News and press releases

From 15 to 18 October 2024, 24 university students from Uzbekistan had the chance to learn about the OSCE and experience diplomatic negotiations first-hand as they simulated meetings of the OSCE Permanent Council as part of the 2024 Model OSCE. The 4-day event, held in the PCUz office in Tashkent,

From 8 to 13 September 2024, the Autumn Camp on financial security was organized by the State Financial Intelligence Service (SFIS) and the OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek, in the Issyk-Kul region. This five-day camp aimed to prepare the Kyrgyz Youth National Team for the IV International Olympiad on Financial Security, which concluded on 4 October 2024.

The Pool of Young Experts initiative seeks to enhance the engagement of young women and men in peace and security discussions within the OSCE region.

Workshop series on Water-Energy-Food Nexus continue to engage young people across Central Asia

From 1 to 3 October, the OSCE’s Transnational Threats Department and the Office of the Co-ordinator of OSCE Economic and Environmental Activities organized a multi-stakeholder workshop in Issyk-Kul, Kyrgyzstan, aimed at enhancing inter-agency collaboration on youth crime prevention.

The OSCE Project Coordinator in Uzbekistan, jointly with the OSCE Secretariat's Action Against Terrorism Unit and in cooperation with the Center for In-service Training of Journalists, is currently organizing a seminar-training on the topic "Preventing Youth Radicalization: Media

On 30 September, 38 students from the OSCE Academy in Bishkek participated in a guest lecture dedicated to preventing youth from engaging in criminal and corrupt activities. The event was held in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, and was facilitated by the OSCE Transnational Threats Department and the Office of the Co-ordinator of OSCE Economic and Environmental Activities.