News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE promotes women’s economic empowerment in rural areas of Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 19 August 2016
TARAZ, Kazakhstan, 19 August 2016 – An OSCE-supported roundtable discussion on promoting women entrepreneurship in Kazakhstan’s rural areas, which took place today in Taraz, South Kazakhstan, brought together some 50 participants from the Parliament, the Zhambyl local administration, the regional National Chamber of Entrepreneurs- Atameken, business organizations and civil society...
OSCE promotes ‘green’ women’s entrepreneurship in rural areas of Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 29 July 2016
The fourth in a series of five OSCE-supported training seminars for women entrepreneurs working in the field of green technology started on 29 July 2016 in Arnasai village, Central Kazakhstan...
OSCE launches series of training seminars on gender mainstreaming in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 12 May 2016
Implementing gender mainstreaming in the work of local governments and election campaigns was the focus of an OSCE-supported training seminar for some 40 high-level local government executives and local district legislators from South Kazakhstan region in Shymkent on 12 May 2016...
OSCE trains women entrepreneurs in Kazakhstan on enhancing their use of green technologies
Publishing date: 4 May 2016
ARNASAI, Kazakhstan, 4 May 2016 – The first in a series of five OSCE-supported training seminars for women entrepreneurs working in the field of “green” technology began today in Arnasai village, Kazakhstan, with the aim of building their capacity in the sphere of effective horticulture, by taking into account modern energy and water-saving practices...
OSCE concludes training seminars on gender mainstreaming in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 3 December 2015
The OSCE Programme Office in Astana concluded a series of three training seminars on gender mainstreaming for representatives of local and regional authorities on 3 December 2015 in Kyzylorda, southern Kazakhstan...
Women, peace and security in focus at OSCE-supported roundtable in Astana
Publishing date: 27 November 2015
An OSCE-supported roundtable discussion on implementing UN Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1325 on women, peace and security in Kazakhstan began on 27 November 2015 in Astana...
OSCE trains local government officials in Kazakhstan on gender mainstreaming
Publishing date: 2 October 2015
AKTAU, Kazakhstan, 2 October 2015 –Applying gender-mainstreaming principles in politics and local self-governance, as well as promoting good governance, transparency and accountability in rural communities and small towns were focus of the OSCE-supported training seminar that took place today in Aktau, Kazakhstan...