Women often play a crucial role in peace-building in communities which have been riven with conflict, but are excluded from formal negotiations.

What’s more, the contributions they do take are not figured into the plans made by those in formal negotiations. This means that their perspectives on conflicts, and some of the best ways to forge peace, are ignored. This can have serious consequences.

The problem is so severe that the United Nations Security Council issued a Resolution - known as 1325 - to encourage countries to better include women across the security sector, particularly in peace-building.

A conference in Almaty in November 2013 brought together the OSCE’s expertise in conflict prevention, resolution and rehabilitation, with that of UN Women. We spoke to some of the participants.

More info: http://www.osce.org/gender/108187

Does peace need women?

VIENNA, 3 March 2014 - Ambassador Tim Guldimann, Personal Envoy of the Swiss OSCE Chairperson-in-Office on Ukraine, briefed participating states and senior OSCE officials on Monday 3 March 2014 in Vienna on his visit to Kyiv and discussions with key parties on the ground.

Speech by Amb. Tim Guldimann, Personal Envoy of the Swiss OSCE Chairperson-in-Office on Ukraine

Counter-Terrorism Conference held in Interlaken intends to make use of the comprehensive OSCE approach to security allowing a cross-dimensional discussion on current counter-terrorism issues. Thomas Wuchte, Head of the OSCE Transnational Threats Department/Action against Terrorism Unit,  tells more about the conference, the issues being discussed as well as the OSCE’s role in combating them.


Counter-Terrorism Conference - Interlaken

Ivan Simonovic, UN Assistant Secretary General speaks on human rights situation in Ukraine at the OSCE-hosted informal meeting on human rights situation in Ukraine in Vienna, 19 May 2014. 

Ivan Simonovic, UN Assistant Secretary General speaks on human rights situation in Ukraine

Beatriz Balbin, Deputy Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights speaks at the OSCE-hosted informal meeting on human rights situation in Ukraine to take place in Vienna, 19 May 2014.  

Beatriz Balbin, Deputy Head, OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, on Ukraine

Astrid Thors, OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities speaks at the OSCE-hosted informal meeting on human rights situation in Ukraine, Vienna, 19 May 2014. 

Astrid Thors, OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities, on human rights situation in Ukraine

VIENNA, 30 June 2014 -- A media briefing was held on the activities of the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine, following the release of two groups of monitors in eastern Ukraine.

The OSCE Secretary General Lamberto Zannier; Ambassador Thomas Greminger of Switzerland, Chair of the OSCE Permanent Council; and Alexander Hug, Deputy Chief Monitor at the Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine, briefed media representatives on the release of monitors and work of the Mission.

Media briefing on OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine

Ambassador Miroslava Beham, Senior Advisor on Gender Issues speaks on the progress and challenges in achieving gender equality in the OSCE region. Learn more: www.osce.org/secretariat/120920. 

OSCE Gender Action Plan: achievements and challenges

In this podcast, we interview Christian Tomuschat, the President of the OSCE Court of Conciliation and Arbitration - perhaps the least-known OSCE institution. We ask him what the Court offers to participating States, and his plans to make the Court more visible.

Find out more about their work here: http://www.osce.org/cca

What is the OSCE Court of Conciliation and Arbitration?

OSCE Deputy Spokesperson Natacha Rajakovic spoke with Thania Paffenholz during a high-level conference on mediation in the OSCE area.

Dr. Thania Paffenholz is Senior Researcher at the Conflict, Peacebuilding and Development Centre, Graduate Institute Geneva.

Interview with Thania Paffenholz on Mediation

Interview with Paul Picard, Chief Observer of the OSCE Observer Mission at the Russian Checkpoints Gukovo and Donetsk.

Picard was Acting Chief Observer at the time of the interview.

More info: http://www.osce.org/om

Interview with Paul Picard, Chief Observer of the OSCE Observer Mission

The terrorist threat continues to evolve rapidly. Kidnapping for ransom has become particularly lucrative for terrorists -- and is a serious cause for concern by the OSCE. 

When dealing with such cases, authorities strive to ensure that the hostages come to no harm. On the other hand, paying ransoms or offering other concessions fuels terrorism further. 

How to deal with this dilemma? We put this to Alexander Evans, Co-ordinator of the Al Qaeda Monitoring Team at the United Nations, and Thomas Wuchte, OSCE Head on Anti-Terrorism Issues. 

Kidnap for ransom: To pay or not to pay?

In this podcast we discuss the role of women and girls as perpetrators of violent extremism and increasingly as fully-autonomous radicalized terrorists. We explore how the online world is exploited by terrorist groups for propaganda and recruitment purposes.

Hear from: Eileen O’Connor, U.S. Deputy Assistant State Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs; Dr. Anna Gray-Henschel, Senior Director for National Security Policy with Public Security Canada; Humera Khan, Executive Director of the U.S. Based think tank ‘Muflehun’; and Dr. Harald Weilnböck, Director of the WomEx Project and Co-Leader of the EU Radicalization Awareness Network (RAN) Working Group on Deradicalization.

