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Annual Report 2014 01 ANNU AL REPORT 2014 OSCE ANNUAL REPORT 2014 01 The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe is THE WORLD’S LARGEST REGIONAL SECURITY ORGANIZATION working to ensure peace, democracy and stability for more than a billion people between Vancouver and Vladivostock. Cover photo: OSCE monitors prepare for deployment in Kyiv, Ukraine, 6 April 2014. Photo by OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine. 04 OSCE ANNUAL REPORT 2014 Ta BLE OF CONTENTS Message FROM THE Secretary GENERAL 2 FIELD OPerations 54 What WE DO 4 SOUTH-EASTERN EUROPE Presence in Albania 56 REPORT OF THE CHAIRMANSHIP-IN-OFFICE 6 Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina 58 Mission in Kosovo 60 Mission to Montenegro 62 PERMANENT COUNCIL 23 Mission to Serbia 64 Mission to Skopje 66 FORUM FOR SECURITY CO-OPeration 26 EASTERN EUROPE Mission to Moldova 68 OSCE Parliamentary ASSEMBly 29 Special Monitoring Mission in Ukraine 70 Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine 74 Observer Mission at the Russian Checkpoints 76 Secretariat 33 Conflict Prevention 34 Transnational Threats 38 SOUTH CAUCASUS Economic and Environmental Activities 40 Combating Trafficking in Human Beings 42 Project Co-ordinator in Baku 78 Gender Equality 44 Office in Yerevan 80 CENTRAL ASIA OFFICE FOR Democratic INSTITUTIONS AND HUMAN RIGHTS 46 Centre in Ashgabat 82 Centre in Astana 84 HIGH COMMISSIONER ON National MINORITIES 50 Centre in Bishkek 86 Office in Tajikistan 88 REPresentatiVE ON FREEDOM Of THE MEDIA 52 Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan 90 BILateRAL AGREEMENts Representative to the Latvian-Russian Joint Commission on Military Pensioners 92 PARTNERSHIPS FOR SECURITY AND CO-OPeration 94 Asian and Mediterranean Partners 95 International, regional and sub-regional organizations and institutions 98 ANNEXES 104 Unified Budget 104 Contributions by participating States 105 Pledges and expenditures 106 Staff 109 Contact information 111 OSCE ANNUAL REPORT 2014 1 M ESSAGE FROM the SECRETARY GENERAL MESSAGE FROM THE SECRETARY GENERAL This year has undoubtedly been one of the most challenging in the history of the OSCE. Confronted with one of the most serious crises of European security since the end of the Cold War, the Organization responded quickly and effectively. Our inclusive platform for dialogue and our flexible toolbox enabled us to take rapid action. We quickly established two new civilian missions in Ukraine and the Russian Federation to provide objective monitoring of, and reporting on, the situation on the ground and to support efforts to restore peace and stability. But in truth, the entire Organization mobilized in response to the crisis in and around Ukraine, including the Institutions, the Secretariat, the Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine, as well as many other OSCE field presences. This crisis has affected the entire OSCE agenda, but especially the protracted conflicts, which continue to require OSCE engagement. At the same time, we had to respond to broader threats to security in the OSCE area, including instability in neighbouring regions and the growing risk from transnational threats, including terrorism. These complex, cross-dimensional threats are often inter-connected, so we are strengthening our relationships with the Mediterranean and Asian Partners for Co-operation on many issues on our agenda. In 2014, we marked the 20th anniversary of the Code of Conduct on Politico-Military Aspects of Security, a document that could serve as a model for other regions. It was also the 10th anniversary of the OSCE Action Plan for the Promotion of Gender Equality, and we took stock of progress in promoting equal opportunities for women 2 OSCE ANNUAL REPORT 2014 and men. We also celebrated 20 years of the Mediterranean Contact Group, a long- standing partnership that continues to bear fruit in many areas of engagement. And on the eve of the 20th anniversary of the Dayton Peace Agreement in 2015, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro and Serbia took ownership of regional arms control in a special ceremony at the Basel Ministerial Council. The 2014 Ministerial Council, which drew record attendance by ministers, testified to the renewed interest and reliance on the OSCE. A number of important decisions were taken that will have a significant impact on our work, including our efforts to counter terrorism, mitigate the risk from natural disasters, tackle corruption, further promote gender equality and prevent domestic violence. In 2014, we continued to increase our engagement with civil society and academia. OSCE Security Days once again addressed highly topical issues, including how regional organizations can better co-operate under Chapter VIII of the UN Charter, the linkages between water and security, and approaches to revitalizing conventional arms control and confidence- and security-building measures. The OSCE Academic Network of think tanks and research institutes contributed valuable input to our security dialogue through its studies on threat perceptions and the future of OSCE field operations. The current crisis is symptomatic of a broader challenge to