Publications
Handbook on Financial Inclusion and Microfinancing
Publishing date: 21 March 2019
Content type: Book
Where we are: OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan
What we do: Economic activities, Education
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
The handbook is dedicated to complex analysis of the microfinancing sector of Uzbekistan in respect of financial, economic and social content and applying microfinancing tools in benefit of financial inclusion in Uzbekistan. The handbook is only available in Russian
OSCE/ODIHR Annual Report 2018
Publishing date: 7 March 2019
Collections: ODIHR Annual Reports
Content type: Annual report
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings, Democratization, Human rights, Education, Elections, Gender equality, Migration, Roma and Sinti, Youth, Rule of law, Tolerance and non-discrimination
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
This report provides a summary of key activities carried out by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) in 2018.
Report by the Secretary General on the OSCE Approach to Security Sector Governance and Reform (SSG/R)
Publishing date: 20 March 2019
Content type: Study / report
Where we are: OSCE Secretary General, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Reform and co-operation in the security sector
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
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.
Assessment of the Work of Bosnia and Herzegovina Institutions in Combating Discrimination
Publishing date: 19 March 2019
Content type: Study / report
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina
What we do: Human rights, Rule of law, Tolerance and non-discrimination
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
The Law on Prohibition of Discrimination (LPD) was adopted by the Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) Parliamentary Assembly in 2009. It was subsequently amended in 2016, with the goal of strengthening BiH mechanisms designed to fight discrimination, particularly against persons of vulnerable social categories.
2018 Report Update of the Office of the Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings
Publishing date: 19 March 2019
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
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 2018, and a preview of priority areas for 2019.
Municipal Community Safety Councils (MCSCs) 2018–2021
Publishing date: 5 March 2019
Collections: Mechanisms for the Protection and Promotion of Communities’ Rights - Information Sheets
Content type: Factsheet
Where we are: OSCE Mission in Kosovo
What we do: Democratization, Good governance
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
The infosheet includes information about the Municipal Community Safety Councils 2018-2021
Guidelines on Promoting the Political Participation of Persons with Disabilities
Publishing date: 15 March 2019
Content type: Guide / manual / handbook
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Democratization
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
Based on standards established in international commitments, these Guidelines to Promote the Political Participation of Persons with Disabilities are a practical resource for OSCE participating States to strengthen the ability of democratic institutions – namely, political parties and parliaments – to engage and empower persons with disabilities in political processes.
Legal Responses to Online Harassment and Abuse of Journalists: Perspectives from Finland, France and Ireland
Publishing date: 7 March 2019
Content type: Study / report
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Gender equality, Media freedom and development, Media freedom on the internet, Media laws, Media pluralism, Safety of journalists
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
This report specifically examines legal remedies for online attacks against journalists. It looks at three case studies, in Finland, France and Ireland, of female journalists who were viciously attacked online for their work and the ensuing attempts to hold the perpetrators accountable. From an
Legal Responses to Online Harassment and Abuse of Journalists: Perspectives from Finland, France and Ireland
Publishing date: 7 March 2019
Collections: #SOFJO Resource Guide
Content type: Study / report
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Gender equality, Media freedom and development, Media freedom on the internet, Media laws, Media pluralism, Safety of journalists
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
This report specifically examines legal remedies for online attacks against journalists. It looks at three case studies, in Finland, France and Ireland, of female journalists who were viciously attacked online for their work and the ensuing attempts to hold the perpetrators accountable. From an
Uniform Guidelines for the Identification and Referral of Victims of Human Trafficking within the Migrant and Refugee Reception Framework in the OSCE Region
Publishing date: 11 March 2019
Content type: Guide / manual / handbook
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, Migration
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe