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Use of innovative technologies for sustainable water management in Central Asia focus of OSCE Seminar in Turkmenistan
Publishing date: 15 November 2019
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Centre in Ashgabat
What we do: Environmental activities, Water management
On 14 and 15 November 2019, the OSCE Centre in Ashgabat provided a platform for regional dialogue on the best practices and standards in use of innovative water management technologies. Representatives of the State Committee of Water Economy, the Ministry of Agriculture and Environmental Protection, the Executive Committee of the International Fund for Saving the Aral Sea (IFAS) and other Turkmenistan agencies were joined by their counterparts from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan...
Modernization of journalism education discussed at OSCE seminar in Turkmenistan
Publishing date: 14 November 2019
Modern approaches to education on journalism were the focus of an OSCE-organized seminar which took place in Ashgabat on 13 and 14 November 2019. The two-day event brought together journalism teachers from four institutions of higher education, journalists from Turkmenistan’s television, radio, print and online media outlets as well as representatives of the Ombudsperson’s Office, Ministries of Education and other relevant institutions...
Collaboration between Ombudsperson and other stakeholders focus of OSCE seminar in Turkmenistan
Publishing date: 14 November 2019
An OSCE-organized seminar aimed at improving collaboration on human rights promotion and protection in Turkmenistan was held in Ashgabat on 12 and 13 November 2019...
Lecture series focusing on the OSCE’s history, values and its work held in Turkmenistan
Publishing date: 7 November 2019
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Centre in Ashgabat
A lecture series on the structure, principles and values of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe took place from 5 to 7 November 2019 at the Institute of International Relations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan. Around 40 students specializing in International Law and International Relations from the Institute of International Relations and the International University for Humanities and Development attended the event.
Anti-corruption measures the focus of OSCE seminar in Turkmenistan
Publishing date: 22 October 2019
The OSCE Center in Ashgabat, jointly with the Office of the Co-ordinator of OSCE Economic and Environmental Activities (OCEEA), organized a seminar on institutional and legislative measures to combat corruption on 21 and 22 October in Ashgabat. The event brought together representatives of different ministries and state bodies, including the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Ministry of Finance and Economics, the Ministry of National Security, the Ministry of Justice, the Central Bank, and the Prosecutor-General’s Office...
OSCE-organized lecture series on ethics in law enforcement takes place in Turkmenistan
Publishing date: 18 October 2019
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Centre in Ashgabat
The OSCE Centre organized a series of lectures on codes of conduct and ethical standards in law enforcement from 14 to 19 October 2019 in Ashgabat. The Institute of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Institute of International Relations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Border Institute of the State Border Service of Turkmenistan each hosted a programme of lectures. They were attended by police cadets, law students from the Institute of International Relations and the Turkmen State University and cadets of the Border and Military Institutes.
OSCE Centre in Ashgabat trains customs and transport police officers in aviation security procedures
Publishing date: 30 August 2019