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Ingibjrg Slrn Gsladottir Director of OSCE / ODIHR osce.org/odihr The OSCE Comprehensive Approach to Security Regional security based on three dimensions, all of equal weight and importance: 1. Politico-military dimension :


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Ingibjörg Sólrún Gísladottir Director of OSCE / ODIHR

  • sce.org/odihr
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The OSCE Comprehensive Approach to Security Regional security based on three dimensions, all of equal weight and importance:

  • 1. Politico-military dimension: Confidence-building, arms

control, security sector reform, national minorities

  • 2. Economic and environmental dimension: Good

governance, tackling corruption, promoting environmental awareness

  • 3. Human dimension: Human rights and fundamental

freedoms, democratic institutions, freedom of the media

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The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR)

  • Established in 1991 as OSCE Office for Free
  • Elections. Now OSCE’s main human dimension

institution

  • More than 170 professionals from 34 participating

states.

  • Assisting governments and civil society in the

participating states in the implementation of human dimension commitments

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Our main activities

  • Rule of law and legislative support
  • Democratic governance and gender
  • Migration and freedom of movement
  • Human rights monitoring and promotion
  • Human rights and security
  • Address discrimination, hate crimes, anti-Semitism,

intolerance against Muslims & Christians

  • Training police, prosecutors, civil society and educators
  • Data collection on hate crimes
  • Strengthening capacity of Roma and Sinti.
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And - elections

  • Observation: assess whether elections respect

fundamental freedoms and are characterized by equality, universality, political pluralism, confidence, transparency and accountability, in line with OSCE commitments.

  • Follow-up: assist states in improving electoral

processes based on recommendations of our

  • bservation missions, with expertise and legal reviews
  • Additional support: enhancing capacity of citizen
  • bserver groups, training observers, publishing

handbooks to build technical expertise.

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Election observation: Objectives

  • To assess whether OSCE participating States are

meeting OSCE commitments, international obligations and other standards for democratic elections

  • To offer concrete and concise recommendations to

support participating States to improve their electoral processes For both objectives:

  • Strong methodology for long-term and election day
  • bservation is needed
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Electoral follow-up and assistance

  • Election observation not an end in itself
  • OSCE participating States committed to follow-up promptly

ODIHR’s election recommendations

  • Many States requested support from ODIHR and reported on

their activities

  • Examples of Follow-up activities:

 Legal reviews and expertise on drafting legislation  In-depth assessments of specific electoral components  Technical advice on implementation of recommendations  Support to citizen observer groups

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Elections and security: AFG example

  • ODIHR worked in close

co-operation with NATO

  • Overall security and

electoral integrity were closely linked

  • Electoral assistance and
  • bservation helped

mitigate some of technical and political problems and preserve security

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Election observation – joint endeavor

  • ODIHR can and should

cooperate with parliamentary partners

  • Hope we can extend our

joint efforts beyond election day

  • Need to sharpen attention
  • f governments to the

importance of prompt and effective follow-up

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THANK YOU!

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