Event archive
May 2006
Training
Training for journalists on cross-border water management issues
The main goal of this training is to raise awareness, build capacity and improve communication on cross-border water management issues among press, TV and radio journalists from Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan.
Conference
Regional conference on combating trafficking in human beings in Central Asia
The conference will bring together government officials, non-governmental and international organizations in order to discuss a regional approach to the problem of trafficking in human beings.
Seminar
Seminar on the implementation of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
Discussions will be held with government officials and international and local experts on the implementation of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), which was ratified by Kazakhstan in 2005.
April 2006
Seminar
Workshop on radiation safety
Workshops will take place for the local administration of the regions surrounding the former Semipalatinsk nuclear test site. The first seminar will be in Karaganda on 27 April.
Roundtable
Roundtable on eco-tourism development and planting of trees
The Centre in Almaty and its partner organizations will meet to discuss the development of eco-tourism in the Charyn national park. Representatives of local authorities, environmental NGOs, international organizations and media will…
Roundtable
Roundtable on developing a human rights education action plan
The meeting will present a national baseline study on human rights education and facilitate discussion on developing an action plan to introduce human rights education in Kazakh schools.
March 2006
Conference
Presentation of a handbook for journalists
This practical handbook, developed by a group of local authors and experienced journalists under the aegis of the NGO MediaNet, is published with the support of OSCE Centre in Almaty.
Conference
Study visit to Latvia and Russia on the draft law on anti-money laundering and combating financing of terrorism
This study tour aims to help Kazakhstan's Parliamentarian Working Group on the draft law on anti-money laundering and combating financing of terrorism to learn about the operations of financial intelligence units (FIUs) in other OSCE…
Roundtable
Roundtable on legal aspects of domestic violence prevention
This roundtable will facilitate discussion and develop recommendations on legal mechanisms to prevent domestic violence and improve co-ordination between law enforcement bodies and non-governmental organizations.
February 2006
Training
Training for entrepreneurs on protocol on pollutants
This training aims to assist the Government of Kazakhstan in ratification of the Protocol on Pollutant Release and Transfer Registers (PRTR) to the Aarhus Convention.
Conference
Human rights education meeting
The meeting aims to facilitate discussion on human rights education issues and on the development of a human rights education action plan.
Roundtable
Regional roundtable meetings for entrepreneurs on the draft law on anti-money laundering and combating financing of terrorism
The draft law on anti-money laundering and combating financing of terrorism will be discussed with the participation of the business community, representatives of Parliament, NGOs and the mass media.
Roundtable
Roundtable on ICCPR implementation issues
The meeting aims to increase awareness of ICCPR (International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights) and the importance of its implementation.
January 2006
Workshop
Central Asian workshop on labour migration
The workshop is a follow-up of the 13th OSCE Economic Forum. It will cover the development of legal migration procedures as well as the strengthening of governmental and non-governmental organizations in dealing with labour migration issues…
Conference
Anti-money laundering and combating financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) donor co-ordination meeting
The agenda covered current and future activities of the donor community under an AML/CFT framework. Also discussed was international co-operation and the development of a joint strategy in how best to approach AML/CFT in Kazakhstan.
December 2005
Roundtable
Roundtable on the implementation of a gender equality strategy in Kazakhstan
The participants will discuss the implementation of a gender equality strategy in Kazakhstan through the enactment of the law on equal rights and opportunities.