OSCE Programme Office in Astana supports training seminar for media representatives on fundamentals of anti-corruption policies

A training seminar for media representatives on the fundamentals of anti-corruption practices was held by the OSCE Programme Office in Astana in partnership with the Agency for Civil Service Affairs and Anti-corruption on 21 February 2019 in Astana.

Some 25 representatives of the media were familiarized with ongoing reforms in the country and plans to address challenges to combat corruption. The presentations were complemented by the OSCE-supported instructors from the civil sector who highlighted best international practices to combat corruption and provided an overview of Kazakhstan’s implementation of anti-corruption recommendations under its Istanbul Anti-Corruption Action Plan.

The Istanbul Anti-Corruption Action Plan is a sub-regional peer review programme that was launched in 2003 by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). Under the programme, members of the network are reviewed and monitored on a continuous basis for the implementation of the UN Convention against Corruption. For Kazakhstan, the next assessment  is due next month.

The training seminar was part of the Programme Office’s multi-year efforts to promote good governance by focusing on anti-corruption activities in Kazakhstan.