OSCE Annual Report 2001

Annual report on OSCE activities

The reporting period, from 1 November 2000 to 31 October 2001, saw another year of development and consolidation
for the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE). The end of the period under review was marked by an
unprecedented tragedy, the outrageous criminal terrorist attacks against the United States, which reinforced the Organization’s
determination to make full use of all its instruments and mechanisms, including those set forth in the Platform for Security
Co-operation in the field of co-operative security, to fight the plague of terrorism, as part of a global coalition against it. Participating States have expressed their clear determination to elaborate a detailed plan of action to combat terrorism at the Ministerial Council meeting due to take place in Bucharest on 3 and 4 December 2001. Furthermore, an International Conference on Enhancing Security and Stability in Central Asia: Strengthening Comprehensive Efforts to Counter Terrorism will be held in Bishkek on 12 and 13 December 2001.