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News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE trains Kyrgyz public sector, business and civil society representatives on business ethics, compliance and anti-corruption measures
Publishing date: 1 December 2017
A one-week tailored training course on business ethics and anti-corruption measures for more than 30 representatives of public sector, business community and civil society concluded on 1 December 2017 in Bishkek. The course was organized by the Office of the Co-ordinator of OSCE Economic and Environmental Activities (OCEEA) with the support of the OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek to assist the Kyrgyz government and relevant anti-corruption stakeholders in developing and sustaining effective anti-corruption measures through multi-stakeholder partnerships...
From Academy students to young OSCE professionals
Publishing date: 21 November 2017
The OSCE Academy in Bishkek, a well-established regional centre for post-graduate education, capacity building and research, worked closely with the OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek in the summer of 2017 to provide additional broad-ranging internship opportunities for its students...
OSCE-supported third Aarhus Centre opened in Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 17 November 2017
A third Aarhus Centre in Kyrgyzstan, located in Chlopon-Ata in the Issyk-Kul region, was officially opened with the support of the OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek and the State Agency for Environmental Protection and Forestry of Kygryzstan (SAEPF) on 9 November 2017...
OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek hands over video surveillance equipment to State Committee for National Security of Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 30 October 2017
The OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek handed over video surveillance equipment to the State Committee for National Security of the Kyrgyz Republic (SCNS) on 24 October 2017 in the city of Osh. The video equipment consisting of 18 security cameras will enhance security in the remand prison as well as contribute to prevention of torture and other cruel and degrading treatment or punishment in penitentiaries.
OSCE and National Guard of Kyrgyzstan: join efforts to enhance security of energy infrastructure of Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 25 October 2017
The OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek handed over video surveillance equipment to the National Guard of the Armed Forces of Kyrgyzstan to enhance the security of the country’s strategic energy facilities, the Tash-Kumyr and Kurpsai hydroelectric power stations on 20 October 2017 in Bishkek. The stations are part of Kyrgyzstan’s largest Naryn hydropower plant cascade...
OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek enhances young journalists’ skills in covering security and human-rights issues
Publishing date: 24 October 2017
The OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek supported a four-day training workshop aimed at enhancing young journalists’ skills in covering security and human rights-related topics, which concluded on 22 October 2017 in the village of Kosh-Kol in the Issyk-Kul province of Kyrgyzstan.
Programme Office in Bishkek assists in improvement of management and leadership skills of prison staff in Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 13 October 2017
BISHKEK, 13 October 2017- A training course supported by the OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek on the advancement of management and leadership skills for employees of the State Service for the Execution of Punishment under the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic (SSEP) was held from 9 to 11 October 2017.