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News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE helps to improve skills of young journalists reporting on violent extremism and radicalization
Publishing date: 10 May 2018
From 26 to 29 April 2018, the OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek organized a training seminar for young journalists and students studying journalism. The workshop aimed to improve their knowledge and skills in covering security issues related to violent extremism and radicalization leading to terrorism (VERLT), and reporting on inter-communal relations.
OSCE helps to co-ordinate the international community’s project activities in the religious sphere in Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 10 April 2018
On 6 April a meeting on how to improve co-ordination between state agencies and international organizations based in Kyrgyzstan in regard to project activities in the religious sphere took place in Bishkek. This event was conducted by the State Commission for Religious Affairs of the Kyrgyz Republic, with the support of the OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek.
OSCE helps to promote women’s participation in decision making in security sector governance in Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 6 April 2018
An international conference entitled "The Role of Women from the Sectors of Security, Law and Order in the Sustainable Development of Regions" was organized by the Kyrgyz Association of Women in the Security Sector in co-operation with the OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek on 30 March 2018 in Bishkek.
OSCE-supported training course on export control and non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction held in Bishkek
Publishing date: 3 April 2018
The Ministry of Economy of Kyrgyzstan together with the OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek and the Centre for Non-proliferation and Export Control are conducting a training course on export control and non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction on 3 and 4 April 2018 in Bishkek...
Advancing Kyrgyz Republic’s national interests through security sector reform
Publishing date: 16 February 2018
The Rector of the Kyrgyz Presidential Academy of Public Administration, Almaz Nasyrov, participated in the joint session of the OSCE Forum for Security Co-operation and the OSCE Permanent Council on Security Sector Governance and Reform (SSG/R) on 14 February 2018 in Vienna, Austria.
OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek researches efficiency of public services delivery in Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 19 December 2017
The results of the OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek’s four-month research into the effectiveness of the so-called “single window model” used by Kyrgyzstan’s ministries and agencies to streamline the delivery of public services to the residents of the capital city were presented on 6 December 2017. The research was conducted at the request of the Prime Minister’s Office as part of efforts to improve the delivery of public and municipal services in the country...
OSCE and UNODC train Kyrgyz officials to disrupt terrorist financing and to use sanctions pursuant to relevant UNSC Resolutions
Publishing date: 15 December 2017
BISHKEK, 15 December 2017- A six-day training course aimed at strengthening the capacity of government officials from the Kyrgyz Republic to disrupt the financing of terrorist networks, including practical sessions on how to use sanctions pursuant to UN Security Council Resolutions (UNSCR) 1267,1988,1989,2253,2255, 2368 was held from 10 to 15 December 2017 in Bishkek.