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OSCE Priorities for 2005: A Year of Important Anniversaries

Delve into OSCE's key tasks and agreements for the significant year, emphasizing reforms, security, elections, migration, and regional issues.

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OSCE Priorities for 2005: A Year of Important Anniversaries

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  1. INTERESTING PERIOD • year of important anniversaries • following most extensive EU and NATO enlargement of all time • new role in new geo-political environment Photo: OSCE

  2. GENERAL PRINCIPLES • balance operations • enhance transparency • consultations with 55 participating States • considering interests with unbiased approach • ways to reach consensus Photo: OSCE

  3. Slovenian OSCE Chairmanship /outstanding tasks/ Agreement on: • new Secretary General • OSCE budget for 2005 • OSCE scales of contribution Photo: OSCE/BOBO

  4. OSCE priorities for 2005 OSCE Reform Panel of Eminent Persons • report (by end June 2005) • specially convened session of Participating States • recommendations for Ministerial Council in Ljubljana Working Group on Reform Informal Group of Friends of the Chair Photo: OSCE

  5. OSCE priorities for 2005 Political-military dimension Implementation of: • Strategy to address threats to security and stability in the 21st century • Maastricht and Sofia Ministerial Council decisions Photo: OSCE Photo: OSCE

  6. OSCE priorities for 2005 Border security and management • adopting OSCE Border Security and Management Concept • open and secure borders • free movement of persons and goods • reducing security threats Photo: OSCE Photo: OSCE

  7. OSCE priorities for 2005 Tolerance and non-discrimination • OSCE Conference on anti-Semitism and other forms of intolerance (Cordoba, June 2005) • Personal Representatives to promote greater tolerance and combat racism, xenophobia and discrimination Photo: OSCE

  8. OSCE priorities for 2005 Elections • further discussions • proposal to establish a working group • possible improvements Photo: OSCE Photo: OSCE

  9. OSCE priorities for 2005 Economic and Environmental Dimension • full implementation of the OSCE Strategy Document for the Economic and Environmental Dimension • enhance co-operation, good governance, sustainable development and protection of the environment Photo: OSCE

  10. OSCE priorities for 2005 Migration and integration • cross-dimensional approach • promote best practices (migration management, migrant integration policies) Photo: OSCE

  11. OSCE priorities for 2005 Preventing trafficking in human beings • OSCE Special Representative on Combating Trafficking in Human Beings • addendum to OSCE Action Plan (child victims) Photo: OSCE Photo: OSCE

  12. OSCE priorities for 2005 Conventional Ammunition / SALW • implementation of Document on Stockpiles of Conventional Ammunition and the Document on Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW) Photo: OSCE Photo: OSCE

  13. OSCE priorities for 2005 Regional issues Moldova, Georgia, Nagorno Karabakh • South-Eastern Europe • refugee return • protection of national minorities • capacity-building Photo: OSCE Photo: OSCE • Central Asia • transnational terrorism • education • elections • migration and border management • economic development and democratisation Photo: OSCE

  14. OSCE priorities for 2005 Year of the anniversaries • contribution of Helsinki process to democracy, rule of law and protection of human rights • alleviation of tensions between former blocs • establishment of security co-operation • new geo-political situation • reflection on the role of the OSCE • preserve and enhance effectiveness and strengthenits capacity Photo: OSCE

  15. OSCE priorities for 2005 Strengthening partnerships and co-operation • Mediterranean partners • Asian Partners • OSCE Parliamentary Assembly Photo: OSCE

  16. OSCE priorities for 2005 Strengthening partnerships and co-operation international organizations prevent the duplication and increasesynergy • non-governmental organizations • promote NGO role in implementing OSCE norms and standards

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