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OSCE promotes best practices in trans-boundary water management in western Kazakhstan

Publishing date: 16 May 2017
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana
What we do: Environmental activities, Water management
An OSCE-supported workshop for the Kazakhstan-Russia experts’ commission meeting on the joint use and protection of trans-boundary water resources in the Ural River basin concluded on 16 May 2017 in Atyrau, Kazakhstan...

Young experts from Central Asia discuss prevention of violent extremism at workshop convened by OSCE Austrian Chairmanship

Publishing date: 12 May 2017
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Programme Office in Astana, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Countering terrorism, Youth
ALMATY, Kazakhstan, 12 May 2017 – A group of 15 young experts from the wider Central Asia region convened today in Almaty, Kazakhstan for a two-day workshop to discuss their role in the prevention of violent extremism and radicalization that lead to terrorism (VERLT)...

First Olympiad on multilingualism in Central Asia underlines value of mother tongues, State and official, and foreign languages as tools for integration

Publishing date: 10 May 2017
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities, OSCE Programme Office in Astana
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution, Education, National minority issues
The first Olympiad on multilingualism in Central Asia that specifically focused on the mother tongues of the region, State and official languages, as well as foreign languages was held in Karaganda, Kazakhstan from 4 to 6 May 2017. Organized by Karaganda State University, in co-operation with the

Environmental education in Kazakhstan promoted with new OSCE-supported textbook

Publishing date: 5 May 2017
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana
What we do: Environmental activities
An OSCE-supported textbook for secondary school students on environmental awareness was launched at a roundtable discussion on improving secondary education on 5 May 2017 in Astana...

Kazakhstan’s Ombudsman presents 2016 report, published with support of the OSCE

Publishing date: 4 May 2017
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana
What we do: Human rights, Rule of law
The annual presentation of Kazakhstan’s National Human Rights Commissioner’s (Ombudsman) Report took place on 4 May 2017 in Astana, Kazakhstan...

OSCE promotes development of legal profession in Kazakhstan

Publishing date: 3 May 2017
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana
What we do: Rule of law
An OSCE-supported roundtable discussion on the further development and reformation of the legal profession took place on 28 April 2017 in Astana...

Training series on risk profiling at border checkpoints co-organized by OSCE concludes in Kazakhstan

Publishing date: 1 May 2017
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana
What we do: Border management
An OSCE-supported five-day training course on risk profiling at border checkpoints to assist authorities in countering transnational threats concluded in Astana on 28 April 2017...