News and press releases

More than 40 representatives of Kyrgyzstan’s parliament – the Jogorku Kenesh, the government, as well as independent experts took part in the OSCE Summer School on “National interests of the Kyrgyz Republic in the modern geopolitical situation” on 21-24 June 2017. The Summer School, at Issyk Kul, northern Kyrgyzstan, brought together officials who in their daily work are involved in developing the country’s internal and external policies as part of the National Sustainable Strategy to 2040 and the national high-tech project Taza Koom.The Project provides for better public services, business conditions and transparency in the public administration system...

The OSCE Mission to Moldova organized a three-day summer training course for lawyers from 23 to 25 June 2017 aimed at enhancing their ability to access information and to collect and protect personal data in accordance with Moldovan law and international standards. The event, held at Vadul-lui-Vodă, brought together 30 lawyers and representatives of NGOs and legal aid clinics for lively discussions on this complex subject...

Astana, 26 June 2017- An OSCE-supported workshop organized to familiarise participants with international experience on customs control procedures during transit of goods and vehicles, took place on 26 June 2017 in Astana.

A new Election Expert Database was launched by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) on 26 June 2017 to improve the management of staff recruitment for all ODIHR election observation activities. The new database is designed to further increase the transparency and

Specialized investigative techniques for government officials to counter the internet-based narcotics trade were the focus of a training course organized by the US Embassy in Kazakhstan and the Global Training Team of the United States Drug Enforcement Administration's Office of Training with support from the OSCE Programme Office from 19 to 23 June 2017 in Astana...

An induction course for newly hired war crimes legal support staff in courts and prosecutors’ offices, organized by the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) and the Judicial and Prosecutorial Training Centre of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, concluded on 23 June 2017 in Sarajevo...

Efforts to address anti-Semitism, discrimination and intolerance through coalition building that addresses gender and interlinking forms of discrimination was the focus of an event organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) from 21 to 23 June 2017 in