ANNUAL REPORT 2004 ODIHR Human Dimension Induction Course fields – human rights, rule of law, democratization, or elections – or any other staff members who want to learn more about the ODIHR and human dimension activities. Some 92 staff members from 17 field operations participated in the four courses conducted in 2004 (see chart below). Following a request from a number of field operations for targeted training in the human dimension of OSCE activities, the ODIHR introduced a quarterly course in 2004 for new human dimension officers working in field missions throughout the OSCE region. Lasting for three days and consisting of a series of presentations and interactive workshops run by ODIHR experts in various fields, the training course covers the breadth of human dimension activities, including an overview of the international human-rights system, gender mainstreaming, human-rights monitoring, rule of law, anti-trafficking, legislative assistance, and elections. find out what their needs are, and it also allows staff to bring experience to the training that they can share with their colleagues in other parts of the OSCE region. “This course helped to broaden my knowledge of the human dimension and the international system of human-rights protection, while also filling in gaps on issues that are not directly linked to my work, such as elections,” said Haxhi Thaci, who has been working as a National Human Rights Officer at the OSCE Mission in Kosovo for five years. “It was good to get a different perspective on issues I work with every day and to look at the issues that are not linked directly to my work but that are necessary for having the full picture. As a trainer myself, I returned with new ideas and methods on how to engage my audience in discussion and to get them to share their experiences.” “I sometimes felt that there was too much information packed in too short a time frame: the three days were full,” said Valerie Marchand, who had just begun working as a Rule of Law Advisor at the OSCE Mission to Georgia before attending the training. “I learned a lot and met many dedicated people working on the same issues in different parts of the OSCE area.” Since it is organized on a quarterly basis, field staff have an opportunity to spend several months working before attending the training. This has two immediate benefits, as it gives participants a chance to The training is aimed at international and local OSCE staff working in any of the human dimension Human Rights Course Participants 30 25 20 17 Staff National / International National International 15 7 7 2 1 2 OSCE Centre in Ashgabat OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina OSCE Centre in Almaty OSCE Presence in Albania 59 6 1 OSCE Spillover Monitor Mission to Skopje 3 OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine 2 2 OSCE Office in Yerevan OSCE Office in Minsk OSCE Mission to Moldova 3 2 1 OSCE Office in Baku 1 4 OSCE Mission to Serbia and Montenegro 3 3 1 OSCE Mission to Georgia 2 OSCE Centre in Tashkent ODIHR 0 4 1 OSCE Centre in Dushanbe 6 OSCE Mission to Croatia 11 5 OSCE Mission in Kosovo 10