News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE facilitates co-operation on anti-money laundering between Ukraine’s and Kyrgyzstan’s Financial Intelligence Services
Publishing date: 12 July 2013
BISHKEK, 12 July 2013 – A week-long needs assessment to identify top priorities for increasing the investigative and legal capacity of Kyrgyzstan’s State Financial Intelligence Service to combat money laundering and terrorist financing, organized with support of the OSCE, ended today in Bishkek...
Kyrgyz prison officers learn about dog training, fire prevention and power supply management in training course supported by OSCE
Publishing date: 5 July 2013
From 10 June to 6 July 2013, 72 Kyrgyz prison officials participated in a series of coaching classes in Bishkek that covered such issues as dog training, first aid and fire prevention...
Settlement colonies in Kyrgyzstan to open income-generation units with OSCE support
Publishing date: 14 June 2013
ANANYEVO, Kyrgyzstan, 14 June 2013 – A farm in a settlement colony in Kyrgyzstan was officially launched today in the Colony 44 in the village of Ananyevo in Issyk-Kul region of the country...
Bishkek Water Museum to be opened in September 2013 with OSCE support
Publishing date: 10 June 2013
A ceremony at the Water museum in Bishkek took place in Bishkek on 7 June 2013, to mark the 80th anniversary of the Kyrgyz National Agrarian University’s (KNAU). The popular science museum will be officially opened to the public in September 2013 and will be hosted by the KNAU’s former laboratory building. It will be the country’s only museum educating people on water and its effective use...
OSCE promotes dialogue among government officials and religious leaders on sensitive gender issues in Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 6 June 2013
OSH, Kyrgyzstan, 6 June 2013 – The growing trend of early and non-registered marriages, early motherhood and gender-based violence in Kyrgyzstan topped the agenda of a roundtable discussion that took place in Osh today...
OSCE trains Kyrgyzstan’s officials in fighting terrorism
Publishing date: 31 May 2013
BISHKEK, 31 May 2013- Developing the analytical skills of anti-terrorism personnel in Kyrgyzstan was the purpose of a one-week training course from that concluded today in Bishkek...
OSCE-supported public hearings in Bishkek highlight Kyrgyzstan’s electoral reform
Publishing date: 31 May 2013