Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe

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Recently, foreign minister of Ukraine said at the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe that Ukraine wants “real peace, not appeasement” with Russia.

About Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe

• It is a dynamic organization that is dedicated to promoting peace, stability, and security throughout Europe and Central Asia. 
• It is the world’s largest regional security organization.
• Origin: The OSCE’s origins date back to the early 1970s, to the Helsinki Final Act (1975) and the creation of the Conference on Security and Co-operation in Europe (CSCE), which during the Cold War served as an important multilateral forum for dialogue and negotiations between East and West.
  • In 1994, the CSCE was renamed the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) to reflect these changes more accurately.
• Member Countries: It consists of 57 participating States in North America, Europe and Asia. (India is not a member country).
• Objective: It works for stability, peace and democracy through political dialogue about shared values and through practical work that makes a lasting difference.
• Decision-making bodies of OSCE: There are four decision-making bodies with delineated, distinct mandates namely;
  • Summits: It is the highest decision-making body of the OSCE
  • Ministerial Councils: The OSCE’s central decision-making and governing body
  • Permanent Council:  It is responsible for the day-to-day business of the Organization
  • Forum for Security Co-operation: It  deals with the politico-military dimension of security
• Leadership: The OSCE’s leadership includes the Chairperson-in-Office, the Secretary General, and the heads of its institutions and field operations.
• Headquarter: Vienna

Source: Reuters

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