News and press releases

An OSCE-supported certification programme aimed to help representatives of the banking sector to detect and to prevent money laundering and terrorism financing in compliance with international standards was launched on 19 October 2015 in Almaty, Kazakhstan.

ASTANA, 17 October 2015 – The implementation of youth-oriented policies, the promotion of sustainable development and youth empowerment are the focus of the sixth annual two-day “Zhas (Youth) Camp” that began today in Astana, Kazakhstan...

The OSCE Programme Office in Astana and Finland’s Foreign Ministry organized a study tour to Helsinki for four members of Kazakhstan’s Central Election Commission (CEC) from 12 to 16 October 2015, with the aim of acquainting them with the institutional and legal framework of Finland’s election system and its election administration...

ASTANA, 12 October 2015 – An OSCE-supported workshop on Kazakhstan’s commitments to reduce greenhouse gas emissions during the period of 2020-2030 took place today in Astana, Kazakhstan...

An OSCE-organized train-the-trainers course on human rights for 11 instructors from the Interior Ministry’s higher educational institutions across the country began today on 12 October 2015 in Almaty, Kazakhstan...

An OSCE-supported training seminar on countering transnational organized crime and trafficking in drugs, psychotropic substances and their precursors began on 5 October 2015 in Shymkent, southern Kazakhstan...

AKTOBE, Kazakhstan, 5 October 2015 – An OSCE-supported three-day training seminar for law-enforcement officers on best practices and international standards in policing in multi-ethnic societies began today in Aktobe, Kazakhstan...