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Our mandate on disaster risk reduction

Key OSCE decisions and declarations guiding this work area

Helsinki Final Act

1 August 1975

The 1975 Helsinki Final Act recognized the importance of co-operation in disaster risk reduction. 

Helsinki Final Act
Helsinki Final Act

OSCE Strategy Document

OSCE Strategy Document for the Economic and Environmental Dimension and Madrid Declaration on Environment and Security

 

2003–2007

The Final Act was followed by several OSCE political commitments that referred to disaster preparedness and management in the OSCE context, including the 2003 OSCE Strategy Document for the Economic and Environmental Dimension and the 2007 Madrid Declaration on Environment and Security.

OSCE Strategy Document for the Economic and Environmental Dimension
OSCE Strategy Document for the Economic and Environmental Dimension
Madrid Declaration on Environment and Security
Madrid Declaration on Environment and Security

Basel Ministerial Council Decision

Basel Ministerial Council Decision on Enhancing Disaster Risk Reduction

 

4–5 December 2014

The 2014 Basel Ministerial Council Decision on Enhancing Disaster Risk Reduction is the cornerstone of OSCE activities in this field.

Decision No. 6/14 on the Enhancing Disaster Risk Reduction
Decision No. 6/14 on the Enhancing Disaster Risk Reduction

Other related documents

1992–2013

The Challenges of Change
The Challenges of Change
Istanbul Document
Istanbul Document
Final Document of the Tenth Meeting of the OSCE Ministerial Council, Porto, 6-7 December 2002
Final Document of the Tenth Meeting of the OSCE Ministerial Council, Porto, 6-7 December 2002
Border Security and Management Concept
Border Security and Management Concept
Madrid Declaration on Environment and Security
Madrid Declaration on Environment and Security
Decision No. 3/11 on elements of the conflict cycle, related to enhancing the OSCE’s capabilities in early warning, early action, dialogue facilitation and mediation support, and post-conflict rehabilitation
Decision No. 3/11 on elements of the conflict cycle, related to enhancing the OSCE’s capabilities in early warning, early action, dialogue facilitation and mediation support, and post-conflict rehabilitation
Decision No. 6/13 on the protection of energy networks from natural and man-made disasters
Decision No. 6/13 on the protection of energy networks from natural and man-made disasters