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OSCE trains women from Central Asia in advancing their career opportunities in the water sector
Publishing date: 27 November 2015
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Economic activities, Environmental activities, Gender equality
COPENHAGEN, 27 November 2015 – A one-week training course for female water professionals from Central Asia, jointly organized by the Office of the Co-ordinator of OSCE Economic and Environmental Activities (OCEEA) and the OSCE Gender Section, in co-operation with the Women’s Water Initiative, concluded today in Copenhagen...
OSCE supports international dialogue on the role of parliament in achieving gender equality
Publishing date: 14 May 2015
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek
What we do: Democratization, Good governance, Gender equality
BISHKEK, 15 May 2015 – In co-operation with the OSCE Centre in Bishkek, the Kyrgyz Parliament hosts a two-day international conference on the role of Parliaments in achieving gender equality. The event is organized in the context of the Beijing +20 process marking the 20th anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action for the advancement of women and girls. The high-level meeting is held on 15-16 May...
OSCE, UN, ADB support first National Forum of Women in Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 2 March 2015
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek
What we do: Gender equality
BISHKEK, 2 March 2015 – The Foundation of the former President of Kyrgyzstan, Roza Otunbaeva, in co-operation with the United Nations (UN), the OSCE Centre in Bishkek, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and other international donors, is supporting the first national Women’s Forum in Kyrgyzstan on 2 and 3 March 2015 in Bishkek...
OSCE, Kyrgyz Interior Ministry organize international conference on women’s role in law enforcement agencies
Publishing date: 16 October 2014
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek
What we do: Gender equality, Rule of law
BISHKEK, 16 October 2014 – The role of women in law enforcement agencies and their contribution to peace and security is being explored at a one-day international conference organized by the OSCE Centre in Bishkek and Kyrgyzstan’s Interior Ministry in Bishkek today. The conference brings together representatives of law enforcement agencies from Central Asia, Afghanistan, Armenia, Sweden, the United States and Canada...
OSCE trains 25 Kyrgyz neighborhood inspectors on gender-sensitive policing
Publishing date: 17 July 2014
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek
What we do: Gender equality, Policing
ISSYK-KUL, Kyrgyzstan, 17 July 2014 – The OSCE Police Matters Programme in co-operation with the Interior Ministry today launched a two-day training course in Issyk-Kul on gender-sensitive approaches to combatting domestic violence for 25 newly-hired neighborhood inspectors from the Chui, Naryn, Talas and Issyk-Kul regions of Kyrgyzstan...
OSCE trains police officers in Kyrgyzstan to address domestic violence
Publishing date: 22 November 2013
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek
What we do: Gender equality, Policing
ISSYK-KUL, Kyrgyzstan, 22 November 2013 – Developing effective responses to domestic violence was the focus of an OSCE-supported series of training courses for Kyrgyz police officers that concluded today in the towns of Cholpon-Ata and Karakol in Issyk-Kul province in northern Kyrgyzstan...
OSCE promotes dialogue among government officials and religious leaders on sensitive gender issues in Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 6 June 2013
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek
What we do: Human rights, Gender equality