Foreword by the Secretary General
The OSCE promotes modern, proactive and democratic
policing to address an ever-evolving range of security
challenges, including those emanating from transnational
threats such as terrorism and organized crime. Developing
professional skills and sharing best practices are key elements
in a comprehensive strategy to prepare law enforcement
for current and future challenges. The OSCE’s policerelated activities are also a significant asset in relation to
the Organization’s mandates on conflict prevention, crisis
management and post-conflict rehabilitation.
The Annual Report on Police-Related Activities provides a comprehensive overview over
all OSCE police-related projects and activities in a given year. They draw on the combined
strength of the OSCE’s institutions and its network of field operations, and cut across the
OSCE’s three security dimensions. In 2017, there was again an increase in police-related
activities delivered by OSCE executive structures to the OSCE’s participating States and
Partners for Co-operation.
Activities related to general police development and reform, constituting around two
thirds of the total number of activities, focused mainly on community policing initiatives,
police-public partnerships, gender and ethnic mainstreaming, as well as addressing genderbased and domestic violence.
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