News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Centre in Astana co-organizes high-level meeting on good governance
Publishing date: 27 June 2012
ASTANA, 27 June 2012 – A high-level national meeting on combating money laundering, terrorism financing and corruption as essential elements of good governance was held in Astana today with the support of the OSCE Centre in Astana...
OSCE High Commissioner launches multi-ethnic policing project in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 26 June 2012
ASTANA, Kazakhstan, 26 June 2012 – The OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities (HCNM) Knut Vollebaek today participated in a high-level event in Astana to launch a new project on policing in multi-ethnic Kazakhstan...
OSCE conducts workshop in Kazakhstan on national human rights institutions and gender equality
Publishing date: 20 June 2012
ALMATY, Kazakhstan, 20 June 2012 – The OSCE Centre in Astana together with the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (OSCE/ODIHR) held an expert workshop on national human rights institutions and gender equality today in Almaty...
OSCE supports dialogue in Kazakhstan on trade facilitation
Publishing date: 18 June 2012
ASTANA, 18 June 2012 – An OSCE-supported meeting on improving interaction between customs and businesses to facilitate international trade was held in Astana today...
OSCE Centre supports publication of Kazakhstan Ombudsman’s report
Publishing date: 8 June 2012
KARAGANDY, Kazakhstan, 8 June 2012 – A review of the National Human Rights Commissioner’s (Ombudsman’s) work in 2011 was presented at an OSCE-supported meeting held in Karagandy today...
OSCE Centre supports criminal justice reform in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 7 June 2012
ALMATY, Kazakhstan, 7 June 2011 – Reform efforts in the field of criminal justice are the focus of an OSCE-supported two-day round-table meeting that began in Almaty today...
Exchange of information key to fighting terrorism, organized crime say participants in OSCE workshop in Central Asia
Publishing date: 6 June 2012
ALMATY, Kazakhstan, 6 June 2012 – Enhancing co-operation in Central Asia to fight organized crime and terrorism is the topic of a two-day workshop organized by the OSCE, UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and Central Asian Regional Information and Coordination Center (CARICC) that began today in Almaty...