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Access to information, public participation in decision making, access to justice on environmental matters in focus at OSCE-supported forum in Kazakhstan

Publishing date: 22 May 2012
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana
What we do: Environmental activities
ALMATY, Kazakhstan, 22 May 2012 – A two-day sub-regional conference on the implementation of the UNECE Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-Making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters (the Aarhus Convention) started today in Almaty...

OSCE Centre supports discussion in Kazakhstan on implementation of UN recommendations on human rights

Publishing date: 22 May 2012
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana
What we do: Human rights
ASTANA, 22 May 2012- State officials, national and international experts, representatives of the national human rights institutions, academia and civil society discussed measures to implement the recommendations of the UN in the human rights field during an OSCE-supported meeting held today in Astana...

OSCE promotes discussion on Internet-related issues in Central Asia

Publishing date: 18 May 2012
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana
What we do: Media freedom and development
ALMATY, Kazakhstan, 18 May 2012 – A two-day regional forum on the Internet in Central Asia, co-organized by the OSCE Centre in Astana, began in Almaty today...

OSCE supports event on protecting children’s rights in Kazakhstan

Publishing date: 17 May 2012
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana
What we do: Human rights
ASTANA, 17 May 2012 – A roundtable meeting co-organized by the OSCE Centre in Astana to discuss issues of preventing and combating trafficking and violence against children took place in Astana today...

OSCE Gender Adviser, in Kazakhstan, says women’s rights essential for lasting security

Publishing date: 16 May 2012
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana, OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Gender equality
ASTANA, 16 May 2012- Miroslava Beham, OSCE Senior Adviser on Gender Issues, started today her visit to Kazakhstan during which she will discuss gender issues and exchange experiences with Kazakhstani officials, civil society, academics and journalists...

OSCE Centre in Astana promotes international standards in cross-border trade within Customs Union

Publishing date: 14 May 2012
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana
What we do: Economic activities
ASTANA, 14 May 2012 – Facilitating cross-border trade and transport operations within the Customs Union comprised of Belarus, Kazakhstan and Russia is the subject of a regional seminar that started in Astana today.юю

OSCE trains non-financial entities in preventing money laundering, financing terrorism

Publishing date: 3 May 2012
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana
What we do: Economic activities, Countering terrorism
ASTANA, 3 May 2012 – An OSCE training course on anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) for Kazakhstani non-financial businesses and professions has taken place today in Astana...