High Commissioner on National Minorities
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The High Commissioner on National Minorities is an OSCE institution tasked with identifying and addressing tensions involving national minority issues to prevent conflict and promote stability among participating states.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
OSCE institution
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international organization office → |
| abbreviation |
HCNM
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| appliesToJurisdiction |
OSCE region
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national minorities → |
| appointedBy |
OSCE Chairperson-in-Office
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| country |
Netherlands
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| fieldOfWork |
conflict prevention
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human rights → integration policies → inter-ethnic relations → national minority rights → |
| foundedBy |
Conference on Security and Co-operation in Europe
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| hasOfficeHolder |
Astrid Thors
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Kairat Abdrakhmanov → Knut Vollebæk → Lamberto Zannier NERFINISHED → Max van der Stoel → Rolf Ekéus → |
| hasRole |
conflict prevention mechanism
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early warning mechanism → mediation and quiet diplomacy actor → |
| headquartersLocation |
Netherlands
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The Hague → |
| inception |
1992
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| jurisdiction |
OSCE participating States
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| languageOfWork |
English
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Russian → |
| legalBasis |
Helsinki Document 1992
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| locatedInTimeZone |
Central European Summer Time
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Central European Time → |
| method |
advisory recommendations
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country visits → dialogue with governments → dialogue with minority representatives → quiet diplomacy → |
| officeHolderTitle |
OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities
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| parentOrganization |
OSCE Secretariat
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| partOf |
Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
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| produces |
guidelines on minority issues
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thematic recommendations → |
| purpose |
address tensions involving national minorities
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identify tensions involving national minorities → prevent conflict → promote integration of diverse societies → promote stability among OSCE participating States → |
| reportsTo |
OSCE Permanent Council
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| selectionCriteria |
experience in international affairs
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high personal integrity → recognized competence in minority issues → |
| website |
https://www.osce.org/hcnm
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Referenced by (2)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
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High Commissioner on National Minorities
("OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities")
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officeHolderTitle |