OSCE mission to BiH (Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe)

The Organization for Security and Co-operation is the world's largest security-oriented intergovernmental organization, with 57 participating states. The OSCE has its roots in the 1973 Conference on Security and Co-operation in Europe (an East-West forum).

The OSCE’s mandate in Bosnia and Herzegovina was established under the General Framework Agreement for Peace (GFAP), drawn up in Dayton in late 1995 and signed in Paris in December 1995 to end close to four years of conflict. Since then, BiH has faced the daunting task of rebuilding itself as a multi-ethnic, democratic society.
The OSCE is one of the key agencies responsible for helping BiH make this transition and began its work in December 1995.