabilities and risk factors, making young people more susceptible to being recruited into criminal networks and activities. This can put them on a path to long-term criminality, with significant consequences for themselves, victims, criminal justice systems and society as a whole. Research shows that by the age of 25, a single “multiple offender” has had – on average – 100 victims and generated EUR 1.7 million in social follow-up costs.1 Investing in effective youth crime prevention and strengthening youth resilience from an early age therefore have major economic and societal benefits, and contribute to good governance and the rule of law. This report builds on the OSCE’s longstanding focus on youth development and crime prevention, emphasizing the need for targeted strategies to mitigate vulnerabilities. The OSCE’s commitment to promoting the role and inclusion of youth in its security agenda dates back to its founding document, the Helsinki Final Act, and has been strengthened though many subsequent OSCE decisions. The OSCE’s mandate in combating organized crime underscores prevention as a key approach, as reaffirmed in the 2020 Tirana Declaration, which calls for a multi-stakeholder and gender-sensitive response.

The study, produced with OSCE support on request from the Ministry of Youth and Sports of Ukraine, is based on 50 in-depth interviews with representatives of youth centres from various regions of Ukraine. Its objective was to analyse youth infrastructure, potential, and the activities of these

A quantitative research study of youth, implemented with OSCE support on request from the Ministry of Youth and Sports of Ukraine, involved 2,000 respondents aged 16–35, representing all regions of Ukraine, excluding temporarily occupied territories. The study's main goal was to evaluate youth

Currently, youth centres and spaces have become essential platforms for supporting young people and strengthening communities. The recommendations for their operations were developed collaboratively, based on the results of eight roundtables with representatives of youth centres, local authorities