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Partners in Implementation
PART I
States. These organizations, groups and individuals must be involved in an appropriate way in
the activities and new structures of the CSCE in order to fulfil their important tasks.
Moscow 1991
The participating States (…) express their determination to fulfil all of their human dimension commitments and to resolve by peaceful means any related issue, individually and collectively, on the basis of mutual respect and co-operation. In this context they recognize that
the active involvement of persons, groups, organizations and institutions is essential to ensure
continuing progress in this direction.
(…)
(43) The participating States will recognize as NGOs those which declare themselves as such,
according to existing national procedures, and will facilitate the ability of such organizations
to conduct their national activities freely on their territories; to that effect they will
(43.1) - endeavour to seek ways of further strengthening modalities for contacts and exchanges of views between NGOs and relevant national authorities and governmental institutions;
(43.2) - endeavour to facilitate visits to their countries by NGOs from within any of the participating States in order to observe human dimension conditions;
(43.3) - welcome NGO activities, including, inter alia, observing compliance with CSCE commitments in the field of the human dimension;
(43.4) - allow NGOs, in view of their important function within the human dimension of the
CSCE, to convey their views to their own governments and the governments of all the other
participating States during the future work of the CSCE on the human dimension.
(43.5) During the future work of the CSCE on the human dimension, NGOs will have the opportunity to distribute written contributions on specific issues of the human dimension of the
CSCE to all delegations.
(43.6) The CSCE Secretariat will, within the framework of the resources at its disposal, respond favourably to requests by NGOs for non-restricted documents of the CSCE.
Helsinki 1992 (Summit Declaration)
7. We reaffirm the validity of the guiding principles and common values of the Helsinki Final
Act and the Charter of Paris, embodying responsibilities of States towards each other and of
governments towards their people. These are the collective conscience of our community (…)
We underline the democratic rights of citizens to demand from their governments respect for
these values and standards.
Helsinki 1992 (Decisions: IV. Relations with International Organizations, Relations with NonParticipating States, Role of Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs))
(1) (…) Successful efforts to build a lasting peaceful and democratic order and to manage the
process of change require more structured and substantive input from groups, individuals,
States and organizations outside the CSCE process.
To this end, the participating States have decided as follows:
(…)
Increasing openness of CSCE activities, promoting understanding of the CSCE, expanding
the role of NGOs
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