Publications
Youth and democracy- What is democracy to me?
Publishing date: 22 October 2013
Content type: Study / report
Where we are: OSCE Presence in Albania
What we do: Democratization, Youth
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
Guidelines on the role of Commission for Protection against Discrimination in court proceedings and shifting of burden of proof
Publishing date: 1 November 2013
Content type: Guide / manual / handbook
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Skopje
What we do: Rule of law, Tolerance and non-discrimination
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
The guide explains the meaning, scope, open questions and discussions about the role of Commission for Protection against Discrimination during court proceedings, and it gives examples of the practice of the Court of Justice of the European Union and the European Court of Human Rights, in order to assist legal practitioners in their understanding and application.
Toolkit on Police Integrity
Publishing date: 30 October 2013
Content type: Guide / manual / handbook
Where we are: OSCE Office in Yerevan (closed)
What we do: Policing
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
This toolkit is developed by the Geneva Centre for Democratic Control of the Armed Forces (DCAF) and translated into Armenian with the OSCE Office in Yerevan support. It aims to assist police services in designing effective measures to curb police corruption, increasing their ability to fight crime, improving public security and strengthening the rule of law and public trust in the police.
Enhancing Gender-Responsive Mediation
Publishing date: 28 October 2013
Collections: OSCE documents and publications on mediation
Content type: Guide / manual / handbook
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution, Gender equality
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
This guidance note is for mediators and professionals engaged in formal third-party mediations across the OSCE region and beyond. It note aims at raising awareness of how gender-responsive mediation can potentially lead to more sustainable agreements and proposes concrete measures for gender-aware interventions.
Final Strategy for the Development of the Public Information System in the Republic of Serbia until 2016
Publishing date: 28 October 2013
Content type: Guide / manual / handbook
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Serbia
What we do: Media freedom and development
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
The strategy sets guidelines for development of the public information system in Republic of Serbia until 2016. This document is not available in English.
Information Bulletin on the Drug Situation in Central Asia
Publishing date: 7 October 2013
Content type: Periodical / journal / magazine
Where we are: OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan
What we do: Border management
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
The OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan in co-operation with the National Information-Analytical Center on Drug Control under the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan has been issuing the information bulletin on the Drug Situation in Central Asia on yearly basis since 2003. Data presented in publications are provided by the state drug control agencies of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, Republic of Tajikistan and the Republic of Uzbekistan and include official statistical, analytical and legislative information.
Manual for Certification of Public Procurement Officials
Publishing date: 25 October 2013
Content type: Guide / manual / handbook
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Serbia
What we do: Good governance
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
An OSCE-supported Manual for Certification of Public Procurement Officials was published in 2009 and is not available in English.
ODIHR and Democratic Governance
Publishing date: 27 August 2013
Collections: ODIHR Publications
Content type: Factsheet
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Democratization, Good governance
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
A factsheet explaining the work of the OSCE/ODIHR in assisting OSCE participating States to advance a system of government where institutions function according to democratic processes and norms through support to parliaments and civil society, and assistance developing multi-party political landscapes.
Security Community, 3/2013
Publishing date: 29 September 2013
Content type: Periodical / journal / magazine
Where we are: Security Community
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
Inside the OSCE’s magazine: a special section on energy explores innovations in harnessing the sea, the sun and the wind.
The Right to Social Protection in Bosnia and Herzegovina- Concerns on Adequacy and Equality
Publishing date: 2 October 2013
Content type: Study / report
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina
What we do: Human rights
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
The present report is a product of studies and assessments undertaken by the OSCE Mission to BiH on the social protection system. The report represents an overview of the system and highlights areas of concern regarding inadequacies and inequalities within it.