OSCE becomes largest international organization in Croatia
When
19 December 1997 (All day)
(OSCE/Slavka Jureta)Voters in the Croatian capital of Zagreb on their way to polls for parliamentary elections, 23 November 2003. (OSCE/Slavka Jureta) Photo details
The UN Security Council passed Resolution 1145 on the withdrawal of the UN Transitional Authority (UNTAES) from Croatia, welcoming the key role of the OSCE and encouraging a smooth transfer of responsibility.
Together with the Croatian authorities, the OSCE is playing an important role in reconciliation, two-way return of refugees and the protection of human rights and national minorities. In December 1997, four co-ordination centres and eighteen field offices were operational, although not yet at full strength.