News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Centre in Astana presents best practices on combating land degradation and soil contamination
Publishing date: 8 December 2007
ALMATY, 8 December 2007- International instruments for combating land degradation and soil contamination in Kazakhstan are the focus of a workshop held today in Almaty with the support of the OSCE Centre in Astana...
OSCE Centre promotes gender equality in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 7 December 2007
ALMATY, 7 December 2007- Effective legislation and implementation mechanisms on equal rights and opportunities for women and men were the focus of a roundtable discussion in Almaty today organized by the OSCE Centre in Astana...
OSCE promotes more effective fight against crime with guide to conducting investigations
Publishing date: 21 November 2007
ASTANA, 21 November 2007- As part of ongoing human dimension activities, the new Russian-language version of an OSCE-wide guide on conducting criminal investigations was presented today...
OSCE Centre enhances professionalism of Kazakhstan's border guards
Publishing date: 16 November 2007
KORDAI, Kazakhstan,16 November 2007- Facilitating legal and controlled border crossings through better border management was the aim of a five-day workshop for Kazakh officials organized by the OSCE Centre that ended today...
OSCE Centre holds seminars for Kazakh civil servants on Organization's activities
Publishing date: 7 November 2007
ASTANA, 7 November 2007- Promoting awareness of OSCE activities among Kazakh State officials and legislators is the goal of a series of seminars taking place in Astana, Almaty, Shymkent and Semei this week...
OSCE Centre supports judicial reform in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 18 October 2007
ASTANA, 18 October 2007- Improving criminal procedure and penitentiary legislation in Kazakhstan is the focus of an OSCE Centre conference that opened today in Astana...
OSCE Centre promotes access to information in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 15 October 2007
ASTANA, 15 October 2007- Promoting transparency in the law-making process by enhancing co-operation between media and the Parliament is the aim of a two-day training course co-organized by the OSCE Centre that started today in Astana...