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Published on 29 December 2025

Final report

The Swiss Federal Council has given a positive assessment of Switzerland’s Chairmanship of the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) in 2014.

Speaker's lectern at an OSCE meeting.

This report indicates that while the OSCE could not prevent the conflict in Ukraine, it has managed to substantially de-escalate it. As well as this crisis, there were other focal issues where Switzerland came up with cooperation-based proposed solutions, covering such areas as fighting terrorism while respecting human rights, and disaster protection.

Documents

29 December 2025

Swiss priorities during its chairmanship 2014

Security and stability, the improvement of human living conditions and the strengthening of the OSCE's capacity to act. These were the priorities set by Switzerland in the year of its Chairmanship, 2014.

29 December 2025

Final report

The Swiss Federal Council has given a positive assessment of Switzerland’s Chairmanship of the OSCE in 2014.

1 February 2026

Youth project

During its OSCE Chairmanship year, Switzerland gave a stronger voice to young people and provided them with more opportunities to take part in OSCE activities.