This podcast was recorded in 2014 at a Workshop on Advancing Women’s Roles in Countering Violent Extremism and Radicalization that Lead to Terrorism, held in Vienna on 21-22 October, by the OSCE Transnational Threats Department and the Global Counterterrorism Forum (GCTF).

Women and Girls as Perpetrators of Violent Extremism

A roundtable discussion Afghanistan - Central Asian Perspectives on Regional Security was held on 28 May 2015 in Dushanbe, Tajikistan. The debate provided a platform to discuss recent developments in and around Afghanistan and their impact on the security situation in Central Asia. Participants also exchanged ideas on national and international strategies to prevent security threats originating from Afghanistan. Organized by the OSCE Border Management Staff College it brought together leading international security experts, government officials, diplomatic missions and international organizations.

Interview with Ahmed Rashid, journalist and foreign policy writer

Men have to be seen as part of the solution to gender equality, and not only a part of the problem, says Iceland’s Ambassador to the OSCE, Auðunn Atlason, the new Chair of the OSCE MenEngage Network.

The Network brings together OSCE male ambassadors and other senior diplomats who want to work on raising awareness of the important role men can have in ending gender-based violence and promoting gender equality. More info: http://www.osce.org/secretariat/107458

Men as part of the solution to gender equality

Ин барнома ба забони тоҷикӣ тавассути радиои мустақили Исфара дар ноҳияи Исфараи Тоҷикистон пахш гардид. Барномаи мазкур бо дастгирии Дафтари САҲА дар Тоҷикистон бахшида ба Рӯзи модарон - 8 март, дар доираи маъракаи иттилоотӣ оид ба баланд бардоштани сатҳи огоҳӣ дар бораи ҳуқуқи занон ва мубориза бар зидди хушунати хонаводагӣ, таҳия шуд.  

Ҷилавгирӣ аз хушунати хонаводагӣ дар ноҳияи Исфараи Тоҷикистон

Ин барнома ба забони тоҷикӣ тавассути радиои мустақили  Авис дар ноҳияи Истаравшани Тоҷикистон пахш гардид. Барномаи мазкур бо дастгирии Дафтари САҲА дар Тоҷикистон бахшида ба Рӯзи модарон - 8 март, дар доираи маъракаи иттилоотӣ оид ба баланд бардоштани сатҳи огоҳӣ дар бораи ҳуқуқи занон ва мубориза бар зидди хушунати хонаводагӣ, таҳия шуд.  

Ҷилавгирӣ аз хушунати хонаводагӣ дар ноҳияи Истаравшани Тоҷикистон

Security Days: In Pursuit of Peace and Security - How Gender Makes a Difference

Session 4: A call to action – Enhancing gender mainstreaming in
security sector institutions

Moderator: Beatriz Balbin, First Deputy Director, Office for
Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR)
Panellists:
- Daniel de Torres, Deputy Head of Operations III, Geneva Centre for
the Democratic Control of Armed Forces
- Robert Egnell, Associate Professor of War Studies, Swedish Defence
University, Senior Fellow at Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace
and Security
- Jan Dunmurray, Commander, Nordic Centre for Gender in Military
Operations
- Anastasia Crickley, Academic Expert on Ireland's Oversig

Learn more: http://www.osce.org/secdays/2015/gender

Security Days: In Pursuit of Peace and Security - Session 4

Security Days: In Pursuit of Peace and Security - How Gender Makes a Difference

Session 3: New Trends in the Women, Peace and Security Agenda:
Countering radicalization and violent extremism leading to
terrorism

Moderator: Ambassador Daniel Baer, Permanent Representative,
United States Mission to the OSCE
Panellists:
- Milena Stošić, OSCE Special Representative of the Chairmanship-inOffice on Youth and Security
- Ambassador Patricia Flor, Director-General for International Order,
United Nations and Arms Control, German Federal Foreign Office.
- Jayne Huckerby, Director, International Human Rights Clinic, Duke
University School of Law
- Harald Weilnböck, Scientific Director of the WomEx Project, EU
Radicalization Awareness Network Working, Group on
Deradicalization
- Alexa Greenwald, Program Manager, Women without Borders

Learn more: http://www.osce.org/secdays/2015/gender

Security Days: In Pursuit of Peace and Security - Session 3

Security Days: In Pursuit of Peace and Security - How Gender Makes a Difference

Session 2: Integrating a gender perspective in mediation and reconciliation 

Moderator: Ambassador Katja Pehrman, Permanent Representative, Delegation of Finland to the OSCE
Panellists:
- Ambassador Melanne Verveer, OSCE Special Representative of the
Chairmanship-in-Office on Gender Issues
- Monica McWilliams, Professor, Transitional Justice Institute, Ulster
University
- Ambassador Ertugrul Apakan, Chief Monitor, OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine
- Mireille Widmer, Programme Manager, Inclusive Peace and Transition Initiative

