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OSCE Centres in Central Asia welcome first graduates of Central Asian Youth Network
Publishing date: 1 November 2004
Content type: Press release
TASHKENT, 1 November 2004- The five OSCE Centres in Central Asia end the first year's activities of the OSCE Central Asian Youth Network with a five-day international conference starting today in the Uzbek capital. More than 50 students from all over...
OSCE Centre organizes training courses on environmental law for judges and prosecutors in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 1 November 2004
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana
ALMATY, 1 November 2004- Two training seminars for Kazakh judges and prosecutors on national and international legal instruments for environmental issues started in Almaty today...
OSCE Centre in Almaty supports Kazakhstan's efforts in combating corruption
Publishing date: 13 October 2004
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana
ALMATY, 13 October 2004- The OSCE Centre in Almaty supports continued efforts of the Government of Kazakhstan to combat corruption, money laundering and economic crime, said its Head, Ambassador Ivar Vikki. Speaking at...
OSCE Centres to hold workshops in Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan on combating corruption, money laundering and economic crime
Publishing date: 8 October 2004
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana, OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek
ALMATY/ISSYK-KUL, 8 October 2004- Combating corruption, money laundering and economic crime will be on the agenda of workshops taking place in Almaty, Kazakhstan on 11 and 12 October and Issyk-kul, Kyrgyzstan on 14 and 15 October. The events are...
OSCE Centre helps local authorities deal with requests on environmental information in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 29 September 2004
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana
ALMATY, 29 September 2004- A new manual for local environmental authorities, which will help in developing better public access to ecological information, was presented today by the OSCE Centre in Almaty. It was presented...
OSCE/ODIHR conference on jury trials in Kazakhstan opens in Astana
Publishing date: 27 September 2004
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana, OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Democratization, Human rights
ASTANA/WARSAW, 27 September 2004- A two-day conference on the prospects for the introduction of jury trials in Kazakhstan opened today in the capital Astana. It brings together around 100 governmental officials, legal practitioners, academics and NGO...
OSCE Centre launches information campaign for residents around the Semipalatinsk nuclear test site
Publishing date: 21 September 2004
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana
What we do: Environmental activities
ALMATY, 21 September 2004- A series of lectures on radiological safety for people living in villages and camps near the Semipalatinsk nuclear test site in northern Kazakhstan is being held by the OSCE Centre in Almaty and the National Forum on...