News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Osh Field Office project spotlights damage to natural resources in southern Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 27 July 2006
OSH, 27 July 2006- A regional roundtable to focus the attention of key government officials and local leaders on the misuse of pastures and forests in southern Kyrgyzstan and to develop concrete mechanisms to respond to this growing problem, concluded...
OSCE helps Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan find ways to share water resources
Publishing date: 26 July 2006
BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan, 26 July 2006- The first meeting of the recently formed Chu-Talas Rivers Commission, set up to better manage water resources in Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan, was held today in Issyk-Kul...
Economic information centre to promote investment in southern Kyrgzystan
Publishing date: 25 July 2006
OSH, 26 July 2006- To help three provinces in southern Kyrgyzstan attract foreign and domestic investors, a new Economic Information Dissemination Centre has opened its doors today, established by the OSCE's Osh Field Office. The new centre, which...
OSCE Centre organizes meeting that reviews electoral reform in Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 23 June 2006
BISHKEK, 23 June 2006- Kyrgyzstan has made some progress towards meeting OSCE election commitments during presidential and local elections in 2005 and parliamentary by-elections in 2006. However, the country's authorities still need...
OSCE Centre and Kyrgyz Interior Ministry organize training for high-level police managers on community policing
Publishing date: 16 June 2006
BISHKEK, 16 June 2006- A three-day training course on community policing for high and middle level managers of the Kyrgyz Interior Ministry ended today in Bishkek...
OSCE Centre, Kyrgyz Government to assess and reduce threat posed by uranium dumps in south-east Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 14 June 2006
BISHKEK, 14 June 2006- The OSCE Centre in Bishkek, the Kyrgyz Ministry for Emergency Situations and several international organizations decided today to raise money for a technical assessment of the threats posed by radioactive dumps in...
OSCE Centre facilitates discussion on reforming Kyrgyz prison system
Publishing date: 25 May 2006
BISHKEK, 25 May 2006- Kyrgyz authorities, representatives of civil society, international organizations and the diplomatic corps discussed this week the reform of the country's prison system at a meeting, organized by the OSCE Centre in Bishkek and...