News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Good governance in public administration discussed at OSCE-supported event in Bishkek
Publishing date: 15 November 2018
The OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek supported a round-table discussion, on 14 November 2018 in Bishkek, where Kyrgyzstan’s draft Unified Register of Functions of Ministries and State Agencies was brought for discussion to the public. The register is meant to systematize functions and bringing them into one coherent list...
International e-business and e-commerce conference in Bishkek discusses digital markets and trade development in Central Asia and beyond
Publishing date: 5 November 2018
How to promote economic prosperity and growth through e-business and e-commerce was the focus of an international conference in Bishkek held on 1 and 2 November 2018, which was organized jointly by the Ministry of Economy of the Kyrgyz Republic and the OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek...
Kyrgyzstan presents National Action Plan on increasing government’s accountability, developed with OSCE support
Publishing date: 24 October 2018
Kyrgyzstan’ Prime Minister Muhammedkaliy Abylgaziev presented a two-year national action plan (NAP) that aims to increase the accountability of the Government’s work in Bishkek on 23 October 2018. The NAP was developed jointly by the Government and civil society within the framework of the Open Government Partnership (OGP), with the support of the OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek.
2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development focus of OSCE-organized Aarhus Centres meeting in Issyk-Kul, Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 20 September 2018
ISSYK-KUL, Kyrgyzstan, 20 September 2018- The Aarhus Centres and Public Environmental Information Centres from 15 countries concluded today in Issyk-Kul a two-day meeting on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its goals...
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...