Home About this Mission USOSCE Statements Public Affairs Employment Links About the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) OSCE Field Operations Overview Participating States Institutions Activities Field Operations History The mission concept dates from the early 1990s. It grew out of the need to deal with intra-State conflicts in the period of post-Communist transition. The Organization now employs about 3,600 staff in 18 missions and field activities located in South-eastern Europe, the Caucasus, Eastern Europe and Central Asia. Although no two mandates are the same, generally speaking the missions' purposes are twofold: to facilitate the political processes that are intended to prevent or settle conflicts, and to ensure that the OSCE community is kept informed of developments in the countries where missions are present. The mandates, composition and operation of missions and other field activities are increasingly varied, underlining the flexibility of this instrument. However, for all missions, human dimension issues, democracy and building the rule of law are a central task. South-Eastern Europe • OSCE Presence in Albania • OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina • OSCE Mission to Croatia • OSCE Mission to Montenegro • OSCE Mission to Serbia • OSCE Mission in Kosovo • OSCE Spillover Monitor Mission to Skopje Eastern Europe • OSCE Office in Minsk • OSCE Mission to Moldova • OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine Caucasus • OSCE Office in Baku • OSCE Mission to Georgia • OSCE Office in Yerevan • Personal Representative of the Chairman-in-Office on the Conflict Dealt with by the OSCE Minsk Conference Central Asia • OSCE Centre in Almaty • OSCE Centre in Ashgabad • OSCE Centre in Bishkek • OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan • OSCE Centre in Dushanbe © OSCE This website is maintained by the Public Affairs Office. Links to other Internet sites should not be construed as an endorsement of the views contained therein. Home · Contact · Disclaimer · Sitemap · Search