News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE concludes second series of workshops for secondary school teachers in Kazakhstan on energy efficiency
Publishing date: 8 December 2015
The second series of three OSCE-supported training seminars for secondary school teachers on energy efficiency concluded on 8 December 2015 in Kostanay, Kazakhstan...
OSCE promotes co-operation on dam safety in Central Asia
Publishing date: 3 December 2015
ALMATY, Kazakhstan, 3 December 2015- Best practices in transboundary water resources management with an emphasis on dam safety will be presented and analysed during a two-day regional conference beginning today in Almaty, Kazakhstan...
OSCE trains women from Central Asia in advancing their career opportunities in the water sector
Publishing date: 27 November 2015
COPENHAGEN, 27 November 2015 – A one-week training course for female water professionals from Central Asia, jointly organized by the Office of the Co-ordinator of OSCE Economic and Environmental Activities (OCEEA) and the OSCE Gender Section, in co-operation with the Women’s Water Initiative, concluded today in Copenhagen...
OSCE Programme Office promotes organic farming in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 26 November 2015
ASTANA, 26 November 2015 –Agricultural development in line with green growth principles were the focus of an OSCE-supported roundtable discussion today in Astana for some 60 parliamentarians and Agriculture Ministry officials, as well as representatives of civil society and the business community, including the National Chamber of Entrepreneurs...
Environmental awareness in focus at OSCE-supported events in Turkmenistan
Publishing date: 26 November 2015
TURKMENBASHI, Turkmenistan, 26 November 2015 – A series of OSCE-supported seminars held in six cities across Turkmenistan concluded today in Turkmenbashi, raising awareness about the Aarhus Convention, a key UN document on access to environmental information, public participation in decision-making and access to justice in environmental matters...
Reducing role of carbon fuels in Kazakhstan’s economy focus of OSCE workshop
Publishing date: 23 November 2015
ASTANA, 23 November 2015 – An OSCE-supported workshop was held in Astana today on mechanisms and ways to de-carbonize Kazakhstan’s economy in view of its commitments to be approved at the upcoming United Nations Climate Change Conference in Paris...
OSCE Centre in Bishkek conducts training seminar on provisions of the Aarhus Convention
Publishing date: 18 November 2015
BISHKEK, 18 November 2015- The Aarhus Centre in Bishkek in co-operation with the Kyrgyz State agency for environmental protection and forestry today trained 30 representatives of human rights organizations, environmental NGOs, legal consultants, lawyers and university lecturers on the principles of the Aarhus Convention, with a particular focus on justice on environmental matters...