Publications

Part of the  Gender and Security Toolkit, the Tool:- explains the importance of parliamentary oversight of the security sector in achieving gender equality, and likewise how the delivery of security can benefit from parliaments integrating a gender perspective into their oversight;- provides a

Part of the  Gender and Security Toolkit, the Tool:- provides a framework to identify the multiple and varied gender aspects of border management;- gives examples of progress made to integrate gender equality into border security management and promising practices;- highlights global trends and

Part of the  Gender and Security Toolkit, the Tool:- explains why it is important for armed forces and other defence institutions to integrate a gender perspective and promote gender equality;- outlines key legal and policy frameworks that require armed forces to prohibit discrimination, prevent

An analysis of current status of the co-operation, co-ordination, and communication between the Prosecution and Judicial Police in Albania in order to establish the existing normative, professional and behavioural problems and to make recommendations for short-term action and long-term strategies

Part of the Gender and Security Toolkit, this Tool:- sets out in more detail why it is important to integrate a gender perspective into policies and practices concerning places of deprivation of liberty, covering key definitions related to the topic, including a discussion on non-binary

Part of the Gender and Security Toolkit, the Tool:- introduces why gender matters in security sector governance (SSG) and security sector reform (SSR), and outlines the benefits of integrating a gender perspective. It explains key concepts that are used in the Toolkit: gender, intersectionality,

This research provides information on police education and training models in eight European countries (Austria, Netherlands, Estonia, Germany, Latvia, Poland, Croatia, and Montenegro), U.S., and Canada. It includes an overview of the functioning of police education and training systems, an analysis of the curricula for basic and specialized police training, an evaluation of police in-service training and development and an assessment of Human Resources management in police education and training institutions. It is recommended for a broad range of professionals dealing with police education and training.

This report provides an overview of the efforts made to develop an OSCE approach to SSG/R. It also covers the progress achieved in SSG/R in the period 2014–2018 and focuses on support provided by OSCE executive structures to participating States.

The paper provides an analysis of OSCE participant States responses to the voluntary reporting on Private Military and Security Companies (PMSCs) through the annual information exchange on the Code of Conduct on Politico-Military Aspects of Security. It provides a better understanding on the scope and impact of PMSCs in the OSCE area and identifies ways to foster a thoughtful dialogue among participating States on the nature and regulation of PMSCs.

The OSCE participating States have made a number of commitments regarding the issue of gender equality, women´s participation in efforts to promote peace and security and equal opportunities within the security services, including the armed forces, to allow for balanced recruitment, retention and promotion of women and men. In line with its mandate to assist participating States in the implementation of human dimension commitments, the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) has mapped the inclusion and situation of women in the armed forces in the OSCE region through a questionnaire addressed to delegations of all 57 OSCE participating States. The information received from delegations provides a baseline against which to measure progress, gather best practices and support the assistance ODIHR provides to participating States.