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Improving the quality and accessibility of education in the Issyk-Kul province of Kyrgyzstan
Publishing date: 2 December 2022
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek
What we do: Economic activities, Education, Gender equality
Meerim Abdykadyrova from the city of Cholpon-Ata, Issyk-Kul province, improving speech therapy centre and elementary school "Birinchi Mugalim"
Moldovan experts trained in OSCE/UNODC workshop on virtual assets and cryptocurrencies in Chisinau
Publishing date: 24 November 2022
Content type: News
What we do: Economic activities
Cryptocurrencies and virtual assets are gaining popularity around the world, and Moldova is no exception. The country actively works on tackling criminal use of cryptocurrencies and the Office of the Co-ordinator of OSCE Economic and Environmental Activities (OCEEA) has offered their expertise to assist Moldovan authorities.
OSCE and UNODC organize a workshop for Georgian experts on countering illicit use of virtual assets and cryptocurrencies
Publishing date: 22 November 2022
Content type: News
What we do: Economic activities, Policing
On 22 November 2022, the Office of the Co-ordinator of OSCE Economic and Environmental Activities (OCEEA), in partnership with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) conducted a workshop on regulating virtual assets for more than 30 experts from relevant agencies in Tbilisi, Georgia.
OSCE supported seminar in Bishkek fosters international co-operation in countering financing of terrorism
Publishing date: 22 November 2022
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek
What we do: Economic activities, Cyber/ICT Security
Some 64 representatives of financial investigation units and law enforcement agencies from Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russian Federation, Serbia, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan, as well as experts from international organizations attended a seminar on “Current Issues in Countering the Financing of Terrorism” held in Bishkek on 11 November.
OSCE meeting reviews the implementation of commitments on women’s participation in the economic sphere and decision-making processes
Publishing date: 15 November 2022
Content type: Press release
What we do: Economic activities, Environmental activities
Vienna, 15 November – The development of women’s entrepreneurial skills and equal opportunity for participation in the labour market, the effective participation of women in decision-making processes in the economic and environmental spheres and enhancing women’s leadership role in the OSCE region were among the themes discussed yesterdayat the OSCE’s Economic and Environmental Dimension Implementation Meeting (EEDIM).
OSCE and UNODC organize workshop for Ukrainian experts on countering criminal use of virtual assets and cryptocurrencies
Publishing date: 14 November 2022
Content type: News
What we do: Economic activities
On November 10 and 11, the Office of the Co-ordinator of OSCE Economic and Environmental Activities (OCEEA), in partnership with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) conducted a two-day workshop for representatives of relevant Ukrainian agencies to share best practices in implementation of international standards in regulating the virtual assets market.
OSCE seminar discusses creation and development of free economic zones in Turkmenistan
Publishing date: 11 November 2022
The benefits and challenges of the functioning of free economic zones (FEZ) were addressed at an OSCE-organized seminar that took place on 10 and 11 November 2022 in Ashgabat. The OSCE Centre in Ashgabat organized the two-day event to support the host country’s efforts aimed at enhancing an