News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Twenty years in OSCE, Kyrgyzstan plays important role for security in Central Asia and beyond, says Head of OSCE Centre in Bishkek
Publishing date: 30 January 2012
Twenty years ago, on 30 January 1992, following its independence, Kyrgyzstan joined the Conference for Security and Co-operation in Europe (CSCE), which later became the OSCE...
OSCE Academy in Bishkek opens second Masters programme
Publishing date: 16 January 2012
BISHKEK, 16 January 2012 – The OSCE Academy in Bishkek welcomed its first students in the new Master of Arts in Economic Governance and Development Programme today...
OSCE Centre supports independent monitoring of freedom of peaceful assembly in Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 19 December 2011
BISHKEK, 19 December 2011 – Better implementation of the right to freedom of peaceful assembly in Kyrgyzstan was the focus of an OSCE-supported public discussion that took place in Bishkek today among national authorities, international and national experts, as well as civil society and international organizations representatives...
OSCE Academy supports discussion on energy co-operation in Central Asia
Publishing date: 19 December 2011
BISHKEK, 19 December 2011 – Current and future pan-regional energy projects and their social and environmental management were the focus of a conference held today at the OSCE Academy in Bishkek...
OSCE supports torture prevention in Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 13 December 2011
BISHKEK, 13 December 2011 – More effective prevention of torture in temporary detention facilities was the focus of a roundtable meeting organized today by the OSCE Centre in Bishkek in co-operation with the Regional Office for Central Asia of the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the Office of the Ombudsman of Kyrgyz Republic and a human rights non-governmental organization “Kylym Shamy”...
OSCE Centre in Bishkek invites new perspectives on combating corruption in Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 9 December 2011
Seeking new perspectives to take forward the fight against corruption in Kyrgyzstan was the focus of a series of events organized by the OSCE Centre in Bishkek entitled “Evenings of Contrast”, which took place in Bishkek from 5 to 9 December 2011...
OSCE supports Kyrgyzstan’s efforts in non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction
Publishing date: 7 December 2011
Implementing United Nations Security Council Resolution 1540 on the non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction was the focus of a two-day expert meeting that started on 7 December 2011 in Bishkek. The event is co-organized by the OSCE Centre in Bishkek and the Ministry of Economical Regulation of Kyrgyzstan with support of the UN Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) and the UN 1540 Committee...