News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE trains Kyrgyzstan’s officials in fighting terrorism
Publishing date: 31 May 2013
BISHKEK, 31 May 2013- Developing the analytical skills of anti-terrorism personnel in Kyrgyzstan was the purpose of a one-week training course from that concluded today in Bishkek...
OSCE-supported public hearings in Bishkek highlight Kyrgyzstan’s electoral reform
Publishing date: 31 May 2013
Reform of Kyrgyzstan’s election legislation was the topic of several OSCE-supported public hearings held in Bishkek on 31 May 2013...
Nobel Laureate John Nash gives public lecture in Kyrgyzstan with OSCE support
Publishing date: 27 May 2013
BISHKEK, 27 May 2013 – A public lecture by the 1994 Nobel Laureate in Economics, John Nash “Ideal Money and the Motivation of Savings and Thrift” took place today in Bishkek with OSCE support...
OSCE helps chief accountants of Kyrgyzstan’s penitentiary institutions develop professional skills
Publishing date: 24 May 2013
A five-day training seminar for chief accountants of Kyrgyzstan’s detention facilities, organized by the OSCE Centre in Bishkek and the State Penitentiary Service, ended in Bishkek on 24 May 2013...
OSCE, Kyrgyzstan’s Border Service support early-warning groups in cross-border areas
Publishing date: 23 May 2013
The OSCE Centre in Bishkek organized a meeting on 22 May 2013 in Ala-Buka town, that focused on the planned activities for a pilot early-warning group, supervised by the State Border Service, in the Ala-Buka district of the Jalal-Abad district of Kyrgyzstan...
OSCE, EU and UNODC support income-generation activities in Kyrgyzstan’s penitentiary system
Publishing date: 16 May 2013
BISHKEK, 16 May 2013 – How to develop income-generation activities for prisoners was the topic of a training seminar on 14 to 16 May 2013 in Bishkek. The event was held in the training centre of the state penitentiary service (GSIN) and was co-organized by the OSCE Centre in Bishkek, the European Union, and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)...
OSCE Centre in Bishkek supports efficient management of drinking water resources in Isfana
Publishing date: 26 April 2013
A Memorandum of Understanding between the OSCE, the United Nations World Food Programme in Kyrgyzstan, the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit and the Special Representative of the Government in the Batken province to implement a project on "addressing conflicts over drinking water in Isfana City" was signed on 26 April 2013...