TOLERANCE AND NON-DISCRIMINATION Michael Georg Link, Director of ODIHR, speaking in Berlin at the high-level conference to commemorate the OSCE’s 2004 Berlin Declaration on anti-Semitism, 13 November. OSCE/Thomas Rymer emphasis on the impacts of intolerance on women. ODIHR continued to support the work done by the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office’s Personal Representatives on Tolerance and Non-Discrimination. Countering Anti-Semitism and Promoting Holocaust Remembrance On 12 and 13 November, ODIHR, the Swiss Chairmanship of the OSCE and the Federal Foreign Office of Germany co-organized a high-level commemorative event and civil society forum designed to mark the 10th anniversary of the OSCE’s Berlin Conference on Anti-Semitism. The purpose of the event was to identify current challenges related to anti-Semitism and to review the implementation of OSCE commitments. Recommendations developed by civil society were presented during the h ­ igh-level event. These included calls for participating States to meet their commitments on monitoring and prosecuting anti-Semitic hate crimes, promoting increased co-operation between European agencies in countering anti-Semitism and improving security for Jewish communities. The event served to explore challenges and address concerns related to the disconcerting number of anti-Semitic incidents that continued to take place in the OSCE region in 2014. At the ensuing OSCE Ministerial Council, the adoption of the Declaration on Enhancing Efforts to Combat Anti-Semitism reaffirmed existing commitments and reiterated the determination of participating States to pursue common efforts throughout the OSCE region. In parallel to ODIHR’s efforts to counter anti-Semitism, the Office continued to promote Holocaust 56 ODIHR Annual Report 2014 remembrance and education. On 28 January, ODIHR co-organized a roundtable in Chisinau with the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration and the Bureau for Interethnic Relations. The roundtable gathered participants from state institutions, international organizations, civil society and Holocaust survivors for a discussion about the benefits and significance of Holocaust remembrance and education. In addition, ODIHR submitted a questionnaire to participating States in preparation for the publication of the bi-annual overview of ­Holocaust Memorial Days across the OSCE region, in preparation for 27 January 2015, the 70th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz. Countering Intolerance against Muslims Since 2011, ODIHR has been delivering training workshops for community leaders and civil society representatives on preventing, responding to and reporting on hate crimes against Muslims. In Vienna on 28 April, in collaboration with the Swiss Chairperson-in-Office, ODIHR organized an expert conference on addressing the security needs of Muslim communities in the OSCE region, which focused on identifying challenges and good practices. Recognizing the need to develop effective measures against anti-Muslim hate crimes, participants from 26 participating States outlined key recommendations related to the protection of Muslim communities. These include development of long-term strategies to counter violent manifestations of intolerance and discrimination against Muslims, mainstreamed into governmental human