News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE supports promotion of women’s political participation in local councils in Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 30 October 2019
Twenty-five female members from across the local councils in the Chuy province, local activists and potential candidates for the 2020 local council elections are taking part in a train-the-trainer capacity building course from 29 to 31 October 2019 in Bishkek. The event is organized by the OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek, with the support of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR).
Kyrgyzstan hosts regional meeting on export control for licensing and customs authorities in Central Asia
Publishing date: 28 October 2019
The Ministry of Economy of the Kyrgyz Republic, in co-operation with the OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek, organized a three-day meeting on export control from 23 to 25 October 2019 in Aral, Kyrgyzstan. The meeting brought together over thirty licensing, customs and other governmental authorities of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan...
OSCE supports capacity building training of K-9 officers of law enforcement bodies in Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 25 October 2019
More than 25 canine officers (K-9) of the State Committee for National Security, Ministry of Interior and the State Customs Services (KSCS) completed OSCE-supported advanced train–the-trainers courses at the World Customs Organization’s Regional Training Centre in Bishkek from 7 to 25 October 2019...
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...