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News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE supports training seminar for Kyrgyz judges on facilitating citizens’ access to justice on environmental issues
Publishing date: 4 November 2016
OSH, Kyrgyzstan, 4 November 2016 – The OSCE Centre in Bishkek supported Kyrgyzstan’s Aarhus Centre Network and the Training Centre of the country’s Supreme Court to conduct training for judges on facilitating citizens’ access to justice on environmental matters, thereby fostering the implementation of the third pillar of the Aarhus Convention...
OSCE builds capacity of Chu-Talas Water Basin Council in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 2 November 2016
An OSCE-supported training seminar for the Chu-Talas Water Basin Council and its regular meeting for some 30 representatives from the national water authorities, academia and civil society organizations concluded on 2 November 2016 in Taraz, South Kazakhstan...
Disaster risk reduction contributes to security and stability at all levels, says OSCE Secretary General Zannier
Publishing date: 13 October 2016
VIENNA, 13 October 2016 – The OSCE recognizes the important role of disaster risk reduction in promoting security and stability in the OSCE region the OSCE Secretary General Lamberto Zannier said today on the occasion of this year’s International Day for Disaster Reduction focusing on the theme- Live to Tell: Reducing Global Disaster Mortality...
Cross-border co-operation and joint action are essential in reducing disaster risk, conclude participants of OSCE disaster risk reduction training in Tajikistan
Publishing date: 7 October 2016
KAIRAKKUM, Tajikistan, 7 October 2016 – A three and a half-day training course on disaster risk reduction for central government agencies, local administrations and Aarhus Centres from Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan concluded today in Kairakkum, Tajikistan...
OSCE supports capacity building in Kazakhstan’s water management sector
Publishing date: 6 October 2016
Promoting international standards in the national water management education was the topic of the OSCE-supported working group meeting for some 20 leading experts from the national water authorities, international organizations, civil society and academia that took place in Almaty, Kazakhstan, on 6 October 2016...
OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan supports international conference on ecotourism
Publishing date: 5 October 2016
TASHKENT, 5 October 2016 – An OSCE-supported three-day international conference for 150 participants from the government, business community, civil society, as well as international organizations on development of ecotourism in Uzbekistan started today in Tashkent...
OSCE promotes environmental awareness in Turkmenistan
Publishing date: 4 October 2016
TURKMENBASHI, Turkmenistan, 4 October 2016 – The Aarhus Convention, a UN document on access to environmental information, public participation in decision-making and access to justice in environmental matters, was the focus of an OSCE-supported seminar for 25 representatives of the local authorities, commercial organizations, civil society, media and the general public, held today in Turkmenbashi, Turkmenistan...