News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE facilitates addition of “green economy” course to university curricula in Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 17 November 2011
BISHKEK, 17 November 2011- University students in Kyrgyzstan will be able to study “green economy” in the framework of the Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) course from 2012 on, it was announced today at a conference organized by the OSCE Centre in Bishkek with UNDP, the Regional Ecological Centre for Central Asia and the Public Foundation “ECOIS”...
OSCE Centre in Bishkek helps establish border security co-ordination mechanism in Osh Province
Publishing date: 16 November 2011
The first provincial-level border security meeting with representatives of border management agencies, government officials and residents of border areas in the districts of Kara-Suu and Aravan took place on 16 November 2011 in Osh in southern Kyrgyzstan...
OSCE, government partners review preliminary results of newly-established civilian mediation network in southern Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 11 November 2011
A one-day conference reviewing 2011 activities and plans for next year’s work of the OSCE-supported civilian mediation corps teams in Osh City and Osh Province in southern Kyrgyzstan took place on 11 November 2011...
OSCE Centre in Bishkek trains border officials on travel document security
Publishing date: 11 November 2011
NOVOPOKROVKA, Kyrgyzstan, 11 November 2011- An OSCE-sponsored training course on travel document security was completed in the Novopokrovka Border Troops Training Centre near Bishkek today...
OSCE Centre in Bishkek gives awards to best neighborhood police inspectors
Publishing date: 10 November 2011
On the occasion of the Day of the Neighborhood Police Inspector an OSCE-supported award ceremony for winners of a competition among inspectors of the Chuy and Talas Departments of the Interior Ministry took place on 10 November 2011 in Bishkek...
OSCE supports dialogue on responsible exploitation of mineral resources in Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 10 November 2011
BISHKEK, 10 November 2011- An OSCE-supported open meeting to promote a constructive dialogue on the effects of exploration and mining took place in Bishkek today. Senior governmental officials, members of the parliament, representatives of non-governmental organizations, business associations, and mining companies participated...
OSCE helps reduce risk of conflict over irrigation water distribution in Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 9 November 2011
OSH, Kyrgyzstan, 9 November 2011 – A final conference of a project under which the OSCE provided training to Water User Associations (WUA), irrigation equipment and construction material for canal renovation to reduce the potential for conflict over water distribution in Kyrgyzstan, took place today...