Publications

These guidelines provide OSCE executive structures and their staff with a tool for pursuing a coherent and co-ordinated approach to supporting nationally-led Security Sector Governance and Reform processes.

Report of the Third and Fourth Meetings of Regional, Subregional and other International Organizations on Preventive Diplomacy and Mediation. Cairo, 5-6 February 2014, hosted by the League of Arab States Brussels, 5-6 May 2015, hosted by the European Union

This factsheet outlines how the OSCE Transnational Threats Department contributes to tackling the phenomenon of foreign terrorist fighters by building on its existing programmes and in line with the OSCE Consolidated Framework for the Fight against Terrorism.

Factsheet from the Office of the Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings.

Compilation of consolidated summaries from the 23rd Economic and Environmental Forum

The OSCE has developed an overall awareness-raising and capacity-building programme on Countering Violent Extremism and Radicalization that Lead to Terrorism, which promotes a multi-dimensional approach and encourages multi-stakeholder collaboration.

This is the 9th 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 March, 2014 to 1 September, 2015, with additional sections that focus on the work of the OSCE’s executive structures and field operations.

The OSCE promotes professional, democratic police services that are trusted by citizens and able to effectively address transnational threats to security and stability, such as those that emanate from terrorism and organized crime. Police-related activities are integral parts of the OSCE’s efforts in conflict prevention, crisis management and post-conflict rehabilitation. The Strategic Police Matters Unit (SPMU) is the focal point for the OSCE’s police-related work. As a part of the OSCE Transnational Threats Department (TNTD), the SPMU supports the activities of the Secretary General, the OSCE Chairmanship, the TNTD Director, participating States and field operations.

The Commentary to the OSCE Action Plan to Combat Trafficking in Human Beings (PC.DEC/557), the 2005 Addendum Addressing Special Needs of Child Victims of Trafficking for Protection and Assistance (PC.DEC/557/Rev.1) and the 2013 Addendum to the OSCE Action Plan to Combat Trafficking in Human Beings: One Decade Later (PC.DEC/1107/Corr.11) is designed to clarify the most challenging issues addressed by the OSCE anti-trafficking commitments and recommendations and to continue to help in the Action Plan’s implementation by all stakeholders. The Commentary has the goal to provide technical assistance to the participating States, in line with the SR/CTHB’s mandate. It also is to serve as a useful, and much needed, reminder of the so-called “agreed OSCE language”, language that clearly demonstrates basic human rights principles and internationally agreed human rights norms and terminology.

Forty years after its signing, the Helsinki Final Act remains the defining document that guides the work of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe. This publication includes a historical timeline as well as spotlights on the different entities that make up the Organization in 2015.