OSCEInternational
International · founded 1975
What it is
Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, with 57 participating states. Works on conflict prevention, arms control, election observation and human rights. Decisions are taken by consensus in the Permanent Council; the Chairmanship rotates annually.
People
Lidija Županić Šuica
Founder and Director of Education for the 21st Century
Ignazio Cassis
OSCE Chairman-in-Office / Head of the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs · OSCE Chairman-in-Office and Swiss Federal Councillor
Mykyta Poturaiev
Incoming President of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
Pere Joan Pons
Outgoing President of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly · President of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
Eoghan Murphy
Head of the ODIHR Election Observation Mission
Gilles Baum
Special Co-ordinator and Leader of the OSCE Short-Term Observer Mission
Feridun H. Sinirlioğlu
OSCE Secretary General
Roberto Montella
Secretary General of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
Irakli Kobakhidze
Prime Minister of Georgia
Maka Botchorishvili
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Georgia
Feridun Sinirlioğlu
OSCE Secretary General
Events (9)
2026-11-03 OtherOSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities Confers 2026 Max van der Stoel Award
2026-11-02 SummitSwiss OSCE Chairmanship Launches Political Priorities and Formal Preparations for 33rd Ministerial Council
2026-10-28 AppointmentOSCE PA President Pere Joan Pons steps down, Vice-President Mykyta Poturaiev to serve as President until July
2026-10-26 ElectionOSCE ODIHR and Parliamentary Assembly Issue Preliminary Statement on Serbian Elections
2026-10-24 SummitOSCE Secretary General Addresses the 9th Istanbul Mediation Conference
2026-10-16 SummitOSCE Chairman-in-Office Cassis Concludes Official Visit to Georgia
2026-10-15 AllianceOSCE Permanent Council Considers Recommendation to Grant Qatar Partner for Co-operation Status
