News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE seminar in Kazakhstan aims at preventing terrorists from crossing borders
Publishing date: 2 June 2016
ASTANA, 2 June 2016 – An OSCE-supported seminar focusing on the use of a technologically advanced passport verification system, the International Civil Aviation Organization’ Public Key Directory (ICAO PKD), concluded today in Astana...
OSCE organizes study tour to Russia to enhance court and media relations in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 27 May 2016
The issues of enhancing the interaction between the courts and the media in Kazakhstan were in the spotlight of an OSCE-organized three-day study tour to Russian Federation by a delegation from the Supreme Court of Kazakhstan, Almaty City Court and the Court Reporters Guild from 25 to 27 May 2016...
OSCE Programme Office in Astana supports publication of Ombudsman’s Annual Report
Publishing date: 27 May 2016
ASTANA, 27 May 2016 – An OSCE-supported presentation of the report on the activities of Kazakhstan’s National Human Rights Commissioner (Ombudsman) in 2015 took place today in Astana bringing together some 60 parliamentarians, government officials, legal scholars, representatives of non-governmental organizations and media...
OSCE supports training seminar on local self-governance in Kazakhstan’s Tselinograd District
Publishing date: 27 May 2016
Some 70 representatives of akimats (municipalities) in villages of Kazakhstan’s Tselinograd District’s met on 27 May 2016 in Akmol, Akmola region, to discuss the ongoing local self-governance reform and brainstormed on how to further develop the legal and institutional framework...
OSCE supports training seminar on public participation mechanisms in environmental decision-making
Publishing date: 25 May 2016
The OSCE Programme Office in Astana in co-operation with the Pavlodar Aarhus Centre held the first in a series of three training seminars for some 20 government officials, representatives of non-governmental organizations, political parties and the media on public participation mechanisms in environmental decision-making in Pavlodar, Kazakhstan, on 21 May 2016...
OSCE supports discussion on energy efficiency at IX Astana Economic Forum
Publishing date: 25 May 2016
ASTANA, 25 May 2016 – An OSCE-supported discussion entitled “Future Energy: Global Trends and Technologies” took place today as a special session at the IX Astana Economic Forum in Astana, Kazakhstan, bringing together some 100 parliamentarians, international experts, business leaders, government officials and civil society leaders.
OSCE conducts regional seminar in Kazakhstan on Vienna Document 2011
Publishing date: 24 May 2016
ASTANA, 24 May 2016 – An OSCE-supported regional training seminar for some 50 military officers from Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan on the practical implementation of the Vienna Document 2011 and confidence- and security-building measures began today in Astana...