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OSCE Centre supports newsletter to provide information to communities in southern Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 5 April 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution, Rule of law
OSH, Kyrgyzstan, 5 April 2011 – A newsletter supported by the OSCE Centre in Bishkek to provide reliable information to people living in southern Kyrgyzstan was presented at a news conference in Osh today...
OSCE presents third study on migration data in Bishkek, discusses steps to harmonize regional data collection
Publishing date: 31 March 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Economic activities
BISHKEK, 31 March 2011 – The preliminary findings and recommendations from an assessment of Kyrgyzstan’s collection of migration data by the OSCE and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) were presented to government officials and policymakers dealing with migration data at a meeting in Bishkek today...
OSCE supports elaboration of Kyrgyzstan’s national strategy for inter-ethnic relations
Publishing date: 28 March 2011
BISHKEK, 28 March 2011 – Parliamentarians discussed a new framework document for managing Kyrgyzstan’s ethnic diversity at an OSCE-supported event in Bishkek today...
Continuing reforms critical to Kyrgyzstan’s stability, says OSCE Chairperson
Publishing date: 3 March 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek
BISHEK, 3 March 2011 – The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Audronius Ažubalis, today welcomed Kyrgyzstan’s efforts to restore stability and emphasized the need to continue reforms and promote democratic governance...
OSCE/ODIHR delegation visits Kyrgyzstan to discuss election reform
Publishing date: 21 February 2011
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek
What we do: Elections
BISHKEK, 21 February 2011 – A delegation of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) arrived in Bishkek today to discuss how the Office can assist the Kyrgyz authorities in reforming the country’s electoral framework...
Kyrgyzstan’s civil society, National Penitentiary Service lobby for improved conditions for life-term prisoners
Publishing date: 17 February 2011
A roundtable discussion on a new vision for prisons in Kyrgyzstan was organized in Bishkek on 14 February 2011 by the OSCE Centre in Bishkek, the National Penitentiary Service and Citizens against Corruption, a human rights organization...
OSCE field operations in Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan promote co-operation among border agencies
Publishing date: 11 February 2011
Content type: Press release
What we do: Border management