20th OSCE Ministerial Council
When
5 December 2013 (All day) - 6 December 2013 (All day)
Where
Kyiv, Ukraine
Organized by
Ukrainian OSCE Chairmanship
Foreign Ministers and Heads of Delegations pose for a family photo at the 20th OSCE Ministerial Council in Kyiv, 5 December 2013. (OSCE/Sergey Gladkevich) Photo details
The Ministerial Council is the central decision-making and governing body of the OSCE. The meeting, held annually, provides the Foreign Ministers of the 57 OSCE participating States an opportunity to review and assess the Organization’s activities and strengthen the dialogue on security issues in the OSCE area.
Final Decisions and Declarations
The following final decisions and declarations were adopted at the 20th OSCE Ministerial Council in Kyiv:
- Decision on the combating trafficking in human beings
- Ministerial Statement
- Decision on the freedom of thought, conscience, religion or belief
- Ministerial Declaration on Strengthening the OSCE’s Efforts to Address Transnational Threats
- Decision on the Extension of the Mandate of the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
- Decision on the time and place of the next meeting of the OSCE Ministerial Council
- Decision on the improving the environmental footprint of energy-related activities in the OSCE region
- Ministerial Declaration on the Update of the OSCE Principles Governing Non-Proliferation
- Decision on the enhancing OSCE efforts to implement the Action Plan on Improving the Situation of Roma and Sinti Within the OSCE Area, With a Particular Focus on Roma and Sinti Women, Youth and Children
- Ministerial Statement on the Work of the Permanent Conference on Political Issues in the Framework of the Negotiation Process for the Transdniestrian Settlement in the "5+2" Format
- Decision on the appointment of the OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities
- Declaration on Furthering the Helsinki+40 Process
- Decision on the small arms and light weapons and stockpiles of conventional ammunition
- Decision on the protection of energy networks from natural and man-made disasters
News releases
- Protracted conflicts, human dimension issues, transnational threats and OSCE future perspectives amongst decisions at Kyiv Ministerial Meeting
- Think tank network discusses Helsinki + 40
- Joint Statement by Heads of Delegation of the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chair Countries and the Foreign Ministers of Azerbaijan and Armenia
- OSCE Ministerial Council in Kyiv: call for increased effort on Euro-Atlantic and Eurasian security, respect for rights and freedoms
- Statement by the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Leonid Kozhara
- OSCE Secretary General on Ukraine as Ministerial Council meets