OSCE Experiences in Building Sustainable Peace and Democracy in South-Eastern Europe The different political and societal circumstances across South-Eastern Europe require a holistic approach to conflict prevention, democratic transitions, and the building of sustainable peace. This necessitates a broad range of measures and activities that are tailored to specific contexts. The activities and projects that the OSCE has supported and implemented over the years range across a variety of areas and reflect the annual programmatic priorities of its six field operations in the region. Since all OSCE field operations develop within their mandates ways to fulfil their given tasks, there is no standardized approach to building sustainable peace in the region. Some field operations in South-Eastern Europe implement their mandates in a post-conflict environment, with some of their activities contributing to the implementation of internationally-sanctioned peace agreements. Other field operations do not operate in post-conflict environments, however—in line with the holistic approach to building sustainable peace outlined above—the implementation of their mandates contributes to increasing the resilience of their host societies to emerging tensions. Therefore, in societies 21