News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE promotes regional cooperation on ground waters management in Central Asia
Publishing date: 12 September 2011
ALMATY, Kazakhstan, 12 September 2011 – A workshop on groundwater management organized by the OSCE Centre in Astana, the Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Cluster Office in Almaty and the International Hydrological Programme (IHP), started today in Almaty...
OSCE roundtable meeting focuses on electoral reform in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 9 September 2011
ASTANA, 9 September 2011 – Electoral reform and OSCE commitments for democratic elections were the topics of a roundtable meeting organized today in Astana by the OSCE Centre in Astana, together with Kazakhstan's Foreign Ministry and the Central Election Commission...
OSCE promotes conservation payment for ecosystem services in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 8 September 2011
ASTANA, 8 September 2011 – Charging for ecosytem services to invest in more coherent and effective nature conservation is the focus of a two-day OSCE-organized workshop that started in Astana today...
OSCE Centre holds seminars in Kazakhstan to prevent human trafficking
Publishing date: 18 August 2011
TALDYKORGAN, Kazakhstan, 18 August 2011 – The OSCE Centre in Astana launched a series of regional training seminars today to help specialized staff in orphanages and vocational schools prevent human trafficking...
OSCE Centre supports training seminar for law enforcement staff in Kazakhstan on combating terrorism
Publishing date: 21 July 2011
ASTANA, 21 July 2011 – An OSCE-supported two-day distance learning seminar on countering terrorism and extremism for Kazakhstani prosecutors and other law enforcement staff began today...
OSCE Centre helps promote integrated water resource management in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 15 July 2011
ASTANA, 15 July 2010 – Representatives of the OSCE Centre in Astana, the UN Development Programme (UNDP) in Kazakhstan, the Presidential Administration, state agencies, international organizations, academia, diplomatic corps and non-governmental stakeholders met today to discuss implementing integrated water resource management (IWRM) principles in the country...
OSCE hosts workshop for Central Asian legal experts on international co-operation to combat crime
Publishing date: 11 July 2011
ALMATY, Kazakhstan, 11 July 2011 – The fourth annual workshop on international co-operation in criminal matters for legal experts in Central Asia, co-hosted by the OSCE in co-operation with the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), began in Almaty today...