C E N T R A L A SI A 4.11 Programme Office in Astana Introduction The OSCE Programme Office in Astana (the Office) was first established as the OSCE Centre in Almaty in 1998, and was renamed twice, in 2007 to Centre in Astana and in January 2015 to Programme Office in Astana. It promotes the implementation of OSCE principles and commitments, facilitates contacts and exchange of information, and provides assistance to the government of Kazakhstan. In 2015, the Office continued active co-operation with the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MoIA) of Kazakhstan and national law enforcement agencies, and focused its efforts to familiarize the host country’s law enforcement agencies with best practices in democratic policing, with a particular focus on combatting organized crime, VERLT, combating drug trafficking, fighting against the criminal use of cyberspace, and public assembly management. BUDGET (UB)*   727$/ 727$/ EUR    EUR 32/,7,&20,/,7$5< $&7,9,7,(630$