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The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) is the world's largest security-oriented intergovernmental organization. Its mandate includes issues such as arms control, human rights, media freedom, and fair elections.

Most of its 3,500-plus staff is engaged in field operations with only around 10% in its headquarters in Vienna.
The OSCE is an ad hoc organization under the United Nations Charter (Chap. VIII), and is concerned with early warning, conflict prevention, crisis management and post-conflict rehabilitation.

The OSCE’s 56 participating States are from Europe, the Caucasus, Central Asia and North America and cover most of the northern hemisphere. It was created during the Cold War era as an East-West forum.

Kazakhstan is the first nation from the CIS area, the first country from Central Asia, and the first country from the entire continent of Asian to be voted Chairman of the OSCE.

For Kazakhstan, the Chairmanship in 2010 is a strategic national project and a milestone in the progress achieved since independence in 1991.

Kazakhstan wants to be a reliable partner and a constructive member of the OSCE.

During its Chairmanship, Kazakhstan will focus its efforts on reducing weapons of mass destruction, on environmental issues and on energy and food security, as well as on strengthening interethnic and interreligious harmony throughout OSCE member states - and beyond..

President Nazarbayev has established a State Committee, under the leadership of soon-to-be Chairperson-in Office, Foreign Minister Kanat Saudabayev, to coordinate all preparation for Kazakhstan’s OSCE Chairmanship.

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