The presentation about Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) for Master of Economic Governance Students at the OSCE Academy in Bishkek

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OSCE • Murod Khusanov
OSCE Bishkek Academy – 2018
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What is OSCE?
The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE)
is the world’s largest regional security organization. It offers a
forum for political negotiations and decision-making in the fields
of:
•Conflict prevention
•Crisis management
•Post-conflict rehabilitation

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From debates into action
Discussion
platform
between
East and
West
CSCECSCE
• Conflicts
and threats
• Regional
security
and
stability
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•Politico-
Military
•Economic and
Environmental
•Human
Comprehe
nsive
Security
Comprehe
nsive
Security

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Comprehensive security approach
Cross-dimensional
- Combating human
trafficking
- Democratization
- Education
- Gender equality
- Youth
- Cyber/ICT Security
- Migration
Cross-dimensional
- Combating human
trafficking
- Democratization
- Education
- Gender equality
- Youth
- Cyber/ICT Security
- Migration
Politico-Military
- Arms control
- Border management
- Conflict prevention
and resolution
- Reform and co-
operation in security
sector
- Policing
Politico-Military
- Arms control
- Border management
- Conflict prevention
and resolution
- Reform and co-
operation in security
sector
- Policing
Human
- Elections
- Human rights
- Media freedom
- Minority rights
- Roma and Sinti
- Rule of law
- Tolerance and non-
discrimination
Human
- Elections
- Human rights
- Media freedom
- Minority rights
- Roma and Sinti
- Rule of law
- Tolerance and non-
discrimination
Economic and
Environmental
- Economic activities
- Good Governance
- Environmental
activities
Economic and
Environmental
- Economic activities
- Good Governance
- Environmental
activities

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Participating States and Partners for Co-
operation

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OSCE structure

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Decision making bodies

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Summits
Summits are periodic meetings of the heads of state and/or
government of OSCE participating states. They set priorities
and provide orientation at the highest political level.

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Ministerial Council
The Ministerial Council, made up of foreign ministers of the
participating states (or their representatives), meets annually in
order to:
• Consider issues relevant to the OSCE
• Review and assess the activities, accomplishments, and problems of the OSCE
• Make appropriate decisions, including adoption of the annual operating budget

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Permanent Council
The Permanent Council (PC) meets weekly in Vienna to
engage in the regular direction of OSCE affairs including:
• Making decisions on the operation of the OSCE, its institutions, and its field
missions
• Defining mission mandates
• Hearing reports from senior officials and invited guests on matters of
concern to the OSCE
• Developing responses to emergency and ongoing situations
• Engaging in debate, dialogue, and discussion on issues before the OSCE

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Operational Institutions

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Chair
The Chairperson-in-Office (CiO) is
vested with overall responsibility for
executive action and the
coordination of OSCE
activities. CiO duties include:
• Representing the Organization before
other organizations and to participating
states
• Coordinating the work of OSCE
institutions
• Supervising activities related to conflict
prevention, crisis management, and post-
conflict rehabilitation
• Seeking consensus for regular decision-
making • Mediation and conciliation of
conflicts among participating states, either
directly or through special representatives
appointed by the CiO

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Secretariat
The Secretariat, under the direction of
the Secretary General, provides
operational support to the Organization.
The duties of the Secretariat include:
• Managing OSCE structures and operations
within the political guidelines set down by the
Permanent Council and other political
decision-making bodies
• Working closely with the CiO in the
preparation and guidance of OSCE meetings
• Ensuring implementation of the decisions of
the OSCE
• Publicizing OSCE policies and practices
• Maintaining contacts with other international
organizations
• Advising on budgetary proposals and
financial implications of proposals
• Overseeing personnel issues, including
gender equity within the OSCE

