News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Centre organizes meeting on education in environment and sustainable development in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 29 May 2006
ALMATY, 29 May 2006- Improving environmental education and education for sustainable development in Kazakhstan under a national plan will be the focus of a meeting on 30 and 31 May in Almaty, organized by the OSCE Centre...
OSCE roundtable meeting in Almaty focuses on electoral reform in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 19 May 2006
ALMATY, 19 May 2006- Experts from the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, politicians and representatives of civil society gathered today in Almaty for a roundtable discussion aimed at bringing electoral processes in Kazakhstan...
OSCE conference highlights national mechanisms and regional co-operation to combat human trafficking in Central Asia
Publishing date: 18 May 2006
ALMATY, 18 May 2006- Tools to fight human trafficking, including the establishment of national referral mechanisms to combat the crime and protect the human rights of trafficked persons, co-ordination between law enforcement bodies and...
OSCE Centre helps organize discussion on implementing International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 11 May 2006
ASTANA, 11 May 2006- Participants at a seminar that opened today in Astana are discussing ways of bringing the current legislation into compliance with the provisions of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), as well as...
OSCE Centre promotes public discussion in Kazakhstan on media reform
Publishing date: 4 May 2006
ALMATY, 4 May 2006- Freedom of the media in Kazakhstan and compliance of national legislation with international standards and OSCE commitments were reviewed by participants of today's roundtable meeting in Almaty. The event, organized by the OSCE...
OSCE Centre promotes development of eco-tourism in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 22 April 2006
ALMATY, 22 April 2006- Developing ecological tourism in the Charyn national park in the south-east of Kazakhstan was the focus of a meeting, organized today by the OSCE Centre in Almaty. Participants, including representatives...
OSCE Centre organizes trip for Kazakhstani officals to learn about combating money-laundering, financing of terrorism
Publishing date: 29 March 2006
ALMATY, 29 March 2006- A group of Kazakh Members of Parliament and representatives of the General Prosecutors Office and the NGO Forum of Entrepreneurs, visited Latvia and Russia to learn about ways to fight money-laundering and financing of terrorism...