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Ministerial Council, Which Set (OSCE/Susanna Lööf) in These Hard Economic Times OSCE ANNUAL REPORT ’11 Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe OSCE ANNUAL REPORT Annual Report on OSCE Activities 2011 The Secretary General ’11 Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe Published by the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) Press and Public Information Section Office of the Secretary General OSCE Secretariat Wallnerstrasse 6 A-1010 Vienna, Austria www.osce.org © OSCE 2012 All rights reserved. The contents of this publication may be freely used and copied for educational and other non-commercial purposes, provided that any such reproduction is accompanied by an acknowledgement of the OSCE as the source. ISBN 978-92-9235-01708 Edited by Lisa Ernst Design & Layout : Sebastian Traxl, Vienna Front cover photo credits, clockwise from top left : OSCE, Dimitar Petarchev, OSCE/Mehdi Knani, OSCE/Mikhail Estafiev Printed in Austria by Ueberreuter Print GmbH TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 INTRODUCTION 5 8 SECRETARIAT 85 Message from the Secretary General 6 Office of the Secretary General 88 Executive summary 8 Executive Management 88 Press and Public Information Section 88 2 REPORT OF THE CHAIRMANSHIP- Section for External Co-operation 91 IN-OFFICE 13 Legal Services 92 Gender Section 93 3 PERMANENT COUNCIL 29 Security Management 94 Strategic Police Matters Unit 94 4 FORUM FOR SECURITY CO-OPERATION 32 Office of the Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking 5 OSCE PARLIAMENTARY ASSEMBLY 35 in Human Beings 96 Action against Terrorism Unit 97 6 FIELD OPERATIONS 39 Office of Internal Oversight 98 South-Eastern Europe Conflict Prevention Centre 99 Presence in Albania 40 Office of the Co-ordinator of OSCE Economic Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina 42 and Environmental Activities 103 Mission in Kosovo 45 Department of Human Resources 105 Mission to Montenegro 48 Department of Management and Finance 107 Mission to Serbia 50 Mission to Skopje 52 9 PARTNERSHIPS FOR SECURITY Office in Zagreb 54 AND CO-OPERATION 109 Eastern Europe Engagement with the Asian and Mission to Moldova 56 Mediterranean Partners for Co-operation 110 Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine 58 Engagement with international, South Caucasus regional and sub-regional organizations Office in Baku 60 and institutions 114 Office in Yerevan 62 Central Asia 10 ANNEXES 121 Centre in Ashgabat 64 The OSCE at a glance 122 Centre in Astana 66 OSCE organigram 123 Centre in Bishkek 68 OSCE unified budget 2011 by fund 124 Office in Tajikistan 70 OSCE extra-budgetary support 125 Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan 72 Staff statistics 126 Assistance with bilateral agreements Contact information 127 Representative to the Latvian-Russian Joint Commission on Military Pensioners 74 7 INSTITUTIONS 75 Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights 76 High Commissioner on National Minorities 79 Representative on Freedom of the Media 82 3 1 INTRODUCTION 5 OSCE Secretary General Lamberto Zannier is greeted by Croatian President Ivo Josipović in Zagreb on 17 January 2012. (Office of the President of the Republic 1 of Croatia/Marija Kundek) MESSAGE FROM THE SECRETARY GENERAL This is my first annual report as Secretary General, a formats. Official “5+2” talks on the Transdniestrian set- post I assumed last July. During my first six months in tlement process resumed in November after a hiatus office, I visited 23 OSCE participating States and partner of nearly six years. Unfortunately, developments in the countries, meeting with representatives of governments, Minsk Group and the Geneva International Discussions international organizations, OSCE field operations, par- were not so encouraging. liamentarians and the media. Other developments also proved challenging. Trials 2011 was, of course, a year of change far beyond the of protesters following the 2010 presidential elections leadership of the OSCE. It started dramatically, with in Belarus raised alarm over the state of human rights sweeping changes coming to many countries in the and fundamental freedoms in the country, causing Middle East and North Africa, including our Partners some participating States to launch the OSCE’s Moscow for Co-operation Egypt and Tunisia. As people across Mechanism. An ongoing financial crisis in the Eurozone, the southern Mediterranean claimed their politi- a political crisis in Albania, violence in northern Kosovo cal rights, many OSCE participating States, including and disturbances in western Kazakhstan reminded us Lithuania, the 2011 Chairmanship, were celebrating 20 of the challenges that remain as we work toward the years of independence, looking back at their own dem- vision of a free, democratic, common and indivisible ocratic transformation processes. The events