News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE supports Kyrgyzstan’s Central Election Commission in conducting public discussion of October’s presidential election outcomes
Publishing date: 4 December 2017
The Programme Office in Bishkek supported the Central Election Commission of Kyrgyzstan in organizing a debate on 28 November 2017 on the lessons learnt from the October 2017 presidential elections and on issues to further consolidate the country’s electoral system.
OSCE trains Kyrgyz public sector, business and civil society representatives on business ethics, compliance and anti-corruption measures
Publishing date: 1 December 2017
A one-week tailored training course on business ethics and anti-corruption measures for more than 30 representatives of public sector, business community and civil society concluded on 1 December 2017 in Bishkek. The course was organized by the Office of the Co-ordinator of OSCE Economic and Environmental Activities (OCEEA) with the support of the OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek to assist the Kyrgyz government and relevant anti-corruption stakeholders in developing and sustaining effective anti-corruption measures through multi-stakeholder partnerships...
Programme Office in Bishkek assists in improvement of management and leadership skills of prison staff in Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 13 October 2017
BISHKEK, 13 October 2017- A training course supported by the OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek on the advancement of management and leadership skills for employees of the State Service for the Execution of Punishment under the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic (SSEP) was held from 9 to 11 October 2017.
OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek supports governmental efforts to develop unified registry of crimes and misdemeanours
Publishing date: 27 September 2017
BISHKEK, 27 September 2017- Kazakh specialists shared their experience in the development of an electronic unified state registry of crimes and misdemeanours and other software applications used by the offices of the public prosecutor in Kazakhstan with representatives of the Kyrgyz General Prosecutor’s Office (GPO) and other stakeholders during a three-day visit of the Kazakh General Prosecutor’s staff to Bishkek, supported by the OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek, from 20 to 23 September 2017.
OSCE-supported training on state and municipal service law launched in Bishkek
Publishing date: 19 June 2017
A series of training sessions for state and municipal civil servants on the application of a newly adopted law “On state civil service and municipal service” started on 19 June 2017 in Bishkek...
OSCE Centre in Bishkek supports a pilot project on improving municipal services delivery in Balykchy
Publishing date: 23 August 2016
ISSYK-KUL, Kyrgyzstan, 23 August 2016 – The OSCE Centre in Bishkek, the Mayor’s Office of Balykchy and the International Republican Institute signed today a memorandum of understanding to support a pilot project on improving municipal services delivery in the town of Balykchy, northern Kyrgyzstan, through a so-called “single window model”...
OSCE Centre in Bishkek supports first Internet Governance Forum in Central Asia
Publishing date: 22 June 2016
BISHKEK, 22 June 2016 – The OSCE Centre in Bishkek supported a two-day Internet Governance Forum in Central Asia, the first of its kind, which concluded today in the Kyrgyz capital...