Ireland’s Financial Contribution

Ireland contributes around €900,000 to the OSCE’s annual Unified Budget, although this figure varies slightly year-to-year based on the budget agreed by all participating States.

In addition to its assessed contribution to the Unified Budget, Ireland also co-funds several OSCE projects, including in field presences, supporting the implementation of OSCE commitments across the region. In 2026, this additional supported totalled over €500,000.

Some notable ones include:

Support Programme for Ukraine

The Support Programme for Ukraine (SPU) was launched in November 2022 to address the immediate challenges to civilians posed by the war against Ukraine, and to support the long-term democratic and social resilience of its institutions and civil society.

The SPU is comprised of a number of different projects including humanitarian demining, environmental monitoring, providing psychosocial support to children, and strengthening the judicial system. Since its establishment, Ireland has contributed €340,000 to the SPU. Find out more about the SPU and its projects.

Human Rights Defenders

Ireland is a strong supporter of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) and its work helping participating States to meet their human rights commitments. Human rights defenders play a key role in holding States to account, often at significant personal risk. Ireland is proud to support ODIHR’s monitoring of the situation of human rights defenders and vital capacity building to help human rights defenders address challenges and build on their advocacy efforts. You can also try out ODIHR’s human rights monitoring training game, made possible by this project.

Climate and Security

Through the 2021 Stockholm Ministerial Council Decision, participating States agreed to work together to address security risks stemming from climate change. This project supports participating States to come together to address shared climate ‘hotspots’, encouraging gender-sensitive and locally-led action.

Find out more about the OSCE’s work on climate and security.

OSCE Dialogue Academy Alumnae Network

Since 2015, the OSCE field presences in Serbia and Kosovo have brought together annual gatherings of young women peacebuilders from both communities to facilitate dialogue and build understanding.

This project seeks to capitalise on the impact of the Dialogue Academy by building long term connections and providing further opportunities for alumnae. Ireland has previously funded study visits for these young women peacebuilders to Northern Ireland to learn more about the Good Friday Agreement and ongoing reconciliation efforts.