Publications

This report captures lessons learned during the September 2016 OSCE National Action Plan (NAP) Academy held in Vienna, Austria. It shares participants’ insights and guidance on how to strengthen plan design processes. It discusses the elements of a “high-impact” plan, focusing on the logic framework (logframe), and the creation of results-oriented outcomes and midterm outcomes. Based on the results of interactive exercises at the NAP Academy, it provides examples of possible plan outcomes and midterm outcomes, which are tailored to specific country contexts and priorities.

People with disabilities are regularly the targets of hate crimes. These crimes remain widely unknown, hidden and misunderstood. Recognizing the magnitude of the problem is the first step in effectively countering these hate crimes. This factsheet provides information on how to recognize and report hate crimes against people with disabilities. This is the first publication in a series that highlights how hate crime affects different groups.

These brochures are designed to provide the reader with the basic information on various types of disasters, risks stemming from them, and the actions one should take in order to reduce this risks as much as possible. The brochures cover risks of fire, flooding and earthquakes, deemed as most probable in the territory of the Municipality of Ulcinj. These brochures were developed by a working group consisting of the representatives of the municipal authorities of Ulcinj, national-level emergency management authority and Aarhus Centre Niksic, which was formed under the Secretariat/OCEEA-lead project “Disaster Risk Reduction and Security in the OSCE Area”.

These brochures are designed to provide the reader with the basic information on various types of disasters, risks stemming from them, and the actions one should take in order to reduce this risks as much as possible. The brochures cover risks of fire, flooding and earthquakes, deemed as most probable in the territory of the Municipality of Ulcinj. These brochures were developed by a working group consisting of the representatives of the municipal authorities of Ulcinj, national-level emergency management authority and Aarhus Centre Niksic, which was formed under the Secretariat/OCEEA-lead project “Disaster Risk Reduction and Security in the OSCE Area”.

These brochures are designed to provide the reader with the basic information on various types of disasters, risks stemming from them, and the actions one should take in order to reduce this risks as much as possible. The brochures cover risks of fire, flooding and earthquakes, deemed as most probable in the territory of the Municipality of Ulcinj.

From 17 to 20 November 2016, the OSCE Mission is supporting the Kosovo Police mark the World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims through a small-scale information campaign to raise awareness about traffic safety and invite the public to respect traffic rules. The campaign includes an information leaflet with main causers of traffic accidents and personal stories of people affected by them, as well as participation in various TV and radio debates on the topic.

A manual on family behavior in emergency situations, published by the Section for Emergency Situations of Serbia's Interior Ministry in co-operation with the OSCE Mission to Serbia.

ODIHR has developed Training on Effective and Human Rights-Compliant Policing in Roma and Sinti Communities to strengthen the capacities of police officers operating at the local level in working effectively with Roma and Sinti and mixed communities, while complying with international human rights standards.

The Justice Monitor is a publication of the observations of OSCE monitors in the first instance courts in Kosovo. The Justice Monitor aims to provide policymakers and justice sector actors with indicators not otherwise available to assist in the identification of compliance gaps in the administration of justice and the tracking of progress achieved in closing those gaps.