Publications

The Implementation Plan for the Strategic Framework for Adaptation to Climate Change in the Dniester River Basin outlines mechanisms for cooperation among relevant agencies, organizations and other stakeholders in Moldova and Ukraine with the support of the international community. It also suggests possible mechanisms for attraction of funding for the practical implementation of the proposed measures. The Implementation Plan is the result of joint efforts by international experts and organizations – the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) and the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) – and many experts and organizations from Moldova and Ukraine. This publication was prepared under the Environment and Security Initiative (ENVSEC) with financial support from the Austrian Development Cooperation and the European Union Instrument for Stability.

The first Youth Strategy of the Municipality of Kichevo 2017-2022 was developed by the Kichevo Youth Council with the support of the OSCE Mission to Skopje. The strategy, which was unanimously adopted by the Kichevo Municipal Council on 23 November 2016, is an advocacy document that aims to establish the strategic commitment of the Municipality of Kichevo and the municipality’s Youth Council to work on the promotion of youth issues.

This document is an overview of the application of national legislation in the area of countering hate speech. The study reflects general trends and focuses on the most prominent signs of hate speech. The document provides description of specific lawsuits related to manifestations of hate speech, examples of evaluations on controversial journalistic materials by media self-regulatory organizations and provides recommendations on effective response to instances of hate speech at the legislative level. The study was carried out within the Project "Supporting Conflict-Sensitive Journalism in Ukraine", implemented by the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine. The conclusions and views expressed in the report are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the official position of the OSCE Project Coordinator in Ukraine.

In order to further promote the use of mediation as an alternative way for resolution of disputes, the Mission in cooperation with the Mediation Centre developed a promotional brochure on mediation in family disputes. Not available in English.

This document is a result of the research of the process of reforming municipal print media carried out in September-December 2017. The research aimed to determine the main trends of the reform, identify factors that hinder the reform’s implementation and execution of reform measures in the established period. The document will be useful to representatives of state authorities, non-governmental organizations and media that directly or indirectly conduct activities related to the reform of state and municipal print media. The study of the reform dynamics and the challenges faced by municipal print media undergoing the reform was carried out within the Project "Further Support of the State-Owned and Municipal Print Media Reform", implemented by the OSCE Project Co-ordinator Project in Ukraine. The conclusions and views expressed in the report are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the official position of the OSCE Project Coordinator in Ukraine. The publication is available only in Ukrainian.

This publication is a result of scientific and methodological work on the standardized course for judges “Application of the European Convention on Human Rights and the case-law of the European Court of Human Rights”. It includes materials prepared by the working group on course development within the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine’s "Safeguarding Human Rights through Courts" Project. The course is developed in the format of interactive training with due regard to the best international practices in judicial education. This is one of the courses developed and institutionalized in cooperation with the National School of Judges of Ukraine, the Supreme Court of Ukraine and the High Administrative Court of Ukraine within the Project "Safeguarding Human Rights through Courts", implemented by the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine with the financial support of the Government of Canada. The publication is available only in Ukrainian.

To support the RYCO initiative in Montenegro the OSCE Mission to Montenegro, in co-operation with the Local RYCO Branch Office, NGO Forum MNE and the Directorate for Youth has created a programme aiming at informing potential RYCO applicants about the RYCO programme and its opportunities. Not available in English.

Small arms and light weapons and stockpiles of conventional ammunition can pose a serious threat to societies. The OSCE works with the organization’s 57 participating States to mitigate these risks.

The OSCE Mission in Kosovo published in December 2017 a report assessing the performance and impact of the Consultative Council for Communities, a key community protection body in Kosovo functioning under the Office of the President. The report notes that the Council, established in 2008, has consolidated well in the institutional system, holding regular meetings and engaging in communication with a wide spectrum of institutions in follow up to different community issues in policy and legislation. However, its overall impact on communities’ rights and well-being remains limited, as the Council faces uneven and insufficient response from the wider institutional spectrum and its outreach capacities to non-majority communities are still inadequate. The report assesses the composition, performance and impact of the Council during the period 1 January 2015 until 31 December 2016.

A set of OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities Recommendations on access to justice and national minorities