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OSCE Centre promotes establishment of network for transparency and sustainable development in Kazakhstan's extractive industries
Publishing date: 26 January 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana
What we do: Economic activities, Environmental activities
KARAGANDA, Kazakhstan, 26 January 2010- An OSCE-supported workshop on improving transparency and encouraging co-operation among the government, civil society and the industrial sector to promote sustainable development opened today in Karaganda.
OSCE Yerevan Office supports civic action on security and environment
Publishing date: 25 January 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office in Yerevan (closed)
What we do: Environmental activities
YEREVAN, 25 January 2010- A Civic Action for Security and Environment small grants initiative was launched today by the OSCE Office in Yerevan to provide support to civil society organizations in efforts to address environment and security challenges...
OSCE Yerevan Office honors environmental activists with certificates
Publishing date: 22 December 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office in Yerevan (closed)
What we do: Democratization, Environmental activities
YEREVAN, 22 December 2009- Representatives of non-governmental organizations, Aarhus Centres and municipal governments were awarded certificates for their work to protect the environment at a conference organized by the OSCE Office in Yerevan today...
OSCE Centre in Ashgabat announces photo contest winners
Publishing date: 17 December 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Centre in Ashgabat
ASHGABAT, 17 December 2009- The winners of the photo contest launched by the OSCE Centre in Ashgabat to celebrate its tenth anniversary were announced today, with the first prize awarded to Igor Lomov for his photo "Twin souls".
OSCE Office supports establishment of water information system in Tajikistan
Publishing date: 17 December 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe
What we do: Environmental activities
DUSHANBE, 17 December 2009- Today the OSCE Office in Tajikistan handed over to the Ministry of Land Reclamation and Water Resources a special software package developed for the establishment of the electronic Water Code...
OSCE supports meeting in Uzbekistan on transport facilitation in Central Asia
Publishing date: 11 December 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat, OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan
TASHKENT, 11 December 2009- Priorities and prospects for further rail and road transport development as well as methods to enhance the efficiency of border crossings in Central Asia were discussed at an OSCE-supported regional roundtable meeting...
OSCE Mission organizes first environmental film festival in Turkmenistan
Publishing date: 7 December 2009
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Centre in Ashgabat
ASHGABAT, 7 December 2009- Ten films featuring environmental topics such as the energy crisis in North America, Cuba's green revolution in agriculture and the impact of the fishing industry on East Africa's marine environment were screened...