The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) is a pan-European structure comprising 56 participating States. It was established under Chapter VIII of the United Nations Charter as the primary instrument for early warning and prevention of crisis situations, resolution of existing conflicts and post-conflict rehabilitation in Europe.
The Organization deals with a wide range of issues, including arms control, preventive diplomacy, strengthening of confidence- and security-building measures, human rights, observation of elections and also economic and environmental security.
The OSCE regards security as an integrated concept and operates in three “dimensions”–politico-military, economic and environmental, and human.
