OSCE Office: OSCE Yerevan office kept on with assistance to Armenia  in all three dimensions

ArmInfo.The OSCE  Office in Yerevan continued to assist Armenia across all three OSCE dimensions, focusing in 2016 on supporting security sector governance and reform, economic integration, the rule of law and the promotion of human  rights and fundamental freedoms. This is  stated in 2016 OSCE  performance annual report. 

The report states that  the Office helped improve co-operation,  co-ordination and referrals among government, police and civil  society to combat domestic violence by organizing community workshops  and opening so-called information corners at police stations.  Security Sector Governance and Reform In co- operation with the  Austrian Ministry of Defence and Sport, the Geneva Centre for the  Democratic Control of Armed Forces, the Embassy of Georgia and the  Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Office organized a security sector  governance and reform workshop, which introduced government and civil  society participants from Armenia and Georgia to international best  practices and recent developments in the field.

The Office worked closely with the business sector, civil society  organizations and local authorities to foster discussion about  improvements to the regulatory framework, corporate governance and  social responsibility, ethics and integrity, transparency principles  and building reliable relations with partners while attracting  investment. Expanding the Capacities of Aarhus Centres.  Office-supported Aarhus Centre co-ordinators strengthened  community-based efforts to reduce disaster risks and the  security-related impact of natural hazards. 

Office-supported experts worked with police and the Ministry of  Justice to assess corruption risks at the Police Passport and Visa  Department and the Traffic Police Service and to draft  recommendations and action plans to institutionalize the effective  investigation of corruption related offences.