News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek to become operational on 1 May 2017
Publishing date: 27 April 2017
VIENNA, 27 April 2017- Following today’s decision of the OSCE Permanent Council in Vienna, the OSCE Centre in Bishkek will be transformed into the “OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek” as of 1 May 2017...
OSCE Centre in Bishkek supports young journalists’ endeavours for impartial coverage of security issues
Publishing date: 26 April 2017
An OSCE-supported three-day training course aimed at enhancing journalists’ skills in covering security issues concluded on 23 April 2017 in the village of Bulan-Sogutuu, in the Issyk-Kul province of Kyrgyzstan...
Border institute instructors complete OSCE train-the-trainers course
Publishing date: 24 April 2017
The concluding module of a train-the-trainers course for instructors of the Central Asia border institutes was delivered by the OSCE Border Management Staff College at the State Border Guard College of Latvia in Rezekne from 17 to 22 April 2017...
OSCE supports establishment of Kyrgyz Association of Women in the Security Sector
Publishing date: 6 March 2017
The Kyrgyz Association of Women in the Security Sector (KAWSS) was established on 2 March 2017 in Bishkek at a founding conference organized by the OSCE Centre in co-operation with the Kyrgyz Association of Women Police (KAWP), the Presidential Administration, the Parliament, the Defence Council, the Supreme Court, the Government, the Prime Minister’s Office, the Interior Ministry and all state security-providing structures. The aim of the Association is to increase the role of women in the security sector governance field. The conference brought together around 100 delegates representing the above-mentioned national stakeholders, civil society and international organizations...
OSCE Centre in Bishkek supports victims of the Dacha-Suu plane crash
Publishing date: 22 February 2017
The OSCE Centre in Bishkek, with €20,000 donated from the proceeds of the OSCE Charity Ball 2017, launched a project on 15 February 2017 to provide lasting psycho-social relief and assistance to victims of January’s Dacha-Suu plane crash on the outskirts of the Kyrgyz capital. The project is being implemented jointly with the Kyrgyzstan-based Child Rights Defenders League and the National Red Crescent Society of the Kyrgyz Republic...
OSCE Centre in Bishkek trains customs service on using technological tools for customs control
Publishing date: 19 December 2016
BISHKEK, 19 December 2016 – The OSCE Centre in Bishkek jointly with the Kyrgyz State Customs Service (KSCS) today launched a two-week training course for some 110 KSCS officers on using technological tools for customs control. The course aims to raise their capacity on the effective operation of these tools at checkpoints and customs clearance points...
