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OSCE Programme Office in Nur-Sultan supports Border Service with devices for verifying travel document authenticity
Publishing date: 15 December 2021
The OSCE Programme Office in Nur-Sultan handed over 200 devices for verifying travel document authenticity to the Border Service of the Committee for the National Security of Kazakhstan. The signing of the donation agreement was held on 13 December 2021 in Nur-Sultan. The Border Service will use the devices to identify forged travel documents during border control procedures in border crossing points across the country.
OSCE supports Young Policy Advisers course
Publishing date: 15 December 2021
The OSCE Programme Office in Nur-Sultan, in co-operation with the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) and the Hertie School of Governance in Berlin, organised a Young Policy Advisers Course (PolAd) from 22 to 26 November 2021 in Nur-Sultan.
OSCE supports a public discussion on gender equality
Publishing date: 14 December 2021
An OSCE-supported online public discussion on "Analysis of the problem of gender inequality in Kazakhstan" was conducted online on 2 December 2021. The event was organized by the OSCE Programme Office in Nur-Sultan as a part of the international campaign “16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence” in co-operation with the MediaNet International Centre for Journalism.
OSCE supports Forum of Defense Lawyers
Publishing date: 10 December 2021
An OSCE-supported online Forum of Defense Lawyers concluded on 19 November 2021. The event was organized by the OSCE Programme Office in Nur-Sultan in co-operation with the Republican Collegium of Advocates and the Legal Policy Research Centre.
OSCE supports XII Internet Forum “Development of the Internet sphere in Central Asia”
Publishing date: 10 December 2021
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana
What we do: Media freedom and development
An OSCE-supported two-day XII Internet Forum “Development of the Internet sphere in Central Asia” was concluded on 19 November 2021 in Almaty. The event was organized by the OSCE Programme Office in Nur-Sultan in co-operation with the MediaNet International Centre for Journalism and the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung.
OSCE continues to support promotion of rights of persons with disabilities
Publishing date: 10 December 2021
Ensuring protection and promotion of rights of persons with disabilities was the focus of an OSCE supported online roundtable discussion concluded on 3 December 2021. The aim was to discuss issues related to the implementation of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UN CRPD) in Kazakhstan.
OSCE supports training on basic business skills for rural women in Aral Sea region of Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 9 December 2021