Publications
Baseline assessment on the inspection, investigation and punishment of environmental contraventions and crimes in Albania
Publishing date: 20 June 2023
Content type: Study / report
Where we are: OSCE Presence in Albania
What we do: Economic activities, Good governance
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
This report presents a baseline assessment of environmental governance, taking into consideration an analysis of legal framework, institutional capacities, and technical expertise. The assessment was conducted from October 2022 to January 2023, by reviewing legal framework and literature, and interviews conducted with 25 institutions, and the validation of the findings in a technical consultation workshop with the participation of 40 attendees, representing compliance and management agencies, police, prosecution, civil society, media and academia. Also, baseline assessment highlighted the opportunities and concrete recommendations to enhance inter-institutional co-operation and environmental law enforcement. January 2023
ODIHR in Ukraine
Publishing date: 14 June 2023
Content type: Factsheet
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Democratization, Human rights, Good governance, Rule of law, Tolerance and non-discrimination
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
A factsheet on ODIHR's activities in Ukraine
Standing Working Group on the Safety of Journalists 2017-2021 Activity Report
Publishing date: 9 June 2023
Content type: Study / report
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Serbia
What we do: Media freedom and development
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
With an Overview of International Initiatives and Standards on the Safety of Journalists and Other Media Actors
Analysis on Mental Health of Journalists
Publishing date: 8 June 2023
Content type: Study / report
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Serbia
What we do: Media freedom and development
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
The Analysis on Mental Health of Journalists in Serbia was drafted by the Working Group consisting of four journalists and a psychologist, with the OSCE Mission to Serbia’s support. The main source for collecting data was a pilot survey conducted with the assistance of journalists and media associations (UNS, NUNS, NDNV, ANEM, AM, Prouns, and Sport’s Association of journalists) that provided a factual insight into the degree of presence and sources of stress and professional burnout that journalists encounter in their daily work. The results of this survey will serve as a base for defining concrete activities and projects that will help journalists coping with the challenges threatening their mental and physical health.
Modernizing National Action Plans to Strengthen States’ Anti-trafficking Efforts
Publishing date: 5 June 2023
Content type: Study / report
Where we are: Office of the Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
Effectively combating trafficking in human beings requires a strategic, co-ordinated, and well-resourced national response, utilizing a whole-of-society approach that can protect victims, prosecute traffickers and prevent exploitation. National Action Plans (NAPs) are fundamental to successfully delivering such a response. Recognizing the importance of NAPs within national anti-trafficking systems, the Office of the OSCE Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings analyzed the NAPs that are currently in use within the OSCE region to examine their structure and thematic priorities against persistent challenges and emerging trafficking trends.
Manual for Writing Court Decisions in the Administrative Court
Publishing date: 1 June 2023
Content type: Guide / manual / handbook
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Serbia
What we do: Rule of law
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
The Manual is designed as a tool for professional enhancement through improvement of legal writing skills for Administrative Court judges and judicial advisors and assistants. It presents rules and regulations on writing legal decisions and documents. It also focuses on legal writing of judgments with detailed explanations and presentations of all constituent parts of a judgment, as well as presentations of different types of judgments. The Manual is available in Serbian language.
Factsheet: What is the OSCE?
Publishing date: 30 May 2023
Content type: Factsheet
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
With 57 participating States in North America, Europe and Asia, the OSCE is the world’s largest regional security organization. The OSCE works for stability, peace and democracy for more than a billion people, through political dialogue about shared values and through practical work that makes a lasting difference.
“Quality Education through Curriculum Reform”: Project Factsheet
Publishing date: 29 May 2023
Content type: Factsheet
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina
What we do: Education
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
The OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina developed, and, during the period from October 2019 to March 2022, implemented the project “Quality Education through Curriculum Reform”, funded by the governments of the Kingdom of Norway and the Italian Republic. The Project aimed to support education authorities in answering to an urgent need for change (PISA 2018, TIMSS 2019, and the struggles of online teaching amidst the COVID-19 pandemic) by improving inclusivity and quality of education through reforming curricula in line with the BiH Common Core Curriculum based on Student Learning Outcomes. This factsheet contains brief summary of project results.
Colours of the Dniester
Publishing date: 26 May 2023
Content type: Book
Where we are: Office of the Co-ordinator of OSCE Economic and Environmental Activities, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Environmental activities
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
In fourteen years of its existence, the Basin-wide contest of creativity “Colours of the Dniester” has been engaging a broad audience from the Dniester River basin to raise awareness on environmental protection and water management in the region via creative means.
Preliminary Findings of the Assessment "The Role of Women in Organized Crime"
Publishing date: 24 May 2023
Content type: Study / report
Where we are: Transnational Threats Department, OSCE Secretariat
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
This brief presents the preliminary findings of the assessment, focusing on how women are recruited to organized crime groups, their roles within them and how and why they exit these groups. The OSCE plans to publish the full assessment report on the role of women in organized crime in autumn 2023.