News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Centre, Kyrgyz Government to assess and reduce threat posed by uranium dumps in south-east Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 14 June 2006
BISHKEK, 14 June 2006- The OSCE Centre in Bishkek, the Kyrgyz Ministry for Emergency Situations and several international organizations decided today to raise money for a technical assessment of the threats posed by radioactive dumps in...
OSCE Centre facilitates discussion on reforming Kyrgyz prison system
Publishing date: 25 May 2006
BISHKEK, 25 May 2006- Kyrgyz authorities, representatives of civil society, international organizations and the diplomatic corps discussed this week the reform of the country's prison system at a meeting, organized by the OSCE Centre in Bishkek and...
OSCE Chairman urges Kyrgyz authorities to prioritize fight against human trafficking and money laundering
Publishing date: 29 March 2006
BISHKEK, 29 March 2006- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Belgian Foreign Minister Karel De Gucht, has urged Kyrgyzstan's authorities to make the fight against human trafficking and money laundering a top priority...
OSCE Office organizes meeting on response to natural disasters in southern Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 14 March 2006
OSH, Kyrgyzstan, 14 March 2006- Ways of dealing with disasters in southern Kyrgyzstan and the National emergency plan will be the focus of a meeting in Osh on 17 March. The event, organized with the financial support from the OSCE Field Office in Osh...
OSCE Centre co-organizes Canada study trip for Kyrgyz officials to learn about fighting money-laundering
Publishing date: 6 March 2006
BISHKEK, 6 March 2006- Ways of fighting money-laundering and the financing of terrorism is the focus of a study trip to Ottawa by a group of Kyrgyz Members of Parliament and representatives of the country's Financial Intelligence Service and the...
Environmental concerns in Ferghana valley to top agenda of OSCE meeting in Bishkek
Publishing date: 10 February 2006
VIENNA/BISHKEK, 10 February 2006- Regional environmental and security challenges, especially in the Ferghana Valley, will be the focus of an OSCE and the United Nations Development Programme meeting in Bishkek on 13 and 14 February...
OSCE Osh office helps improve access to credit for rural residents
Publishing date: 9 February 2006
OSH, Kyrgyzstan, 9 February 2006- Better access to loans for rural residents will be the focus of a meeting tomorrow supported by OSCE Osh Field Office.