News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE promotes water governance in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 2 July 2015
ASTANA, Kazakhstan, 2 July 2015 – An OSCE-supported high-level National Preparatory Meeting to the 23rd Economic and Environmental Forum on Water Governance took place today in Astana, Kazakhstan...
OSCE supports annual meeting of Kazakhstan’s Aarhus Centres
Publishing date: 1 July 2015
ASTANA, 1 July 2015 – An OSCE-supported annual meeting of the Aarhus Centre representatives took place today in Astana...
OSCE PA Annual Session: Sanctions against MPs, Russia’s actions in Ukraine, foreign terrorist fighters among proposed supplementary resolutions
Publishing date: 30 June 2015
COPENHAGEN, 30 June 2015 – An argument opposing the use of sanctions against parliamentarians, a condemnation of Russia’s actions in Ukraine and a call to action regarding foreign terrorist fighters are among a diverse group of supplementary items proposed for consideration at the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly’s Annual Session on 5-9 July in Helsinki...
OSCE Programme Office builds capacity of Balkhash-Alakol Water Basin Council
Publishing date: 30 June 2015
An OSCE-supported training seminar and a regular meeting of the Balkhash-Alakol Water Council took place on 30 June 2015 in Almaty, Kazakhstan...
OSCE Programme Office in Astana and Kazakh-German University promote water governance in Central Asia
Publishing date: 26 June 2015
An OSCE-supported Summer School on Integrated Water Resources Management concluded on 26 June 2015 in Almaty, Kazakhstan, with a roundtable discussion on this topic involving experts, researches and representatives of international organizations from the region and beyond...
OSCE supports workshop on public hearings in environmental decision-making in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 26 June 2015
An OSCE-supported workshop on the role of public hearings as a tool for enhancing public participation in environmental decision-making took place on 26 June 2015, in Ust-Kamenogorsk, Kazakhstan...
OSCE PA Annual Session: Ukraine crisis, refugee tragedy, climate change feature in Draft Resolutions
Publishing date: 25 June 2015
COPENHAGEN, 25 June 2015 – The crisis in and around Ukraine, the plight of migrants and refugees, arms control, climate change and minority rights are among a diverse array of critical security issues on the agenda at the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly’s Annual Session next month...