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News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Centre in Astana organizes study tour for Ombudsman officials to strengthen institution
Publishing date: 25 October 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana
What we do: Democratization, Human rights, Rule of law
BUDAPEST, 25 October 2010- Six officials from Kazakhstan's Ombudsman Institution and the General Prosecutor's Office arrived in Hungary today as part of a study trip supported by the OSCE Centre in Astana...
OSCE Centre promotes high-level dialogue on increasing co-operation between Ombudsman, state institutions and non-governmental organizations
Publishing date: 15 October 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana
What we do: Democratization, Human rights
ASTANA, 15 October 2010- An OSCE supported high-level national conference on strengthening co-operation between the Ombudsman, state institutions and civil society started in Astana today...
OSCE-supported conference discusses Integrated Water Resources Management in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 8 October 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana
What we do: Economic activities, Environmental activities
ALMATY, Kazakhstan, 11 October 2010- The promotion of the Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) in Ili-Balkhash basin is the topic of the OSCE Centre's conference that started today in Almaty...
OSCE Centre in Astana supports efforts to eliminate discrimination against women
Publishing date: 23 September 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Democratization, Human rights, Gender equality
ALMATY, 23 September 2010- A two-day roundtable meeting co-organized by the OSCE Centre in Astana to discuss the implementation, monitoring and reporting on the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women started...
OSCE Centre in Astana launches series of local seminars on new Customs Code
Publishing date: 23 September 2010
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana
What we do: Economic activities
KOSTANAY, Kazakhstan, 23 September 2010- The first in a series of OSCE-supported training seminars for local businesses, government and NGOs on a new Customs Code and the Customs Union between Belarus, Kazakhstan and Russia was launched today...
OSCE supports student research on security challenges in Central Asia
Publishing date: 22 September 2010
ALMATY, Kazakhstan, 22 September 2010- More than 30 university students from across Central Asia met in Almaty today to present research papers on the region's security challenges in an OSCE-sponsored event...
Combating illicit trafficking of small arms and light weapons focus of OSCE organized seminar
Publishing date: 16 September 2010
ALMATY, Kazakhstan, 16 September 2010- A seminar co-organized by the OSCE Centre in Astana on combating the illicit trafficking of small arms and light weapons (SALW) began in Almaty today...