Safe & Secure Region
Our goal is to make everyone feel safe and secure and at home in every corner of our region. We strive to improve the well-being of our communities, build networks and trust to jointly respond to unexpected hazards and emergencies.
Our vision is being realised through well-developed networks between experts, officials and professionals in the relevant fields and through project work.
To protect our societies, the CBSS works with civil protection professionals and also has also two specialised groups to protect the most vulnerable: Expert Group on Children at Risk and the Task Force Against Trafficking in Human Beings. These groups, gathering responsible ministry and authority representatives from our Member States, promote children’s rights and fight criminal acts of exploitation in its various forms.
Explore the topics we work with below.
Latest News
New Handbook Released on Forensic Child Interviews for Trafficking Cases
The CBSS and the European Institute for Crime Prevention and Control (HEUNI) have recently collaborated to publish the Handbook for forensic child interviews in presumed…
The challenges of communicating crises in digitalised and diverse societies
Article by Nina Springer, Professor in Communication, Department of Communication, University of Münster. Everything we know about crises in our society or in the world, we…
Enhancing Cross-Border Collaboration and Regional Security at the 12th Baltic Excellence Programme
The recent gathering of civil defence experts from across the Baltic Sea Region in Helsinki on 19-21 March 2023 marked a significant milestone for regional security efforts.…
Comprehensive Security and Societal Resilience: Join a Seminar on Project Development
On 25-26 April 2024, the Finnish Presidency of the CBSS will host a two-day development seminar for completed, on-going and new projects dealing with comprehensive security, climate security and social resilience. The…