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What we do

Military ammunition surplus in Doboj, 27 June 2013.
© United Nations | Photo details
An OSCE patrol near the tiny hamlet of Pobeda in Transdniestria, close to the Ukrainian border.
© OSCE/Jean-Christophe Vincent Couet | Photo details
Human trafficking.
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Terrorism.
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Communications in conflict situations often requires that the conflicting parties make an effort to bridge the gap that divides them.
© OSCE/Curtis Budden | Photo details
Still from OSCE animation "Security begins..."
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Economy.
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Education programmes are an integral part of the Organization's efforts in conflict prevention and post-conflict rehabilitation.
© OSCE/Jonathan Perfect | Photo details
The Nurek hydro-electric power station on the Vakhsh River in Tajikistan, some 75 km east of Dushanbe, 27 February 2008.
© OSCE/Mikhail Evstafiev | Photo details
Actress Mihaela Strâmbeanu performing in Casa M, a documentary-style play featuring real stories and interviews with victims of domestic violence from shelters and prisons. The OSCE Mission supported the play and its tour across Moldova to raise public awareness about the problem and available assistance.
© OSCE/Igor Schimbător | Photo details
The OSCE assists OSCE participating States in fighting corruption and in building democratic, accountable state institutions.
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In the Copenhagen Document of 1990, the OSCE's participating States undertook a commitment to respect all human rights.
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The OSCE's Representative on Freedom of the Media hosted a conference called “Internet 2013: Shaping polices to advance media freedom" in Vienna on 14-15 February 2013.
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A soldier from Kazakhstan during a military transparency exercise, organized by the Defence Ministry of Kazakhstan and supported by the OSCE Centre in Astana, Karaganda, 18 September 2013.
© OSCE/Colin McCullough | Photo details
Romani children are gaining greater access to schools, resulting from education reforms supported by the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina, 5 November 2003.
© Dejan Vekic/OSCE | Photo details
Roma children from Belgrade's Gazela settlement who graduated on 31 July 2008 from a four-month pre-school course supported by the OSCE Mission to Serbia.
© OSCE/ Milan Obradovic | Photo details
Respect for the rule of law is essential to ensure human dignity.
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The OSCE, primarily through its Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, works to end hate crime in all the Organization's participating States.
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The OSCE's comprehensive view of security covers three “dimensions”: the politico-military; the economic and environmental; and the human.

The OSCE's activities cover all three of these areas, from "hard" security issues such as conflict prevention to fostering economic development, ensuring the sustainable use of natural resources, and promoting the full respect of human rights and fundamental freedoms. 

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3 April 2014
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