Publications
Hazardous Waste Management
Publishing date: 10 April 2018
Content type: Factsheet
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Environmental activities, Hazardous waste management
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
Hazardous waste and chemicals, if not properly managed, can have a grave impact on the environment and public health as they can contaminate water, soil and the atmosphere. The OSCE helps its participating States to effectively manage hazardous waste and chemicals and to minimize the serious security risks that they pose.
Gender Equality Review Conference Report
Publishing date: 12 April 2018
Content type: Study / report
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Gender equality
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
This report presents the proceedings and outcomes of the second Gender Equality Review Conference held in June, 2017. The report shows an example of how political will and leadership can strengthen the awareness and understanding of the important link between gender equality and comprehensive security.
OSCE Annual Report 2017
Publishing date: 23 March 2018
Collections: OSCE Annual Reports
Content type: Annual report
Where we are: OSCE Secretary General
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
The OSCE Secretary General’s Annual Report gives an overview of the Organization's activities and its co-operation with partner states and other organizations.
Compendium of relevant reference materials and resources on ethical sourcing and prevention of trafficking in human beings for labour exploitation in supply chains
Publishing date: 22 March 2018
Content type: Study / report
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Combating human trafficking
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
The objective of the Compendium of Resources is to take stock of the existing legislation, policies, guidelines, recommendations, reports, studies, and other types of initiatives developed to better understand and respond to the global problem of trafficking in human beings through its prevention in supply chains. The resources included in the Compendium do not represent by any means an exhaustive list and are only intended to illustrate the initiatives identified by the OSCE Office of the Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings during the development of this project. The Compendium is intended for the use by government officials involved in policy making, as well as businesses and other stakeholders interested to learn from current practices in order to further enhance their own measures on ethical sourcing and the prevention of human trafficking in supply chains.
Model Guidelines on Government Measures to Prevent Trafficking for Labour Exploitation in Supply Chains
Publishing date: 13 February 2018
Content type: Study / report
Where we are: Office of the Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combatting Trafficking in Human Beings
What we do: Combating human trafficking
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
The aim of these model guidelines is to provide a practical tool to assist OSCE participating States and Partners for Co-operation in implementing concrete measures to prevent trafficking in human beings in supply chains. The publication highlights how States can implement legislation and policies that promote transparency to ensure that public supply chains are free from trafficked labour; and promote the fair and ethical recruitment of workers.
From Reception to Recognition: Identifying and Protecting Human Trafficking Victims in Mixed Migration Flows
Publishing date: 18 January 2018
Content type: Study / report
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Combating human trafficking, Migration
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
A Focus on First Identification and Reception Facilities Refugees and Migrants in the OSCE Region. Drawing upon almost two years of fact-finding field missions and ad-hoc expert research at grass-roots level in European countries most impacted by the present situation, this report focuses on the challenges and opportunities of the full spectrum of anti-trafficking responses at first identification and reception facilities for migrants and refugees in the OSCE region.
Implementation Plan for the Strategic Framework for Adaptation to Climate Change in the Dniester River Basin
Publishing date: 17 January 2018
Content type: Study / report
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Environmental activities, Climate change
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
The Implementation Plan for the Strategic Framework for Adaptation to Climate Change in the Dniester River Basin outlines mechanisms for cooperation among relevant agencies, organizations and other stakeholders in Moldova and Ukraine with the support of the international community. It also suggests possible mechanisms for attraction of funding for the practical implementation of the proposed measures. The Implementation Plan is the result of joint efforts by international experts and organizations – the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) and the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) – and many experts and organizations from Moldova and Ukraine. This publication was prepared under the Environment and Security Initiative (ENVSEC) with financial support from the Austrian Development Cooperation and the European Union Instrument for Stability.
2016-2017 Report of the Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings
Publishing date: 6 December 2017
Collections: Annual Reports of the OSCE Office of the Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating THB
Content type: Annual report
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
This is the 10th Report produced by the OSCE Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings (SR/CTHB) according to the requirements of OSCE Ministerial Council Decision No. 13/05 on Combating Trafficking in Human Beings. This report provides a summary of the wide range of activities carried out by the Office from 1 January, 2016 to 1 November, 2017, with additional sections that focus on the work of the OSCE’s executive structures and field operations.
Reflektor Teatar
Publishing date: 24 November 2017
Content type: Poster
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Gender equality
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
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Delimitation and Demarcation of State Boundaries: Challenges and Solutions
Publishing date: 19 December 2017
Content type: Guide / manual / handbook
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Border management
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe