OSCE Secretariat

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The OSCE Secretariat is the central administrative body of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, supporting its decision-making, field operations, and conflict-prevention activities across member states.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf administrative body
international organization secretariat
organ of the OSCE
affiliation United Nations (as regional arrangement under Chapter VIII of the UN Charter via OSCE)
appliesToJurisdiction OSCE participating States
country Austria
hasOffice Copenhagen
Geneva
Prague
The Hague
Vienna
Hofburg Palace, Vienna
surface form: Vienna Hofburg

Warsaw
hasPart Communications and Media Relations Section
Conference and Event Management Section
CSCE Conflict Prevention Centre
surface form: Conflict Prevention Centre

Department of Human Resources
Department of Management and Finance
Department of Transnational Threats
External Co-operation Section
Gender Issues Section
ICT Services
Mission Support Section
Office of Internal Oversight
Office of Legal Affairs
Office of the Secretary-General
surface form: Office of the Secretary General
headOfGovernment Secretary General of the OSCE
surface form: OSCE Secretary General
headquartersLocation Austria
Vienna
inception 1994
language English
French
German
Italian
Russian
Spanish
leaderTitle Secretary General
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Austria
Vienna
parentOrganization Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
partOf Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
purpose coordinate OSCE programmatic activities
manage OSCE budget and finances
provide administrative support to the OSCE
provide logistical and technical support to OSCE activities
support OSCE decision-making bodies
support OSCE field operations
support conflict prevention and crisis management
support implementation of OSCE decisions
support post-conflict rehabilitation
shortName OSCE Secretariat self-link

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OSCE Ministerial Council associatedWith OSCE Secretariat
Ministerial Council supportedBy OSCE Secretariat
subject surface form: Ministerial Council (OSCE)
Permanent Council meetsAt OSCE Secretariat
subject surface form: Permanent Council (OSCE)
this entity surface form: OSCE headquarters, Vienna
Permanent Council supportedBy OSCE Secretariat
subject surface form: Permanent Council (OSCE)
OSCE Mission in Kosovo parentOrganization OSCE Secretariat
OSCE Secretariat shortName OSCE Secretariat self-link
Vienna (state) isSeatOf OSCE Secretariat
this entity surface form: OSCE headquarters
OSCE observers reportsTo OSCE Secretariat
OSCE Chairperson-in-Office supportedBy OSCE Secretariat
CSCE Secretariat predecessorOf OSCE Secretariat
CSCE Secretariat successor OSCE Secretariat
CSCE Conflict Prevention Centre locatedIn OSCE Secretariat
Secretary General of the OSCE seat OSCE Secretariat
this entity surface form: OSCE Secretariat, Vienna
Secretary General of the OSCE heads OSCE Secretariat
OSCE field operations operatedBy OSCE Secretariat
OSCE institutions includes OSCE Secretariat
Budapest Summit decisions hasPublisher OSCE Secretariat
Election Department locatedInOrganizationHeadquarters OSCE Secretariat
subject surface form: Election Department (OSCE/ODIHR)
this entity surface form: OSCE/ODIHR headquarters
Helsinki Document 1992 mentionsBody OSCE Secretariat