Ashgabat, December 2, 2009. –A workshop for Central Asian Countries on Non-Proliferation and International Legal Co-operation against Biological, Chemical and Nuclear Terrorism opened today in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan. It is jointly organized by the Terrorism Prevention Branch of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and the United Nations Centre for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia (UNRCCA), in cooperation with the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE).

For two days, prosecutors, law enforcement representatives and judicial experts involved in prosecution of terrorist cases and related international judicial co-operation, will have an opportunity to discuss universal conventions and protocols related to nuclear, biological and chemical terrorism and relevant international and regional instruments pertaining to non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. Special focus will be on international co-operation in criminal matters relating to biological, chemical and nuclear terrorism, including the rule of law aspects of extradition and mutual legal assistance in terrorism related criminal cases. 

Ashgabat, October 21, 2009. - A seminar “Mutually Beneficial Multilateral Water Agreements:

opportunities to add value and share benefits in the energy, agriculture and water sectors

in Central Asia through increased regional cooperation” organized by United Nations Regional

Centre for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia (UNRCCA) in cooperation with the Food and

Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the United States Agency for

International Development (USAID), was held in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, on October 19-21, 2009.