News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Women, peace and security: participants of OSCE event in Kazakhstan say it’s time to move from theory to action
Publishing date: 12 November 2013
The OSCE Gender Section in co-operation with UN Women and the authorities of Kazakhstan held a two day-conference from 11 to 12 November 2013 in Almaty, Kazakhstan to put forth recommendations and share good practices in the implementation of the principles of the UN Women, Peace and Security agenda...
OSCE Centre helps to prevent domestic violence in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 16 October 2013
From 14 to 16 October 2013 the OSCE Centre in Astana held training seminars for police inspectors of Almaty on better implementation of Kazakhstan’s current legislation on the prevention of domestic violence...
OSCE Centre in Astana co-organizes training on gender mainstreaming and security
Publishing date: 12 July 2013
BOROVOYE, KAZAKHSTAN, 12 July 2013 – Some 50 officials from Kazakhstan’s central government agencies and local executive authorities responsible for gender equality issues are taking part in an international two-day training seminar on gender mainstreaming, women and security that began today in Borovoye, northern Kazakhstan...
OSCE Centre in Astana supports involving women in security sector reforms
Publishing date: 24 April 2013
Ways of implementing UN Security Council Resolution 1325 (SCR 1325) on women, peace and security in Kazakhstan was the topic of a National Consultative Meeting supported by the OSCE Centre in Astana on 23 April 2013...
OSCE Centre in Astana organizes Norway study tour on gender policy
Publishing date: 1 February 2013
The OSCE Centre in Astana jointly with the Embassy of Norway organized a study trip to Oslo for parliamentarians and the head and members of the National Commission on Women’s Affairs and Family Demographic Policy under the President of Kazakhstan from 30 January to 1 February 2013...
OSCE Centre in Astana supports research on sexual harassment
Publishing date: 10 December 2012
The OSCE Centre in Astana supported a roundtable meeting on sexual harassment on 7 December 2012 in Almaty, Kazakhstan...
OSCE/ODIHR promotes increased women’s political participation in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 22 November 2012
Enhancing the role of women within political parties in Kazakhstan was the theme of a roundtable meeting held in Astana by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), the OSCE Centre in Astana and UN Women on 22 November 2012...