OSCE comes from the words Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe. With 56 participating states from Europe, Central Asia and America, the OSCE is the world's largest regional security organization, promoting comprehensive and co-operative security. This means that in addition to political-military aspects of security, also the human righs and democractic standards as well as economic and environmental issues contributing to security are taken into account. The OSCE offers a forum for political negotiations and decision-making in the fields of early warning, conflict prevention, crisis management and post-conflict rehabilitation, and puts the political will of the participating States into practice through its unique network of field missions.
Participating states 56
Budget 2009 158,6 M €
Personnel app. 3450, (3000 in missions and other field activities)
Missions and field activities 18 in 16 countries
Updated 10/20/2009
