Publications

This publication was prepared as part of the Organization for Security and Co-operation’s (OSCE) Gender Issues Programme project “WIN for Women and Men: Strengthening Comprehensive Security through Innovating and Networking for Gender Equality”, in co-operation with the United Nations Population Fund’s (UNFPA) Regional Office for Eastern Europe and Central Asia. This mapping is based on a combination of a desk review and interviews with key stakeholders in each of the five countries in Central Asia. The results of the mapping are presented first as regional trends and tendencies, followed by findings per country. Programs aimed at changing the violent behaviour of perpetrators are important elements in preventing gender-based violence and ending impunity. The aim of this document is to look into existing programs and trends and offer set of recommendations for further engagement in Central Asia.

This strategy presents a set of ideas for regional co-operation to jointly address climate-related security risks in Central Asia’s high mountain areas. It is an output of the extra-budgetary project “Strengthening responses to security risks from climate change in South-Eastern Europe, Eastern Europe, the South Caucasus and Central Asia”, implemented by the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), in partnership with the Berlin-based think-tank adelphi.

This publication explains gender equality in political life in terms of access, voice and transformation and provides guidance on how to conduct a national assessment of gender equality in political life and on how to develop a national action plan based on the findings of the assessment.

This factsheet describes how ODIHR works in multiple areas to advance gender equality in political and public life.

The Guide for Municipal Officials on Personal Data Protection and Access to Public Documents is intended for municipal officials who manage access to public documents and the protection and processing of personal data. In 2024, the OSCE and the Information and Privacy Agency in Kosovo launched an initiative to enhance the capacities of these officials through a series of regional workshops. These efforts culminated in the creation of this publication.

This Research on Youth and Security provides an overview on young people's perceptions, views, and attitudes towards security and safety in North Macedonia, their participation in formal and informal peace processes, the peace and security agenda, and issues countering and preventing violent

This publication offers comprehensive guidance on how to conduct human rights and gender self-assessment in the armed forces to contribute to proper respect for, protection and promotion of the human rights and fundamental freedoms of armed forces personnel.

This guide is designed as a practical tool for journalists and citizens to better understand the court proceedings. The Guide seeks to provide practical and easily understandable guidelines, deliberately structured for non-lawyers. Its contents offer explanations of the most pertinent and critical

The report was produced within the Framework for Response to the Implications of Afghanistan for the OSCE Region (RIAOR), providing a concise analysis of the challenges and opportunities for transboundary biodiversity monitoring and conservation in southern parts of Central Asia bordering Afghanistan. It covers agreements, ongoing and planned co-operation activities, and makes recommendations for the OSCE, the countries and local communities on biodiversity conservation. It contributes to national, regional and global efforts to conserve biodiversity as part of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework.