Publications

This Report Update provides a short overview of the core values and unique methodology of the OSCE Office of the Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings, a recap of its projects and activities in 2020, and a preview of priority areas for 2021.

Since 2017, the OSCE Mission to Serbia through the DemSec project has been supporting the Public Policy Research Centre in launching annual competition for the best human security essays for students from Belgrade University. Given the global impact of Covid-19 on all aspects of social life, this year’s Call for Papers focused on the effects of the pandemic on human security and the threat posed by the virus on individuals in a variety of fields. All three papers chosen this year were written by women and all three examine Covid-19 as a global phenomenon and a threat to security. This publication is available in Serbian and in English.

In line with one of its main tasks in 1999, the OSCE Mission in Kosovo (Mission) was mandated with training the new police service to uphold human rights and democratic policing principles. To do so, the Mission established the Kosovo Police Service School (KPSS) and took the lead in recruiting and training the officers of the newly created Kosovo Police Service (KPS), now Kosovo Police (KP). In 2006, the Kosovo Police Service School evolved into the Kosovo Centre for Public Safety Education and Development (KCPSED), and in 2011 into the Kosovo Academy for Public Safety (KAPS), whereby it became a centre for training of all public safety agencies operating in Kosovo: KP, Kosovo Correctional Service (KCS), Kosovo Probation Service (KPS), Customs, Emergency Management Agency (EMA) and Police Inspectorate of Kosovo (PIK). Today, KAPS is an accredited institution responsible for delivering basic, specialized, advanced and accredited bachelor programmes in security and public safety for all named institutions. This booklet presents the Mission’s contribution in the establishment, development through different phases, and the main achievements of the Academy. Findings from annual reports, assessments and internal reports, produced by local and international institutions/organizations, alongside open sources and institutional memory, were used during the development of this booklet.

The educational package before you builds upon lessons learned and insights gathered through the wider consultative process and initiatives implemented, aiming to offer possible practical steps toward a more inclusive youth policy and to promote the common values of the main youth policy actors in Serbia. It consists of three parts: the first chapter deals with the general legal and regulatory framework of the Republic of Serbia in terms of anti-discrimination; the second chapter gives a closer look at the standards in this context that exist within the scope of youth policy, focusing on the practices of the three pillars of youth policy; the third chapter offers practical approaches and examples of good practice for inclusion of young people from vulnerable groups. The publication is available in Serbian language.

Identification of chemical substance, determination of its properties and hazards is critically important during chemical emergency response. Sampling is a key part of the chemical substance identification process and therefore requires clear rules and techniques. This guide contains information on

Identification of chemical substance, determination of its properties and hazards is critically important during chemical emergency response. The results of the substance identification determine the series of measures to respond to an emergency and eliminate its potential consequences.

This paper aims at providing strategic directions to policy makers on how to incorporate the specifics of the Local Self-Government Units (LSGU) within the Public Administration Reform (PAR) Strategy 2018-2022 in a comprehensive and meaningful way. It also offers a detailed overview of each chapter of the Strategy. In parallel, the paper portrays main findings from the survey with LSGUs and the conclusions of the regional roundtables and the workshop.

The report Media Outlets in the Languages of National Minorities- Research and Analysis offers insight into the system of public information in languages of national minorities, presents the outlets and content they provide, ownership modalities, and panoply of issues such media and journalists working in them are facing.

ODIHR handbook on monitoring freedom of peaceful assembly This second edition of the handbook provides a conceptual and methodological framework to guide the independent monitoring of assemblies, based on ODIHR's methodology. It also incorporates key information gathered in the course of

Dedicated to the 25th anniversary of the OSCE Asian Partnership, a new publication provides an in-depth overview of the co-operation between the OSCE and its Asian Partners. It includes all relevant historical documents, details of current and past projects, as well as activities implemented in the context of the OSCE Asian Partnership. The publication is intended to serve as a reference document for policy-makers, officials and practitioners dealing with security co-operation between the OSCE region and the Asian Partners (Afghanistan, Australia, Japan, Republic of Korea and Thailand).