News and press releases

The OSCE Programme Office in Astana, marking the World Day against Trafficking in Persons, supported a public awareness campaign on combating trafficking in human beings in Astana on 30 July 2015. The initiative was carried out in partnership with the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the local NGO “Korgau” and in co-operation with the City Police Administration...

The OSCE Programme Office in Astana supported the first meeting of the inter-departmental working group aiming at developing social services for victims of domestic violence that was held in Astana on 29 July 2015...

A one-day training seminar on the integration of labour migrants started on 27 July 2015 in Uralsk, western Kazakhstan...

AKTAU, western Kazakhstan, 27 July 2015 – A three-day OSCE-supported training seminar aimed to enhance the knowledge and improve the skills of law enforcement agencies in addressing transnational threats to security began today in Aktau...

ASTANA, 21 July 2015- A two-day training seminar on the risks associated with the use of electronic money and crypto currency in the context of combating money laundering and the financing of terrorism started today in Astana. The event was co-organized by the OSCE Programme Office in Astana and the Committee of Financial Monitoring under the Ministry of Finance of Kazakhstan...

KYZYLORDA, Kazakhstan, 16 July 2015 – Sustainable agricultural development and green growth principles were in the focus of an OSCE-supported seminar, which was held today in Kyzylorda, southern Kazakhstan, to assist the country in its transition to green economy.

SHYMKENT, Kazakhstan,10 July 2015 – An OSCE-supported conference on the next steps in the local self-governance reform took placed today in Shymkent, south Kazakhstan...