News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Improving the quality and accessibility of education in the Issyk-Kul province of Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 2 December 2022
Meerim Abdykadyrova from the city of Cholpon-Ata, Issyk-Kul province, improving speech therapy centre and elementary school "Birinchi Mugalim"
OSCE presents the first study on violence against women in politics in Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 3 June 2022
On 31 May, the OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek held a round table to discuss the results of the study “Violence against Women in Politics in Kyrgyzstan”- the first one ever conducted in the host state. The study was conducted from November 2021 to January 2022 by the non-governmental organization "Agency for Social Technologies", with the support of the OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek and the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR).
OSCE enhances its activities on combating gender-based violence in Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 25 June 2021
Two three-day train-the-trainers (ToTs) seminars on information technologies, conflict mediation, and the basics of psychological support for victims of gender-based violence (GBV) took place in Osh city from 17 to 19 June, and in Tokmok, Chui province from 23 to 25 June 2021. Forty-five members of Women Initiative Groups (WIGs) from across Kyrgyzstan participated in the seminar.
OSCE supports workshop on strengthening capacity of government agencies in COVID-19 response by promoting women’s participation
Publishing date: 16 September 2020
An OSCE-supported 6-day intensive workshop on the “Activities of state bodies during state of emergencies and emergency situations: interaction and problems. The role of women employees during emergencies", concluded today, 16 September, in Issyk-Kul, Kyrgyzstan...
OSCE supports civil society in Kyrgyzstan to prepare the Alternative Report to the UN Convention on Discrimination against Women Committee
Publishing date: 25 November 2019
The Alternative Report to the United Nations Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) Committee was presented at a round table that concluded on 21 November in Bishkek...
OSCE supports promotion of women’s political participation in local councils in Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 30 October 2019
Twenty-five female members from across the local councils in the Chuy province, local activists and potential candidates for the 2020 local council elections are taking part in a train-the-trainer capacity building course from 29 to 31 October 2019 in Bishkek. The event is organized by the OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek, with the support of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR).
OSCE helps to promote understanding of the role of women in Kyrgyzstan’s security sector
Publishing date: 29 April 2019