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Conflict Prevention Center
The Secretariat's Conflict Prevention
Center (CPC), based in Vienna, supports
the CiO and other OSCE bodies on early
warning, conflict prevention, crisis
management and post-conflict
rehabilitation
Primary Functions The CPC:
• Maintains close contacts with other
international organizations and NGOs
involved in conflict management
• Serves as the planning unit for future OSCE
missions and field operations
• Acts as coordinator for deployment of new
or enhanced field operations
• Assists mission members in emergencies,
such as a medical evacuation

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Other institutions at the Secretariat
• Department for Transnational Threats,
which is the OSCE focal point to
address terrorism, organized crime,
cyber threats and illegal trafficking in
drugs.
• External Co-operation Section
• Gender Section
• Office of Internal Oversight
• Office of the Co-ordinator of OSCE
Economic and Environmental
Activities
• Office of the Special Representative
and Co-ordinator for Combating
Trafficking in Human Beings
• Training Section

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Parliamentary dimension of the OSCE.
Established to promote greater involvement
in the OSCE by national parliaments in the
participating States.
• to assess the implementation of OSCE
objectives by participating States;
• to discuss subjects addressed during
meetings of the MC and summit meetings;
• to develop and promote mechanisms for
the prevention and resolution of conflicts;
• to support the strengthening and
consolidation of democratic institutions in
OSCE pS
• to contribute to the development of OSCE
institutional structures and of relations and
co-operation between existing OSCE
institutions

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Office for Democratic Institutions and
Human Rights
The Office for Democratic Institutions
and Human Rights (ODIHR) works to:
•Promote democratic elections
•Support the development of democratic
institutions
•Monitor human rights
•Strengthen civil society and the rule of
law
•Combat discrimination
•Improve the situation of Roma and Sinti
•Assist in protecting the rights of
trafficked persons and vulnerable groups

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Representative on Freedom of the Media
The OSCE Representative on Freedom
of the Media works to assist
governments in the furthering of free,
independent, and pluralistic media.
The role of the Representative is to
observe relevant media developments in
all participating states in order to
advocate and promote full compliance
with OSCE principles and commitments
regarding freedom of expression and free
media.

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OSCE Minsk Group
OSCE efforts to support the states in finding
peaceful solution to Nagorno-Karabakh crisis.
Co-chaired by France, the Russian Federation,
and the United States.
Provide an appropriate framework for conflict
resolution in the way of:
• assuring the negotiation process;
• obtain an agreement on the cessation of the
armed conflict;
• to promote the peace process by deploying
OSCE multinational peacekeeping forces.
The Minsk Process can be considered to be
successfully concluded if these objectives are fully
met.

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Field Missions
Most of the OSCE’s staff and
resources are deployed in field
missions in Southeastern Europe,
Eastern Europe, Central Asia, and the
South Caucasus. The operations are
established at the invitation of the
host countries. The majority of the
current OSCE field operations focus
on:
•Good governance
•The promotion of democratic
practices
•Free elections
•The rule of law
•Early warning and conflict prevention

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OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine
The OSCE Special Monitoring
Mission to Ukraine (SMM) was
deployed by the request of Ukraine’s
government and a consensus
decision by all 57 OSCE participating
States.
The SMM is an unarmed, civilian
mission, present on the ground 24/7
in all regions of Ukraine. Its main
tasks are to observe and report in an
impartial and objective way on the
situation in Ukraine; and to facilitate
dialogue among all parties to the
crisis.

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OSCE Observer Mission at the Russian
Checkpoints Gukovo and Donetsk
The OSCE Observer Mission at the
Russian Checkpoints Gukovo and
Donetsk is being deployed following a
request to the OSCE by Russia’s
government and a consensus
agreement by all 57 OSCE
participating States.
Operating under the principles of
impartiality and transparency, the
observers are to report on the
situation at the checkpoints of
Donetsk and Gukovo, as well as on
the movements across the border.

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OSCE activities
Some examples

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Cleaning-up unexploded ordnance in eastern
Ukraine

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On-line campaign against Gender Based
Violence in Kosovo

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Promoting sustainable mobility in Uzbekistan

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