News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE supports roundtable discussion on environmental public hearings in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 4 October 2019
The OSCE-supported roundtable discussion on conducting and monitoring public hearings as a tool for public participation in environmental decision-making in the Karaganda region took place on 3 October 2019 in Karaganda, Kazakhstan...
OSCE supports roundtable discussion on the status of Kazakhstan's draft environmental code
Publishing date: 1 October 2019
An OSCE-supported roundtable discussion on the status of Kazakhstan’s draft environmental code took place on 1 October 2019 in Nur-Sultan...
OSCE supports regional training seminar on climate change mitigation and adaptation in Central Asia
Publishing date: 27 September 2019
Advancing legal expertise on climate change adaptation and mitigation to foster environmentally sound practices is the focus of an annual three-day training seminar taking place from 26 to 28 September 2019 in Almaty, Kazakhstan...
OSCE parliamentarians to discuss security in the Euro-Mediterranean region at Marrakech Autumn Meeting
Publishing date: 23 September 2019
COPENHAGEN, 23 September 2019 – More than 200 parliamentarians from some 50 countries are expected to gather in Marrakech, Morocco, for the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly’s 18th Autumn Meeting on 4-6 October. Consisting of a Parliamentary Conference, Mediterranean Forum and a meeting of the Standing Committee, the annual Autumn Meeting is an opportunity for OSCE PA members to debate pressing security-related topics and to follow up on outcomes from the summer’s Annual Session...
OSCE supports tenth annual Central Asia environmental leadership programme in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 23 September 2019
The OSCE-supported tenth annual Central Asian Leadership Programme (CALP) took place from 15 to 22 September 2019 in Almaty. Some 70 young environmental leaders, CALP alumni from the Central Asian countries and Afghanistan, representatives from the government and international organizations participated in the event.
How we co-operate on energy, deal with new technologies, increase connectivity in the digital era – focus of OSCE Forum in Prague
Publishing date: 11 September 2019
PRAGUE, 11 September 2019 – New and emerging technologies in relation to energy security, good governance and connectivity in the digital era, are the focus of 27th OSCE Economic and Environmental Forum which opened today in Prague...
OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan conducts study visit and media tour on sustainable mobility and urban planning to Scandinavian cities
Publishing date: 5 September 2019
A four-day study visit to Copenhagen and Malmo organized by the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan in co-operation with the Nordic Council of Ministers concluded on 5 September. Representatives of the municipality of Tashkent responsible for urban and mobility planning and members of the Cycling Federation of Uzbekistan had a chance to learn best practices of sustainable city mobility planning.