Programme Office in Astana

OSCE Programme Office in Astana

Originally established on 23 July 1998, the Office works on security issues ranging from arms control and border management to economic and environmental issues, to human rights and the rule of law.

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Highlights from the Programme Office in Astana

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OSCE and Kazakhstan Strengthen Co-operation on Emergency Management and Disaster Risk Reduction

On 26 December, the Head of the OSCE Programme Office in Astana, Ambassador Alexey Rogov, met with Deputy Minister for Emergency Situations, Batyrbek Abdyshev, at the Ministry's Crisis Management Center to review joint achievements and chart future co-operation in disaster risk reduction and emergency response. 

8 January 2026 Astana

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OSCE promotes marine transport security and relevant Convention implementation

On 18-19 December in Almaty, the OSCE Programme Office in Astana co-organized a practical seminar on inspection of higher educational institutions and maritime training centres of Kazakhstan in co-operation with the Committee of Railway and Water Transport of the Ministry of Transport and with the support of the Kazakhstan Maritime Academy of the Kazakh-British Technical University.

31 December 2025

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OSCE Strengthens Judicial Training in Kazakhstan Through Second Intensive Legal Training Programme

On 20 December 2025, the second cohort of the Intensive Legal Training 2.0 programme concluded in Astana, bringing together 100 legal professionals from across Kazakhstan preparing for judicial careers. The training programme was implemented by the OSCE Programme Office in Astana in co-operation with the High Judicial Council, Supreme Court, Court Administration, Academy of Justice, and Maqsut Narikbayev University. 

26 December 2025 Astana

Latest announcements, press releases, media advisories and updates

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OSCE and Kazakhstan Strengthen Co-operation on Emergency Management and Disaster Risk Reduction

8 January 2026

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OSCE promotes marine transport security and relevant Convention implementation

31 December 2025

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OSCE Strengthens Judicial Training in Kazakhstan Through Second Intensive Legal Training Programme

26 December 2025 Kazakhstan

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OSCE advances expertise in currency regulation and control

22 December 2025 Kazakhstan

The Programme Office at work: in pictures

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Mid-level police officers and instructors learned the fundamentals of behaviour profiling with a focus on public safety at large-scale events, Karaganda, 12 April 2017.

© OSCE/Colin Mccullough Photo details
A participant is honing facial features identification skills during a practical exercise of the training on risk profiling at border checkpoints, Aktobe, 29 June 2017.

© OSCE/Mikhail Assafov Photo details
Prosecutors assume the role of journalists at the OSCE-supported seminar on effective communication between media and the law-enforcement agencies, Astana, 21 September 2017.

© OSCE/Mariya Dubovitskaya Photo details
Border Guards from Kazakhstan test out the density meter “Buster” on a car door during a practical exercise in Kazygurt, 26 October 2015.

© OSCE/Assel Karatayeva Photo details
Spanish National Police experts delivering a training at OSCE-UNODC workshop, Almaty, 7 June 2017.

© OSCE/Colin McCullough Photo details
Police officers from the Unit of Combating Violence against Women are discussing ways of interaction with social services providers, Astana, 24-25 November 2016.

© OSCE/Aigul Seralinova Photo details
Participants of the training seminar are trying to identify features of a fraudulent travel document, Astana, 16 May 2017.

© OSCE/Mikhail Assafov Photo details
A Latvian border guard shows Kazakhstan’s delegation the layout of the Accommodation Centre of Detained Foreigners in Daugavpils, Daugavpils, Latvia, 10 November 2016.

© OSCE/Aigul Zharas Photo details