News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Centre supports media election monitoring project in Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 28 January 2005
BISHKEK, 28 January 2005- The OSCE Centre in Bishkek and the Dutch Government are providing support and financial assistance to the NGOs Internews and Cimera-Kyrgyzstan to help them monitor the way media covers the 27 February parliamentary elections...
OSCE Chairman's Personal Envoy visits Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 30 November 2004
BISHKEK, 30 November 2004- The OSCE Chairman's Personal Envoy for Central Asia, Martti Ahtisaari, visited Kyrgyzstan on 29 and 30 November. During meetings with...
OSCE Centre holds training course on drafting anti-corruption legislation in Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 22 November 2004
ISSYK-KUL, Kyrgyzstan, 22 November 2004- Enhancing the professional skills of officials involved in drafting legislation on good governance and combating corruption is the aim of a training course taking place from 22 to 26 November 2004 in...
OSCE Centres in Central Asia welcome first graduates of Central Asian Youth Network
Publishing date: 1 November 2004
TASHKENT, 1 November 2004- The five OSCE Centres in Central Asia end the first year's activities of the OSCE Central Asian Youth Network with a five-day international conference starting today in the Uzbek capital. More than 50 students from all over...
OSCE Centre in Bishkek supports anti-corruption workshop in Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 14 October 2004
BISHKEK, 14 October 2004- Fighting corruption by implementing best practices of good governance is the focus of a workshop being held in Issyk-Kul on 14 and 15 October. The workshop, entitled...
OSCE Centres to hold workshops in Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan on combating corruption, money laundering and economic crime
Publishing date: 8 October 2004
ALMATY/ISSYK-KUL, 8 October 2004- Combating corruption, money laundering and economic crime will be on the agenda of workshops taking place in Almaty, Kazakhstan on 11 and 12 October and Issyk-kul, Kyrgyzstan on 14 and 15 October. The events are...
OSCE Centre helps organize regional workshop on environmental issues in Central Asia
Publishing date: 5 October 2004
ISSYK-KUL, Kyrgyzstan, 5 October 2004- Representatives of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan are gathering in Issyk-Kul for a workshop from 5 to 7 October to discuss ways of dealing with environmental issues in the region. They will...