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OSCE Programme Office in Nur-Sultan supports a roundtable discussion of the new Water Code concept
Publishing date: 1 October 2021
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana
What we do: Environmental activities
A roundtable discussion on the concept of the planned Water Code concluded on October 1, 2021 in Aktau, Mangystau province. The two-day event was organized by the OSCE Programme Office in Nur-Sultan in partnership with the Water Resources Committee of the Ecology, Geology and Natural Resources Ministry of Kazakhstan.
OSCE supports seminar on countering crimes related to clandestine drug laboratories
Publishing date: 1 October 2021
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana
An OSCE-supported two-day online seminar on countering crimes related to clandestine drug laboratories concluded on 30 September 2021. The event was attended by some 100 representatives of law enforcement agencies from different regions of Kazakhstan responsible for countering crimes related to illicit drugs.
OSCE supports seminar on water governance and climate security in Central Asia
Publishing date: 29 September 2021
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana
What we do: Environmental activities
An OSCE-supported three-day seminar on water governance and climate security in Central Asia concluded on 29 September 2021 in Almaty. The event was attended by some 30 young civil servants, students and representatives of government organizations responsible for climate change policy and water resources management in Central Asia and Afghanistan.
OSCE Programme Office in Nur-Sultan continues to support seminars on countering cybercrimes in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 29 September 2021
Two online seminars concluded on 24 September 2021 in Nur-Sultan. One seminar was on the characteristics of cyberattacks and the other on investigating criminal cases related to Internet fraud.
OSCE supports training on traditional felt making for rural women in the Aral Sea region
Publishing date: 28 September 2021
On 25 September 2021, the OSCE Programme Office in Nur-Sultan concluded a six-day training course on traditional felt making for rural women in the Aral Sea region of Kazakhstan, in Aralsk city, Kyzylorda province.
OSCE supports seminar on water treatment and sanitation requirements in Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 24 September 2021
Content type: News
Where we are: OSCE Programme Office in Astana
What we do: Environmental activities, Water management
An OSCE-supported online seminar on water treatment and sanitation in Kazakhstan took place on 22 September 2021. Some 40 representatives of local administrations, project engineers, non-governmental organizations and the private sector from the Aktobe, Karaganda and Turkestan regions participated in the event...
OSCE launches curricula on combatting human trafficking and anti-money laundering/combating terrorist financing
Publishing date: 23 September 2021
Two OSCE-supported video courses on anti-money laundering and combating human trafficking were launched on 20 September 2021. The curricula, developed in partnership with the U.S. Embassy in Kazakhstan, is aimed at building training capacity of the Law Enforcement Agencies Academy under the Prosecutor’s General Office.