News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Centre in Bishkek supports national dialogue on protection of data and right to privacy
Publishing date: 26 March 2015
BISHKEK, 26 March 2015 – A two-day conference on population registration, data protection and the right to privacy, organized by the OSCE Centre in Bishkek, with support of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) and the NGO Legal Clinic “Adilet”, opens today in Bishkek...
OSCE supports efforts to promote co-operation between Kyrgyz agencies on combating human trafficking
Publishing date: 24 March 2015
The OSCE Centre in Bishkek hosted a co-ordination meeting of representatives of different Kyrgyz agencies on 18 March 2015, with the aim of securing the support of state institutions and civil society for establishing a platform for action to implement the 2013-2016 National Programme against Human Trafficking...
Kyrgyzstan to report on anti-corruption legal and institutional framework progress at 15th Istanbul Anti-Corruption Action Plan meeting in Paris
Publishing date: 23 March 2015
The OSCE Centre in Bishkek is supporting the participation of the Kyrgyz delegation in the Anti-corruption Network for Eastern Europe and Central Asia (ACN) of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) plenary meeting on 23-24 March 2015 in Paris, France...
OSCE supports legal development of small arms, light weapons and ammunition disposal in Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 12 March 2015
BISHKEK, 12 March 2015 – The OSCE Centre in Bishkek held today the third and final roundtable on the improvement of the Kyrgyz Republic’s normative framework on the management of small arms and light weapons (SALW) and conventional ammunition (CA)...
Kyrgyz officials learn about digital switchover on OSCE-supported study tour to Poland
Publishing date: 11 March 2015
BISHKEK/WARSAW, 11 March 2015 – Representatives of the Kyrgyz Minister of Culture, Information and Tourism began a three-day OSCE-supported study tour on Tuesday to the Polish Ministry of Administration and Digitalization, to learn more about the country’s successful transition to digital television broadcasting...
Documentary film on the Community Security Initiative in Kyrgyzstan released
Publishing date: 10 March 2015
A new documentary film chronicling the activities of the OSCE Community Security Initiative (CSI) in Kyrgyzstan was released on 10 March 2015. The CSI, part of the OSCE Centre in Bishkek, supports the Kyrgyz police in its efforts to build trust between the police and citizens as well as to enhance the capabilities and skills of the local police in community policing, human security, and the use of Mobile Police Reception vehicles.
OSCE, UN, ADB support first National Forum of Women in Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 2 March 2015
BISHKEK, 2 March 2015 – The Foundation of the former President of Kyrgyzstan, Roza Otunbaeva, in co-operation with the United Nations (UN), the OSCE Centre in Bishkek, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and other international donors, is supporting the first national Women’s Forum in Kyrgyzstan on 2 and 3 March 2015 in Bishkek...