News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Secretary General meets with Central Asian Youth Network alumni
Publishing date: 8 October 2019
Five participants from the Central Asian Youth Network (CAYN) met with OSCE Secretary General Thomas Greminger in Vienna on 4 October 2019. The discussion focused on security issues in Central Asia the OSCE’s work and its comprehensive approach to security...
OSCE supports roundtable discussion on environmental public hearings in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 4 October 2019
The OSCE-supported roundtable discussion on conducting and monitoring public hearings as a tool for public participation in environmental decision-making in the Karaganda region took place on 3 October 2019 in Karaganda, Kazakhstan...
OSCE supports roundtable discussion on the status of Kazakhstan's draft environmental code
Publishing date: 1 October 2019
An OSCE-supported roundtable discussion on the status of Kazakhstan’s draft environmental code took place on 1 October 2019 in Nur-Sultan...
OSCE supports international roundtable on combating human trafficking and illegal migration
Publishing date: 30 September 2019
Strengthening co-operation in addressing trafficking in human beings was the focus of the international roundtable which concluded on 27 September 2019 in Shymkent, Kazakhstan.
OSCE supports regional training seminar on climate change mitigation and adaptation in Central Asia
Publishing date: 27 September 2019
Advancing legal expertise on climate change adaptation and mitigation to foster environmentally sound practices is the focus of an annual three-day training seminar taking place from 26 to 28 September 2019 in Almaty, Kazakhstan...
Freedom of expression and hate speech prevention on the Internet in Kazakhstan focus of OSCE-organized training course for journalists
Publishing date: 27 September 2019
An OSCE Programme Office in Nur-Sultan-supported seminar on the protection of freedom of expression and policies to counter hate speech on the Internet took place on 27 September 2019 in Semey, Kazakhstan. It was co-organized with the NGO “Legal Media Centre”...
OSCE supports tenth annual Central Asia environmental leadership programme in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 23 September 2019
The OSCE-supported tenth annual Central Asian Leadership Programme (CALP) took place from 15 to 22 September 2019 in Almaty. Some 70 young environmental leaders, CALP alumni from the Central Asian countries and Afghanistan, representatives from the government and international organizations participated in the event.