News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE strengthens communities in disaster risk reduction efforts in Armenia
Publishing date: 10 May 2016
A workshop focusing on strengthening citizens’ participation in community-based efforts to reduce disaster risk and the impact of natural hazards was held on 6 May 2016 in Yerevan, Armenia. The event was organized by the OSCE Office in Yerevan, in co-operation with the Fund for Disaster Risk Reduction National Platform...
OSCE briefs students in Turkmenistan on energy security
Publishing date: 6 May 2016
ASHGABAT, 6 May 2016 – Some 60 students at Turkmenistan’s International University of Oil and Gas attended an OSCE-organized seminar on energy security and the role of international organizations in energy-related issues that took place in Ashgabat today...
OSCE trains women entrepreneurs in Kazakhstan on enhancing their use of green technologies
Publishing date: 4 May 2016
ARNASAI, Kazakhstan, 4 May 2016 – The first in a series of five OSCE-supported training seminars for women entrepreneurs working in the field of “green” technology began today in Arnasai village, Kazakhstan, with the aim of building their capacity in the sphere of effective horticulture, by taking into account modern energy and water-saving practices...
OSCE conducts second training seminar on hazardous chemicals and obsolete pesticides in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 29 April 2016
The second in a series of OSCE-supported two-day training seminars to raise awareness on the proper handling of hazardous chemicals and obsolete pesticides concluded on 29 April 2016 in Aralsk, Kazakhstan...
Safety protocols for hazardous chemicals and obsolete pesticides focus of OSCE seminar in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 27 April 2016
KYZYLORDA, Kazakhstan, 27 April 2016 – Proper procedures in handling hazardous chemicals and obsolete pesticides was the focus of the first of two OSCE-supported awareness-raising training seminars for some 50 representatives of local government authorities, the private sector, academia and environmental NGOs, which began today in Kyzylorda...
OSCE promotes sustainable fisheries in Kazakhstan’s Aral Sea region
Publishing date: 26 April 2016
KYZYLORDA, Kazakhstan, 26 April 2016 – An OSCE-supported training seminar for some 30 farmers and representatives from the national and regional water authorities, the Aral-Syrdarya Water Basin Council, the civil society and academia on promoting sustainable fisheries in Kazakhstan’s part of the Aral Sea region began today in Kyzylorda, Kazakhstan....
OSCE contributes to sustainable development in areas affected by Chernobyl disaster, says OSCE Co-ordinator at anniversary conference in Minsk
Publishing date: 25 April 2016
MINSK, 25 April 2016 – OSCE’s engagement in the environmental sphere contribute to sustainable development- mapping of radiation risks, wildfire containment and co-operation between Aarhus Centres- in areas affected by the Chernobyl nuclear tragedy, said Co-ordinator of OSCE Economic and Environmental Activities Yurdakul Yigitguden at an international conference in Minsk today marking 30 years since the disaster...