early warning conflict prevention crisis management post-conflict rehabilitation human rights democratization confidence-building measures arms control preventive diplomacy security-building measures election monitoring police training freedom of the media anti-trafficking protecting national minorities 05 economic and environmental security action against terrorism institution-building border monitoring building civil society Cover: Training of journalists organized by the OSCE Mission to Georgia. OSCE/Steven Weinburg OSCE PARTICIPATING STATES Albania | Andorra | Armenia | Austria | Azerbaijan | Belarus | Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina | Bulgaria | Canada | Croatia | Cyprus | Czech Republic Denmark | Estonia | Finland | France | Georgia | Germany | Greece | Holy See | Hungary Iceland | Ireland | Italy | Kazakhstan | Kyrgyzstan | Latvia | Liechtenstein | Lithuania Luxembourg | the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia | Malta | Moldova | Monaco Netherlands | Norway | Poland | Portugal | Romania | Russian Federation | San Marino Serbia and Montenegro | Slovakia | Slovenia | Spain | Sweden | Switzerland | Tajikistan Turkey | Turkmenistan | Ukraine | United Kingdom | United States of America | Uzbekistan PARTNERS FOR CO-OPERATION Afghanistan | Japan | Republic of Korea | Mongolia | Thailand MEDITERRANEAN PARTNERS FOR CO-OPERATION Algeria | Egypt | Israel | Jordan | Morocco | Tunisia < 02 | 03 > 11 10 16 04 Message from the 42 OSCE FIELD OPERATIONS Content Secretary General 43 South-eastern Europe 06 The OSCE at a glance 44 Presence in Albania 48 Mission to Bosnia and 08 CHAIRMANSHIP Herzegovina 09 Report of the 53 Mission to Croatia Chairman-in-Office 57 Mission in Kosovo 25 Permanent Council 62 Mission to Serbia and 26 Chairman-in-Office’s Personal Montenegro Representatives 66 Spillover Monitor Mission 30 Chairpersons of the Contact to Skopje Groups with Asian and 70 Eastern Europe Mediterranean Partners for 71 Office in Minsk Co-operation 73 Mission to Moldova 76 Project Co-ordinator in 33 FORUM FOR SECURITY Ukraine CO-OPERATION 79 Caucasus 80 Office in Baku 37 OSCE PARLIAMENTARY ASSEMBLY 83 Mission to Georgia 88 Office in Yerevan 91 Central Asia 92 Centre in Almaty 95 Centre in Ashgabad 98 Centre in Bishkek 101 Centre in Dushanbe 104 Centre in Tashkent Content 103 94 107 Assistance with Bilateral and 124 SECRETARIAT 144 ANNEX Multilateral Agreements 125 Senior Adviser on 144 Statistics of OSCE staff 107 OSCE Representative to the Gender Issues 147 Revised budget Estonian Expert Commission 125 Anti-Trafficking Assistance on Military Pensioners Unit 148 CONTACT 108 OSCE Representative to the 126 Strategic Police Matters Unit INFORMATION Latvian-Russian Joint Commis- 126 Action against Terrorism Unit sion on Military Pensioners 128 Co-ordinator of OSCE 149 ABBREVIATIONS Economic and Environmental 109 OSCE INSTITUTIONS Activities 110 Office for Democratic 129 Report of the Director of the Institutions and Human Rights Conflict Prevention Centre 116 High Commissioner on 132 Department of Human National Minorities Resources 120 Representative on Freedom 134 Partnerships for Security and of the Media Co-Operation 142 Interaction with the Mediter- ranean and Asian Partners for Co-operation and organiza- tions and institutions outside the OSCE Area < 04 | 05 > Message from the Secretary General, Marc Perrin de Brichambaut 2005 was a pivotal year for the OSCE. We recalled the historic anniversary of the 1975 Helsinki Final Act and the 15th anniversary of the Charter of Paris for a New Europe. We broadened the range of our activities to better address contemporary challenges like organized crime, migration and intolerance. And decisions were taken to strengthen the OSCE’s effectiveness for the future. This is the first OSCE Annual Report that I have the pleasure to introduce as Secretary General. I regard it as an important showcase of the OSCE’s work and a valuable means of reviewing and evaluating our activities. Through the Report the reader will form a good idea of the comprehensive range of the OSCE’s work: politically, thematically and operationally. Message from the Secretary General FAYER/Tibor Rauch The Annual Report demonstrates the diversity of the OSCE’s work Operational flexibility and constructive partnership are vital in but also the inter-linkages between its core activities in security, a world that requires effective multi-lateralism. Steps have been human rights and development. On any given day, OSCE experts proposed to make the OSCE even more effective, and that will be may be recycling toxic rocket fuel in, for example, Armenia, working one of the main challenges for 2006. with authorities to prevent human trafficking, training police or facilitating political dialogue in a sensitive crisis