At the 27th OSCE Ministerial Council and the events dedicated to the 30th Anniversary of the Charter of Paris the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly launched the “OSCE Call for Action: Reaffirming a Common Purpose” initiative, with the goal of stimulating the work of the OSCE and increase the political attention to it. One-Pager: Call for Action – Helsinki +50 Process.
The Call for Action document (available in six languages here) reiterates the importance of implementation of key commitments by participating States, of a stronger and better focused review process, and points to the need to strengthen the role of the Organization in addressing the contemporary challenges and to enhance its effectiveness, including through the promotion of genuine political dialogue.
The launch of the initiative marked a starting point for a web-based roundtable and other events that the OSCE PA promotes to revitalize the role of the OSCE. The roundtable’s goal is to develop a roadmap and an agenda for the next phase, identifying and prioritizing possible themes for discussion, and to plan the way ahead in view of the 50th anniversary of the Helsinki Final Act. The participants will also consider ways to increase political attention to the Organization, including through parliamentary channels, such as exercising oversight in their national parliaments. Representing the parliamentary side of the Organization, the OSCE PA is well equipped to recommend potential initiatives to make the Organization better suited to tackle current challenges affecting participating States.
The first meeting of the Call for Action Roundtable “Toward Helsinki +50: Reaffirming a Common Purpose” was held 27 January 2021 with more than 130 participants, including former OSCE Parliamentary Assembly Presidents, OSCE Chairs, Secretaries General, current and former leaders of OSCE institutions, as well as members of OSCE PA Delegations.
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- REPORT Call for Action - Helsinki +50 Initiative 3 years later, 28 June 2023
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- Katarzyna Gardapkhadze's presentation on OSCE scenarios, Call for Action Helsinki+50, Informal Meeting 22 February 2023
- Walter Kemp's presentation, Call for Action Helsinki+50, Informal Meeting 22 February 2023
HIGHLIGHTS FROM MEETINGS
Available here
VIDEOS
Call for Action – Helsinki +50 meeting: future challenges for the OSCE, 31 May 2023
Informal Call for Action - Helsinki +50 meeting, 22 February 2023
Fifth Call for Action - Helsinki+50 meeting: The role of the OSCE in addressing the war in Ukraine and its consequences, 19 October 2022
Fourth Call for Action - Helsinki+50 meeting: The role of the OSCE in addressing the war in Ukraine and its consequences, 7 September 2022
Third Call for Action - Helsinki+50 meeting: The role of the OSCE in addressing the war in Ukraine and its consequences, 22 June 2022
Call for Action - Helsinki+50 follow-up meeting: The role of the OSCE in addressing the war in Ukraine and its consequences, 11 May 2022
Call for Action – Helsinki +50 meeting: The role of the OSCE in addressing the conflict in Ukraine and its consequences, 23 March 2022
Call for Action – Helsinki +50 meeting: "Implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals in the OSCE region: a parliamentary perspective", 2 March 2022
Call for Action – Helsinki +50 meeting: focus on the Human Dimension, 20 October 2021
Call for Action – Helsinki +50 initiative: Enhancing the Implementation of UNSCR 1325 across the OSCE Region, 8 September 2021
OSCE PA H+50 meeting with young political leaders, 27 May 2021
Contribution of OSCE PA SG Montella to the H+50 event on Dialogue within the OSCE region, 5 May 2021
Third Meeting of the OSCE PA “Call for Action – Helsinki +50 Process”, 5 May 2021
Second Meeting of the OSCE PA “Call for Action – Helsinki +50 Process”, 10 March 2021
OSCE PA Online Roundtable "Towards Helsinki +50: Reaffirming a Common Purpose", 27 January 2021
"OSCE Call for Action: Reaffirming a Common Purpose" OSCE Ministerial Council Side Event, 3 December 2020
