News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Centre supports dialogue between civil society institutions, election commissions and media in Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 30 August 2004
BISHKEK, 30 August 2004- The OSCE Centre in Bishkek has supported an initiative of the Central Election Commission of Kyrgyzstan and the Coalition for Democracy and Civil Society to hold a conference focused on establishing an open public dialogue...
OSCE and Kyrgyzstan join efforts in developing OSCE Academy in Bishkek
Publishing date: 22 July 2004
BISHKEK, 22 July 2004- An agreement that gives a pioneering institute in Central Asia, the OSCE Academy in Bishkek, a formal legal status was signed today in the Kyrgyz capital by Prime Minister Nikolai Tanaev and Head of the OSCE Centre in Bishkek...
OSCE High Commissioner urges implementation of education reform in Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 21 July 2004
THE HAGUE, 22 July 2004- President Askar Akaev of Kyrgyzstan has welcomed a new report on minorities and education in the country, saying that it would "open up a new phase in the ethnic policy of Kyrgyzstan." A Working Group on Integration through...
OSCE events focus on probation reform in Central Asia
Publishing date: 20 July 2004
BISHKEK/WARSAW, 20 July 2004-An OSCE-conference held in Bishkek on 19 and 20 July focused on reform of Kyrgyzstan's probation service, including the possibility of transferring this service from the Interior to the Justice Ministry...
OSCE Centre helps organize seminars on implementing the Aarhus Convention in Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 15 June 2004
BISHKEK, 15 June 2004- The OSCE Centre in Bishkek and its Osh Field Office have helped prepare seminars in different areas of the country to discuss ways of implementing a key environmental information tool, the Aarhus Convention, in Kyrgyzstan...
OSCE Chairman's Personal Envoy supports Kyrgyz efforts to hold fair elections and promote good governance
Publishing date: 14 June 2004
BISHKEK, 14 June 2004- The OSCE Chairman's Personal Envoy for Central Asia, Martti Ahtisaari, stressed the importance of the parliamentary and presidential elections for Kyrgyzstan and...
International experts begin anti-corruption and good governance work in Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 7 June 2004
BISHKEK, 7 June 2004- An international expert mission on anti-corruption and good governance started its work in Kyrgyzstan today. The mission consists of Benjamin Allen, Policy Advisor on Governance, UNDP, Bratislava; Stian Christensen, Transparency...