United Nations

In 1992, the participating States declared the then-CSCE to be "a regional arrangement in the sense of Chapter VIII of the Charter of the United Nations". In the following year, on 26 May 1993, the UN Secretariat and the CSCECSCE
Conference on Security and Co-operation in Europe agreed on a Framework for Co-operation and Co-ordination, followed in October 1993 by the UN granting the CSCE observer status.

Since 2004, the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office has delivered annual reports to the Security Council on areas of co-operation and the situation of the OSCE region. In 2005, UN Security Council resolution 1631 further strengthened the active role the OSCE plays in the European security framework and the implementation of the UN’s global goals. In particular, the OSCE’s comprehensive approach to security, inclusive membership and flexibility has strengthened the UN’s regional work in several key areas:

• conflict prevention and resolution;
• women, peace and security;
• gender equality;
• human rights;
• countering terrorism and violent extremism;
• countering trafficking in human beings;
• sustainable development; and
• climate security.