News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE Centre in Astana promotes customs risk management
Publishing date: 24 October 2011
ASTANA, 24 October 2011 – A three-day workshop on risk management for the customs administrations of CIS countries began in Astana today...
OSCE hosts workshop for Central Asian legal experts on international co-operation to combat crime
Publishing date: 11 July 2011
ALMATY, Kazakhstan, 11 July 2011 – The fourth annual workshop on international co-operation in criminal matters for legal experts in Central Asia, co-hosted by the OSCE in co-operation with the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), began in Almaty today...
OSCE helps improve inland transport connections between Europe and Asia
Publishing date: 5 July 2011
ALMATY, Kazakhstan, 5 July 2011 – More than 50 transport and customs officials and policy makers from 11 Central Asia, South Caucasus and Eastern Europe countries will focus on improving inland transport connectivity between Europe and Asia during a three-day OSCE-supported workshop that started today in Almaty...
OSCE workshop on Kazakhstan’s draft migration law
Publishing date: 19 May 2011
ASTANA, 19 May 2011 – Representatives of the government, parliament, civil society and the international organizations in Kazakstan discussed the new draft migration law at an OSCE workshop in Astana today...
OSCE presents second study on migration data in Astana, discusses steps to harmonize regional data collection
Publishing date: 17 February 2011
ASTANA, 17 February 2011 – The preliminary findings and recommendations from an assessment of migration data in Kazakhstan by the OSCE and the International Organization for Migration were presented to government officials and policymakers dealing with migration data at a meeting in Astana today...
OSCE Centre promotes efforts to integrate disabled women into society
Publishing date: 10 February 2011
ASTANA, 10 February 2011 – The OSCE Centre in Astana co-organized a high-level conference on gender equality and integration of women with disabilities into society that started in Astana today...
OSCE Centre in Astana supports efforts to eliminate discrimination against women
Publishing date: 23 September 2010
ALMATY, 23 September 2010- A two-day roundtable meeting co-organized by the OSCE Centre in Astana to discuss the implementation, monitoring and reporting on the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women started...