situation. As this The OSCE is a community of values. Evolving challenges require a Report illustrates, the OSCE is in action across a wide geographic constant reminder of core principles, a review of the implementa- area helping States to implement commitments designed to make tion of commitments and open dialogue. Terrorism, extremism, Europe safer. intolerance and alienation threaten international security and social cohesion. The OSCE is well-positioned to tackle some of the major One of the OSCE’s greatest strengths is its constructive engagement challenges of our time, such as the relationship between counter- with participating States. When unexpected developments occur terrorism and human rights, integration in diverse societies and in the OSCE area, the Organization can respond quickly. This was promoting a dialogue among civilizations. We need to contribute to evident in 2005 in Kyrgyzstan where the OSCE played a key role in the exchange of ideas on these crucial issues in order to strengthen reducing tensions and seeking co-operative solutions. security and co-operation in the OSCE area. Another asset is the Organization’s network of contacts. This year, partnership was strengthened with the Council of Europe and the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, while dialogue was intensified with the OSCE’s Partners for Co-operation. < 06 | 07 > The OSCE at a glance From Vancouver to Vladivostok, the Or- 3) Human. The OSCE promotes human Human Dimension Implementation Meet- ganization for Security and Co-operation rights, the rule of law, anti-trafficking, ing focus, respectively, on key issues in the in Europe and its 3,500 staff in 18 field good governance and democratic proc- politico-military and human dimensions. operations and three specialized institu- esses. tions are committed to fostering security Responsible: Office for Democratic Insti- The Permanent Council is the main regular in the region for its 55 participating tutions and Human Rights, Representa- body for political consultation and deci- States and 11 Partners for Co-operation. tive on Freedom of the Media, Secretariat sion-making. Composed of the Heads of and field activities. Delegation of the participating States to the The OSCE’s mandate: OSCE, it meets weekly in Vienna to discuss The OSCE, a regional, values-based OSCE history all pertinent issues and to take appropriate organization under the United Nations’ The OSCE traces its origins to thedétente decisions. The Forum for Security Co-op- Charter, plays a leading role in promot- phase of the early 1970s, when the Con- eration – overseeing the OSCE’s politico- ing security and democratization across ference on Security and Co-operation in military dimension – also convenes weekly the Euro-Atlantic and Eurasian States. Europe (CSCE) was created to serve as a in Vienna’s Hofburg. Specifically, it helps to provide: early multilateral forum for dialogue and nego- warning, conflict prevention, crisis man- tiation between East and West. Meeting The Copenhagen-based OSCE Parliamen- a g e m e n t a n d p o s t - c o n fl i c t r e h a b i l i t a t i o n . over two years in Helsinki and Geneva, the tary Assembly consists of more than 300 CSCE reached agreement on the Helsinki parliamentarians from all the participating It tackles this security mandate in a co-op- Final Act, which was signed on 1 August States. Founded in 1991, its primary task erative and comprehensive way. 1975 by 35 States. The Final Act articulated is to support inter-parliamentary dialogue, the three dimensions of security and estab- an important aspect of the overall effort Co-operative: all 55 participating States lished fundamental principles governing the of meeting the challenges of democracy enjoy equal status. Dialogue, negotiation behaviour of States towards their citizens, throughout the OSCE region. Its main an- and common activities, based on consensus, as well as towards each other. Following nual session takes place in summer. OSCE define their decision-taking and operational the end of the Cold War, the CSCE became parliamentarians also play an important practice. an organization to assist post-communist role in election monitoring. states in their transition to democracy and Comprehensive: the OSCE recognizes that to market economies, and later to help all The Secretariat of the OSCE is based in achieving security depends on focusing on participating States address new threats and Vienna. It is headed by Secretary General three factors: 1) politico-military, 2) eco- challenges to security. Marc Perrin de Brichambaut of France, who nomic and environmental and 3) human. was appointed in June 2005 for a three-year Co-operation in the economic, environ- Today, the OSCE has 55 participating term. As Chief Administrative Officer, Mr. mental