the European security system. Signals of a deeper crisis have been evident for some time – a growing East-West divide, divergent security perceptions and priorities, decreasing trust and confidence. Addressing this deeper crisis will necessarily require serious efforts to rebuild consensus around security and co-operation in Europe as a shared concern and a common responsibility. I believe that the Helsinki+40 Process can contribute to the discussion on ways to reconsolidate European security and further develop the role of the OSCE. Next year’s anniversary of the Helsinki Final Act offers a timely opportunity for participating States to reaffirm their commitments while considering new approaches to security in the OSCE area. Looking back on the OSCE’s own history, 40 years ago our region was even more deeply divided than it is today, yet leaders from both sides sat together at the same table and engaged in dialogue to prevent a new war. I hope that the participating States will make full use of the OSCE’s inclusive platform for dialogue and joint action to defuse the current crisis and direct their efforts towards rebuilding trust and confidence. In 2014, the OSCE once again demonstrated that we can react swiftly in times of crisis if we have the support of the participating States. Thanks to the leadership of the Swiss Chairmanship, we managed to navigate a very challenging course. We will continue to face challenges in 2015, and I look forward to working with the incoming Serbian Chairmanship to address them. In closing, I wish to thank the talented and dedicated staff of the OSCE Secretariat, Institutions and Field Operations, who, irrespective of challenging political and financial circumstances, remain committed to the Organization’s important and ambitious goal – promoting security and stability throughout the OSCE region. L amberto Zannier OSCE Secretary General Vienna, 2014 OSCE ANNUAL REPORT 2014 3 M ESSAGE FROM the SECRETARY GENERAL 4 OSCE ANNUAL REPORT 2014 OSCE ANNUAL REPORT 2014 5 RepoRT OF the CHAIRMANSHIP-IN-OFFICE REPORT OF THE CHAIRMANSHIP- IN-OFFICE The Chairmanship is selected by the Ministerial Council, and the post of the Chairperson-in-Office is held by the foreign minister of the selected participating State for a one-year term. 6 OSCE ANNUAL REPORT 2014 T he Swiss Stimulus www.osce.org/cio A CLEAR COMMITMENT TO THE OSCE’S CAPACITY TO ACT AND SERVE AS A PLATFORM FOR DIALOGUE On the first day of the Swiss OSCE Chairmanship, President of the Swiss Confederation and Foreign Minister Didier Burkhalter laid out the three key objectives for the year: fostering security and stability, improving people’s lives, and strengthening the OSCE’s capacity to act. Amid regional challenges, the Swiss kept all participating “We must not become complacent States at the table and unified in support of using the OSCE’s about peace but rather construct unique security platform to restore peace and stability. Despite intense efforts to find a political solution to the and secure it through constant conflict inU kraine, the Swiss Chair also managed to focus dialogue, confidence-building and successfully on implementing the 10 priorities it had set for the year-long chairmanship. collective efforts to boost mutual understanding.” Switzerland had chaired the OSCE once before, in 1996. Didier Burkhalter Foreign Minister of Switzerland and OSCE Chairperson-in-Office Didier Burkhalter, OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, at a press conference following a meeting of the Permanent Council in Vienna, 16 January 2014. OSCE ANNUAL REPORT 2014 7 RepoRT OF the CHAIRMANSHIP-IN-OFFICE SWISS ChairmanshiP Priorities Values security FREEDOM RESPONSIBILITY Objectives Fostering security and I mproving people’s lives Strengthening the OSCE’s stability capacity to act Priorities R econciliation and co-operation Implementation of commitments Futher developing the OSCE in the Western Balkans in the human dimension (Helsinki +40) Dialogue and confidence- More reliable management of Strengthening of mediation building in the South Caucasus natural disasters capacities Modernization of the Vienna Combating transnational threats Enhanced involvement of civil Document and exchange of ideas (terrorism, cyber domain) society and in particular of on conventional arms control young people Strengthening of security sector governance FROM VancouVER to VladiVOSTOK 57 Participating States 11 Partners for Co-operation UK RAINE Throughout March, Switzerland co-ordinated talks towards the creation of an OSCE field operation inU kraine. On 21 Swift crisis diplomacy by the Swiss Chairmanship catapulted March, the mandate of the Special Monitoring Mission to the OSCE to the forefront of responses to the crisis in and Ukraine (SMM) was adopted by a consensus decision of the around Ukraine. On 24 February, President Burkhalter, 57 participating States. In April, when the foreign ministers speaking at the United Nations Security Council, laid out a of Ukraine, the Russian Federation, the United States and clear vision of what needed to occur to restore peace and the EU High Representative on Foreign Affairs and Security stability in and around Ukraine.
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