in North Euro-Atlantic and Eurasian security community. Africa served to remind us that change is a long and The Organization must keep up with the pace of arduous process that cannot be taken for granted. They change and be prepared to address security challenges also reminded us of the role the OSCE can play in sup- new and old, across the three dimensions, emanat- porting democratic transitions, and throughout 2011, ing from within our region and from our immediate the Organization offered its support and expertise to neighbourhood. its Mediterranean Partners. With this in mind, I returned to the OSCE with Progress towards resolution of protracted conflicts fresh ideas on how to adapt the Organization to current remained a high priority for the Organization, requir- realities, by enhancing the political role of the Secretary ing sustained efforts through the existing negotiating General, increasing the visibility of the OSCE, promoting 6 1 outreach to NGOs and the think tank community, and organized crime, drug trafficking and other cross-bor- OSCE Secretary General Lamberto strengthening our ability to deal with conflicts and der security threats. This was just one of several cross- Zannier took up his emerging transnational threats. I have made every effort dimensional decisions that were part of the substantial duties on 1 July 2011. to ensure that OSCE activities provide value for money package of results of the Ministerial Council, which set (OSCE/Susanna Lööf) in these hard economic times. I have also made it a pri- out our agenda for 2012. ority to strengthen our existing partnerships with other We ended the year with a further achievement : after international and regional organizations. I am pleased to 15 years of an OSCE presence in Croatia, the participat- report that many of these initiatives have been carried ing States declared the Office in Zagreb’s mandate com- forward by the participating States. plete. This success story illustrates the long-term results The Lithuanian Chairmanship initiated a series of the efforts of our Organization in building trust, free- of exchanges between delegations, NGOs and think dom and security across our region. tank representatives in the framework of the “V to V Looking back on these substantial achievements, Dialogues.” These sessions explored concrete ways to I would like to express my appreciation for the efforts follow up on the taskings of the Astana Commemorative of the dedicated women and men who serve the OSCE, Declaration : Towards a Security Community. At the in the Secretariat, the Institutions, the field operations same time, high-profile “Track II” projects, such as the and the Parliamentary Assembly. I would also like to Euro-Atlantic Security Initiative, sought to provide fresh acknowledge the contribution of my distinguished pre- inputs to our debate, and several participating States decessor, Marc Perrin de Brichambaut, whose dedicated announced the launch of new academic initiatives. work is also reflected in this report, and pledge my full At the Vilnius Ministerial Council meeting in support to the current and future Chairmanships. December, foreign ministers welcomed my proposal to create a new department within the OSCE Secretariat Lamberto Zannier to address transnational threats. The adoption of OSCE Secretary General MC.DEC/9/11 will strengthen co-ordination and coher- ence in the Organization’s efforts to confront terrorism, 7 1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY In 2011, the OSCE was tasked with taking meaningful steps towards realizing the vision of a comprehen- sive, co-operative and indivisible security community “across the Euro-Atlantic and Eurasian region, free of dividing lines, conflicts, spheres of influence and zones with different levels of security”, as set out in the Astana Commemorative Declaration: Towards a Security Community. Throughout the year, the par- ticipating States worked within the established OSCE frameworks to bridge differences and build trust, resulting in positive developments in the areas of protracted conflicts, media freedom, tolerance and non-discrimination, border monitoring and regional co-operation, transport, energy and cyber security. Politico-military dimension mélange by facilitating a visit by Russian technical experts to mélange storage sites in Kazakhstan in prep- 2011 Annual Security Review Conference. aration for disposal at facilities in the Russian Federation. Discussions, organized under the theme “Toward a (See Forum for Security Co-operation, p. 33; Project Security Community : What Has to Be Done”, centred Co-ordinator in Ukraine, p. 58; Centre in Astana, on transnational threats, the conflict cycle and confi- p. 66; Executive Management, p. 88; Secretariat, p. 86; dence- and security-building measures. A special ses- Legal Services, p. 92; Conflict Prevention Centre,
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