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OSCE documents and publications on mediation

  • Enhancing Gender-Responsive Mediation
    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.
    Guide / manual / handbook
    28 October 2013
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  • Speech by Secretary General on Mediation in the OSCE Area
    Address, delivered by Deputy Director of the OSCE Conflict Prevention Centre Dr. Claus Neukirch, at the conference on “Mediation in the OSCE area”, Bucharest, 15 July 2013.
    Statement / speech
    15 July 2013
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  • OSCE Guide on Non-military Confidence-Building Measures
    This guide is provided for policymakers and practitioners who seek to develop and implement effective Confidence-Building Measures.
    Guide / manual / handbook
    30 April 2013
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  • Developing Guidance for Effective Mediation: Consultation with Regional, Subregional and Other International Organizations
    This report summarizes the outcomes of a two-day Consultation on “Developing Guidance for Effective Mediation”, which was held in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on 3 and 4 April 2012. It captures lessons learned and best practices on effective mediation from the past and on-going mediation experiences of regional and subregional organizations.
    Book
    26 February 2013
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  • Decision No. 3/11 on elements of the conflict cycle, related to enhancing the OSCE’s capabilities in early warning, early action, dialogue facilitation and mediation support, and post-conflict rehabilitation
    18th OSCE Ministerial Council, Vilnius, 6 – 7 December 2011
    Decision / declaration
    27 December 2011
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  • OSCE Mechanisms and Procedures: Summary/Compendium
    Summary and compendium of the main mechanisms and procedures available within the OSCE related to early warning, conflict prevention and crisis management.
    Book
    14 September 2011
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  • Perspectives of the UN & Regional Organizations on Preventive and Quiet Diplomacy, Dialogue Facilitation and Mediation
    This report reflects the main issues discussed during a two-day workshop on “Preventive and Quiet Diplomacy, Dialogue Facilitation and Mediation – Best Practices from Regional Organizations,” held in Vienna, Austria on 6 and 7 December 2010. The Workshop brought together senior representatives from the UN and key regional organizations to foster closer co-operation and knowledge-sharing on preventive and quiet diplomacy, dialogue facilitation and mediation. Key issues addressed include: regional aspects of mediation, common challenges to mediation faced by regional organizations, good practices from regional organizations, as well as the operationalization of mediation support capacities.
    Study / report
    10 March 2011
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  • Operationalising Mediation Support: Lessons from Mediation Experiences in the OSCE Area
    This report reflects the main issues discussed during a two-day consultation on “Operationalising Mediation Support: Lessons from Mediation Experiences in the OSCE Area” held in Mont-Pèlerin, Switzerland, and was published in 2008 by the Geneva Centre for Security Policy. The consultation between the UN and the OSCE brought together senior-level mediators to focus on lessons learned from their respective mediation experiences in the OSCE area and also addressed regional aspects affecting mediation in the OSCE area.
    Study / report
    24 August 2009
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