OSCE Centre in Astana

The Almaty Metro opened on 1 Dec 2011. This month Kazakhstanis are celebrating 20 years of independence. Almaty, 16 December 2011. (OSCE/Andrew Offenbacher)
The Almaty Metro opened on 1 Dec 2011. This month Kazakhstanis are celebrating 20 years of independence. Almaty, 16 December 2011. (OSCE/Andrew Offenbacher)
The Centre in Astana was established as the Centre in Almaty in 1998. It promotes the implementation of OSCE principles and commitments; facilitates contacts and exchanges of information, and provides assistance to the Government of Kazakhstan.
Jeannette Kloetzer, Acting Head of the OSCE Centre in Astana, and Vladimir Borisov, a Supreme Court judge, at the round-table discussion on adapting the national legislation to Aarhus Convention requirements, 13 December 2011.

OSCE assists Kazakhstan in implementing Aarhus Convention on public participation in environmental decision making

ASTANA, 13 December 2011 – An OSCE-supported roundtable discussion on the further adaptation of the national legislation to the requirements of the Aarhus Convention took place today in Astana...
Participants of the OSCE-supported conference, Astana, 12 December 2011.

Human rights developments in light of 20 years of independence discussed at OSCE-supported conference in Kazakhstan

ASTANA, 12 December 2011 - Representatives from non-governmental organizations, the National Human Rights Commission, academia, international organizations and embassies reviewed the progress achieved during 20 years of Kazakhstan’s independence, and challenges in promoting human rights and fundamental freedoms at an expert conference held today in Astana...
Meeting participants discuss proposed changes to Kazakhstan's criminal legislation, Almaty, Kazakhstan, 9 December 2011.

OSCE Centre facilitates discussion of criminal legislation reform in Kazakhstan

ALMATY, Kazakhstan, 9 December 2011 – State officials from the General Prosecutor’s Office, the Presidential Administration, the Constitutional Council, the Supreme Court and law enforcement agencies met representatives of civil society and academia to discuss a concept paper for Kazakhstan’s new criminal code at an OSCE-supported meeting in Almaty today...
Students from across Kazakhstan participating in a conference on human rights issues, Almaty, 8 December 2011.

OSCE Centre in Astana holds student conference to mark International Human Rights Day

ALMATY, 9 December 2011 – Some 70 university students gathered to mark International Human Rights Day at an OSCE Centre-supported annual student event that concluded today in Almaty...
A newspaper vendor on an Astana street corner, 20 December 2011.

Media trends and challenges in Kazakhstan focus of OSCE-supported forum

A two-day forum co-organized by the OSCE Centre in Astana to discuss contemporary challenges faced by the media in Kazakhstan was held in Almaty on 5 and 6 December 2011...
Environmental education can help preserve the Caspian Sea's unique natural beauty.

OSCE promotes environmental education in Kazakhstan’s Caspian Sea area

AKTAU, Kazakhstan, 6 December – A three-day workshop on education for sustainable development organized by the OSCE Centre in Astana, the Central Asia Regional Environmental Centre (CAREC) and the recently established Aktau Aarhus Centre began in Aktau today...
L-R: Maks Bokayev, Director of the NGO Arlan, Kiril Ossin, Director of NGO Eco Mangistau, and Yuriy Krivodanov, Director of NGO Blago, discuss their roles as moderators at a seminar in Uralsk, Kazakhstan, 2 December 2011.

OSCE Centre promotes transparency in extractive industries

URALSK, Kazakhstan, 2 December 2011 – A two-day OSCE-supported seminar on effective ways for civil society and the media to interact with the government and private companies in implementing the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) in Western Kazakhstan and the Caspian Sea region began today in Uralsk...

OSCE Centre holds roundtable discussion on status of self-employed women in Kazakhstan

ALMATY, Kazakhstan, 2 December 2011 – A roundtable discussion on the status of self-employed women organized by the OSCE Centre in Astana in co-operation with the Civil Society Development NGO began in Almaty today...
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