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.
- Conference on Security and Co-operation in Europe (CSCE), in 1994, was renamed the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE).
- 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.
