News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Secretary General meets with OSCE Central Asian Youth Network alumni
Publishing date: 5 September 2018
Five alumni of the Central Asian Youth Network (CAYN) met with OSCE Secretary General Thomas Greminger in Vienna on 5 September 2018. They discussed security issues in Central Asia, the OSCE’s work and its comprehensive and co-operative approach to security...
Rule of law-compliant criminal justice responses to terrorism discussed at Sixth Annual Anti-Terrorism Expert Meeting in Issyk-Kul
Publishing date: 4 September 2018
The Sixth Annual Anti-Terrorism Expert Meeting organized by the OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek in close co-operation with the Secretariat’s Action against Terrorism Unit and with the direct support of the Kyrgyz State Committee on National Security’s Anti-Terrorist Centre took place from 3 to 4 September 2018 in Issyk-Kul...
OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek staff undergoes intensive gender training course
Publishing date: 27 August 2018
The OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek staff members have undergone a rigorous gender training course conducted by the Kyrgyzstani non-governmental organization Women Support Center, from 19 to 24 August 2018 in Bishkek...
Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan and Head of OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek discuss bilateral co-operation
Publishing date: 7 August 2018
Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan Muhammetkaliy Abylgaziev and the Head of the OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek Pierre von Arx discussed bilateral co-operation and the implementation of the OSCE programme and project activities in the country, including priority efforts in supporting reforms in the area of anti-corruption and economic development on 2 August 2018, at the Office of the Prime Minister in Bishkek...
OSCE celebrates World Day against Trafficking in Persons in Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 31 July 2018
A scientific conference titled Current challenges of human trafficking, attended by representatives of scientific and education organizations of Kyrgyzstan, was held in Bishkek on 30 July 2018, on the occasion of World Day against Trafficking in Person...
OSCE and UN jointly support strengthening of ties between Central Asian states and Afghanistan
Publishing date: 13 July 2018
BISHKEK, 12 July 2018- The OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek (POiB) and United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) co-organized a seminar on Central Asia-Afghanistan policy partnership. The purpose of the event was an exchange of views on establishing policy partnerships at the expert-analytical level and deepening ties among researchers in the region.
OSCE supports improvement of penitentiary system in Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 6 July 2018
On 5 July 2018 a meeting of the Coordination Council for the Reform of the Criminal-Executive System of the Kyrgyz Republic entitled "Assessment of the Health Status of Convicts and Individuals held in Detention: Problems and Solutions" took place in Bishkek on 5 July 2018. The Coordination Council aims to reform Kyrgyzstan’s penitentiary system.