News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE-supports effective communication training for officers of the Kyrgyz State Border Service
Publishing date: 8 July 2015
The OSCE Centre in Bishkek and State Border Service of the Kyrgyz Republic organized a two-day communication training for the leadership of the State Border Service and heads of military units to improve their professional capacity and knowledge in communications techniques. Its aim is to establish a unified coordination information policy on border security. The training was held in the city of Osh on 3-4 July 2015...
OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities holds regional summer school on multilingual and multicultural education in Central Asia
Publishing date: 7 July 2015
The OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities Astrid Thors, in co‑operation with the Ministry of Education and Science and UNICEF in Kyrgyzstan, is holding a regional summer school on “Multilingual and Multicultural Education for Integration” from 6 to 11 July 2015 in Cholpon Ata. A total of 75
OSCE Centre in Bishkek supports training for law enforcement agencies on combatting customs offences and money laundering
Publishing date: 6 July 2015
A five-day anti-money laundering training course for law enforcement officers was organized by the OSCE Centre in Bishkek and the State Financial Intelligence Service under the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic from 29 June to 3 July 2015. The training course was supported by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)...
OSCE-supported regulatory review project launches website in Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 30 June 2015
BISHKEK, 30 June 2015 – In cooperation with the Kyrgyz Ministry of Economy, the OSCE Centre in Bishkek launched the official website of the Systematic Regulatory Review Project...
Protection for witnesses and victims during criminal justice process discussed at OSCE-supported conference in Bishkek
Publishing date: 18 June 2015
BISHKEK, 18 June 2015- The OSCE Centre in Bishkek in co-operation with the Ministry of Interior of the Kyrgyz Republic and the Kyrgyz State Juridical Academy under the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic today opened a two-day international conference in Bishkek focusing on the protection of witnesses and victims of organized crime in the criminal justice process...
Border Institute Instructors from Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan learn best practices in development and delivery of adult education
Publishing date: 12 June 2015
TALLINN, 12 June 2015 – Sixteen Instructors from Border Institutes of Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan successfully completed the six-month Train-the-Trainer blended learning course organized by the OSCE Border Management Staff College, the Geneva Centre for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces (DCAF) and the OSCE Centre in Bishkek...
OSCE-supports election reporting for journalists
Publishing date: 12 June 2015
BISHKEK, 12 June 2015- OSCE Centre in Bishkek jointly with Internews Kyrgyzstan and Development Alternatives Inc, organized series of trainings for Kyrgyz broadcast and print journalists across the country to support their professional development ahead of the parliamentary elections scheduled for 2015...