Conclusion The OSCE’s efforts to foster sustainable peace and democracy in South-Eastern Europe comprise a wide variety of activities. Among others, these include building robust institutions in line with good governance and the rule of law, facilitating dialogue and reconciliation processes, strengthening people-to-people contacts, and promoting diversity, tolerance, and non-discrimination. The OSCE’s multi-dimensional and comprehensive approach to security provides a solid basis for engagement with peacebuilding actors across a broad spectrum, thereby anchoring activities in the local context. This allowed the Organization’s six field operations in the region to work together with all stakeholders, including governmental bodies and state agencies, community and religious leaders, politicians and civil society, as well as ordinary citizens interested in joining forces to build lasting peace and security. As a long-term process that requires an inclusive approach, involving all relevant stakeholders is crucial if opposition is to be turned into co-operation, and hate transformed into constructive dialogue. The OSCE’s experiences in South-Eastern Europe highlight the critical role of education in achieving sustainable peace. In conflict-affected societies, education reform should be prioritized since education can be easily misused to deepen dividing lines. Segregated education contributes to (re-)enforcing bias, intolerance and discrimination. Therefore, young people must be provided with opportunities to grow up together across ethnic 105