News and press releases

Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan Muhammetkaliy Abylgaziev and the Head of the OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek Pierre von Arx discussed bilateral co-operation and the implementation of the OSCE programme and project activities in the country, including priority efforts in supporting reforms in the area of anti-corruption and economic development on 2 August 2018, at the Office of the Prime Minister in Bishkek...

A scientific conference titled Current challenges of human trafficking, attended by representatives of scientific and education organizations of Kyrgyzstan, was held in Bishkek on 30 July 2018, on the occasion of World Day against Trafficking in Person...

BISHKEK, 12 July 2018- The OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek (POiB) and United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) co-organized a seminar on Central Asia-Afghanistan policy partnership. The purpose of the event was an exchange of views on establishing policy partnerships at the expert-analytical level and deepening ties among researchers in the region.

On 5 July 2018 a meeting of the Coordination Council for the Reform of the Criminal-Executive System of the Kyrgyz Republic entitled "Assessment of the Health Status of Convicts and Individuals held in Detention: Problems and Solutions" took place in Bishkek on 5 July 2018. The Coordination Council aims to reform Kyrgyzstan’s penitentiary system.

With the support of the OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek an expert review of the implementation of the UN Security Council Resolution 1540 on the non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction in Central Asian states and Belarus was held in Issyk-Kul, Kyrgyzstan on 28 June 2018...

A three-day summer school for young politicians was organized by the OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek together with the International Republican Institute in Kyrgyzstan, and the Legal Prosperity Foundation from 26 to 29 June 2018 in Bishkek. The school aims to strengthen the capacity of young leaders in Kyrgyzstan and promote their engagement in decision-making processes. The agenda included a panel discussion on the issues of youth employment, as well as problems with accessing higher education for people with special needs...

The Coalition against Torture in partnership with the OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek, the National Centre for the Prevention of Torture, the Voice of Freedom Foundation and the Office of the Ombudsman held an informative workshop dedicated to the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture on 25 June 2018 in Bishkek...