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OSCE starts 2019 Issyk-Kul Lake clean-up campaigns in collaboration with local communities
Publishing date: 19 July 2019
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek
What we do: Environmental activities
The OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek on 19 July 2019 launched the first of four clean-up campaigns at Issyk-Kul Lake, in Kyrgyzstan, as an integral part of a roundtable discussion on the importance of the involvement of public institutions and society, and public awareness on environmental issues. The discussion is taking place in Chok-Tal village and organized by the Issyk-Kul Aarhus Centre, the Clean Issyk-Kul Public Foundation, and the Chon-Sary-Oy ayil local authority with support of the OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek...
21st Central Asia Media Conference concludes in Bishkek, OSCE Representative highlights need to enhance media pluralism in digital environment
Publishing date: 18 July 2019
Content type: Press release
What we do: Media freedom and development
BISHKEK, 18 July 2019 – The 21st Central Asia Media Conference organized by the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Harlem Désir, concluded today in Bishkek...
Thirty young entrepreneurs complete OSCE-supported mini-MBA course in Osh, Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 15 July 2019
Thirty young entrepreneurs completed the first-ever four-week ”Mini-MBA” in Business Management, initiated by the Entrepreneurship Support Centre (ESC) in Osh with the support of the OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek, on 12 July 2019...
OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities supports development of tools for multilingual education in Central Asia
Publishing date: 1 July 2019
Content type: News
The office of the OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities has gathered a group of international experts, researchers and professionals in the field of multilingual education to develop tools to support multilingual education in Central Asia. The Regional Expert School on Multilingual and
OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek commemorates International Day in Support of Victims of Torture
Publishing date: 27 June 2019
To commemorate the UN International Day in Support of Victims of Torture on 26 June, the Coalition against Torture (CAT), with the support of the OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek, held a series of events in the cities of Bishkek and Osh.
OSCE together with UNODA helps strengthen capacity and preparedness of Central Asian states to respond to deliberate use of biological weapons
Publishing date: 26 June 2019
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek
What we do: Economic activities, Environmental activities
A capacity building workshop for Central Asian states entitled “Strengthening National, Sub-Regional and International Capacities to Prepare for and Respond to Deliberate Use of Biological Weapons” in the framework of the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC) was conducted from 26 to 27 June 2019 in Bishkek. The workshop was organized by UNODA’s Implementation Support Unit of the BWC in co-operation with the OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek and the Ministry of Economy of Kyrgyzstan...
OSCE promotes dialogue and co-operation between junior diplomats from Central Asia, Afghanistan and Mongolia
Publishing date: 24 June 2019
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek
What we do: Democratization, Youth