Learn more: http://www.osce.org/secdays/2015/gender

Security Days: In Pursuit of Peace and Security - Session 2

Security Days: In Pursuit of Peace and Security - How Gender Makes a Difference

Session 1: Setting the scene – Gender and Conflict

Moderator: Ambassador Fred Tanner, Senior Adviser to the OSCE
Secretary General
Panellists:
- Michael Georg Link, Director, Office for Democratic Institutions and
Human Rights (ODIHR)
- Ambassador Mara Marinaki, Principal Adviser on Gender and
UNSCR 1325 of the European Union
- Francisco Javier Sanabria Valderrama, General Director for United
Nations and Human Rights of the Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs
and Cooperation
- Miki Jačević, Vice Chair, Institute for Inclusive Security

Learn more: http://www.osce.org/secdays/2015/gender

Security Days: In Pursuit of Peace and Security - Session 1

Security Days: In Pursuit of Peace and Security - How Gender Makes a Difference

Welcoming remarks with Ambassador Lamberto Zannier, OSCE Secretary General and Ambassador Vuk Žugić, Chairperson of OSCE Permanent Council.
Keynote speech by Lenita Toivakka, Minister for Foreign Trade
and Development, Finland. 

Learn more: http://www.osce.org/secdays/2015/gender

Security Days: In Pursuit of Peace and Security - Opening

OSCE Secretary General Lamberto Zannier talks about the OSCE Security Days event dedicated to the challenges of migration and security, and how he thinks the OSCE can contribute to the wider debate on tackling these issues.

Music: Moon Lie Full by Ketsa

OSCE Secretary General Lamberto Zannier: Security Days - Refocusing Migration and Security

OSCE Chairperson of the Forum for Security Co-operation (FSC), H.E. Cristian Istrate, Ambassador of Romania, talks about the significance of the Vienna Document to global military security, and the role of the FSC in a changing geopolitical era.

OSCE Chairperson of the FSC Cristian Istrate Discusses the Vienna Document

Director of the Executive Committee on Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure at the Shanghai Co-operation Organization, Colonel General Evgeny Sysoev discusses regional efforts to counter terrorism.

This podcast is recorded entirely in Russian.

Colonel Gerneral Evgeny Sysoev discusses the work of the Shanghai Co-operation Organization

Thomas Greminger, OSCE Secretary General interview by Ö1 Europajournal

Join us in this overview of the last 20 years of the work of the OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities, including interviews with current incumbent Knut Vollebaek, OSCE Secretary General Lamberto Zannier, and the Economist's International Editor Edward Lucas. More info: http://osce.org/hcnm

Music: 'ice voice' by Sergi Boal. http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Sergi_Boal/Nylon__Turtle/01_ice_voice

20 years of the OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities

There are growing concerns about the security situation in Central Asia ahead of the military withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2014. The OSCE works to ensure peace and stability in the region. In this podcast we speak to OSCE Secretary General Lamberto Zannier, Political Analyst Ayscha Hamdani, and The EU's Special Representative on Central Asia Patricia Flor. More info: www.osce.org/sg/SD_Afghanistan_2013

Music: archive.org/details/Insight_060511

The OSCE and security in Central Asia and Afghanistan

Ситуация с безопасностью в Центральной Азии в свете ожидаемого вывода военного контингента из Афганистана вызывает всё большую озабоченность. Мы побеседовали об этом с Булатом Султановым, Директором Казахстанского института стратегических исследований, и Замиром Кабуловым, Спецпредставителем Президента России по Афганистану. Узнайте больше на http://www.osce.org/sg/SD_Afghanistan_2013

Музыка: http://archive.org/details/Insight_060511


ОБСЕ и безопасность в Центральной Азии и Афганистане

OSCE Secretary General Lamberto Zannier speaks with OSCE Spokesperson Cathie Burton on  the recent tensions on the Korean peninsula, and how the OSCE's conflict prevention instruments could be useful tool if adapted for the region. The Republic of Korea is an OSCE Partner for Co-operation. More information on this can be found here: http://www.osce.org/ec/43246

Interview with OSCE Secretary General Lamberto Zannier on Korea

The OSCE Forum for Security Co-operation brings together all 57 participating States to take decisions on politico-military aspects of security. We spoke to the representatives of Liechtenstein and Lithuania - the countries that chaired the Forum in 2013, about military transparency, small arms and light weapons, and other priorities of their work. More info: http://www.osce.org/fsc

Music: “nylon & turtle” by Sergi Boal http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Sergi_Boal/Nylon__Turtle/08_nylon__turtle

Building confidence for a safer world: The OSCE's politico-military work

The OSCE is the world's largest regional security organization whose 57 participating States span the geographical area from Vancouver to Vladivostok.

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