News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE builds the capacity of the Prosecutor General’s Office to implement criminal justice reform in Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 17 October 2019
Assisting the ongoing criminal justice reform in Kyrgyzstan is a priority of the OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek and the Kyrgyz Government, with the aim to strengthen the rule of law...
OSCE strengthens disaster risk reduction capacity of Kyrgyzstan and regional co-operation
Publishing date: 8 October 2019
To mark the Disaster Risk Reduction Day celebrated globally on October 4, a Second National Conference on “Disaster Risk Reduction: Challenges and Solutions” took place in Bishkek...
OSCE organizes training course on electronic record-keeping of small arms and light weapons and conventional ammunition in Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 30 September 2019
A two-week training course on electronic record-keeping of small arms and light weapons and conventional ammunition (SALW and CA) concluded on 28 September 2019 in Bishkek and Osh.
OSCE continues supporting digital transformation processes in Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 20 September 2019
On 17 September 2019 a civic forum entitled “Digital Citizenship: I am digital, be digital!” took place in Bishkek. The event was organized by the OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek and is part of its continuous support to the Kyrgyz Government’s digital transformation efforts aimed at fostering good governance and respect for human rights...
Kyrgyz State Border Service conducts OSCE-supported simulation exercise “Barrier-2019”
Publishing date: 20 September 2019
On Tuesday, 17 September, the State Border Service (SBS) of the Kyrgyz Republic has conducted its annual simulation exercise “Barrier-2019” in Karakol, Issyk-Kul province...
OSCE promotes co-operation among Kyrgyzstan and international financial intelligence units to combat money laundering and financing of terrorism
Publishing date: 16 September 2019
From 10 to 12 September 2019, the first Eurasian Forum for Anti-Money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) took place in Issyk-Kul province, Kyrgyzstan. The State Financial Intelligence Service under the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic (SFIS) and the Eurasian group on combating money laundering and financing of terrorism (EAG) organized this forum with the support of the OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek and the United Nations Office on Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT).
Kyrgyzstan hosts the third international trade exhibition “South-Expo 2019”
Publishing date: 12 September 2019
Promoting regional trade and co-operation in the Central Asian region is an important part of the OSCE’s confidence building in the area of economic and environmental activities. Over 1,500 entrepreneurs arrived in Osh to participate at the third international trade exhibition “South-Expo”, a two-day event that concluded on 12 September 2019...