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OSCE promotes green economy principles in Kazakhstan
ASTANA, 24 November 2011 – A three-day workshop on establishing a green economy in Kazakhstan began today in Astana... ()
OSCE facilitates addition of “green economy” course to university curricula in Kyrgyzstan
BISHKEK, 17 November 2011 - University students in Kyrgyzstan will be able to study “green economy” in the framework of the Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) course from 2012 on, it was announced today at a conference organized by the OSCE Centre in Bishkek with UNDP, the Regional Ecological Centre for Central Asia and the Public Foundation “ECOIS”... ()
OSCE supports dialogue on responsible exploitation of mineral resources in Kyrgyzstan
BISHKEK, 10 November 2011 - An OSCE-supported open meeting to promote a constructive dialogue on the effects of exploration and mining took place in Bishkek today. Senior governmental officials, members of the parliament, representatives of non-governmental organizations, business associations, and mining companies participated... ()
OSCE supports development of small hydro power sector in Armenia
YEREVAN, 9 November 2011 – A new project involving the OSCE Office in Yerevan to develop the Armenian small hydro power (SHP) sector, promoting environmental sustainability and energy security, was launched in Yerevan today... ()
OSCE Chairmanship holds high-level energy conference in Ashgabat
ASHGABAT, 3 November 2011 – International policy makers and experts on energy diplomacy will discuss energy markets and security at a two-day OSCE Chairmanship high-level conference on “Integrating Global Energy Markets – Providing Energy Security” that started today in Ashgabat... ()
OSCE-supported ‘regulatory guillotine’ launched in Armenia
YEREVAN, 3 November 2011 – Promoting good economic governance in Armenia through the rapid regulatory simplification mechanism, also known as a “regulatory guillotine”, is the aim of a project supported by the OSCE Office in Yerevan launched today in Yerevan... ()
OSCE Office supports workshop on international compensation and liability for oil spills at sea
BAKU, 3 November 2011 – The OSCE Office in Baku, the Emergency Situations Ministry of Azerbaijan and the International Oil Pollution Compensation Funds (IOPC) are co-hosting a two-day workshop on international compensation and liability regimes for oil spills incidents at sea that started in Baku today... ()
In Kyrgyzstan OSCE promotes understanding of economic factors
CHOLPON-ATA, Kyrgyzstan, 7 October 2011- A two-day conference on economic education for stability and poverty reduction supported by the OSCE Centre in Bishkek started in Cholpon-Ata in northern Kyrgyzstan today... ()
OSCE, UNODC hold expert seminar on curbing money laundering to combat human trafficking
VIENNA, 3 October 2011 – An expert seminar organized by the OSCE and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) on leveraging efforts to fight human trafficking through clamping down on money laundering started in Vienna today...