OSCE

Liechtenstein was one of the founding members of the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe (CSCE) process in the year 1975, which led to the creation of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), headquartered in Vienna, in 1995. It has 57 participating States in the Northern Hemisphere, making it the only security policy organization in which all European countries, the United States, Canada and the successor states of the Soviet Union are represented.

The OSCE has a comprehensive concept of security, which includes the areas of military security, the economy, as well as human rights and the rule of law. The focus of the OSCE's activities is on preventive diplomacy, conflict prevention and crisis management, as well as the reconstruction and consolidation of democratic structures after conflicts. In this way, the OSCE contributes to the promotion of peace, reconciliation, democracy, and human rights in Europe, and thus also to Liechtenstein's foreign policy goals. The decision-making and the assumption of commitments in the OSCE are subject to the principle of consensus.

Liechtenstein focuses its work in the OSCE on cooperation with like-minded states, particularly in the areas of human rights, the rule of law, and compliance by all member states with the commitments they have entered into.In addition, Liechtenstein supports the OSCE with experts and voluntary contributions for project work.