Press Releases

The Secretary-General welcomes the signing by the nuclear-weapon States of the Protocol to the Treaty on a Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone in Central Asia. The Protocol commits the nuclear-weapon States to respect the application of…

SRSG Miroslav Jenča's Article " Regional Economic Cooperation in Central Asia: Challenges and Perspectives" was published at “Afghanistan Reconnected: Regional Economic Security Beyond 2014” Report on the Abu Dhabi…

BATKEN, Kyrgyz republic - ISFARA, Tajikistan -- On 9-11 April, a joint UNRCCA/UNDP team visited the Batken - Isfara section of the border between Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan in connection with reported recent security incidents…

This year we celebrate the first-ever International Day of Sport for Development and Peace. We at the United Nations know that sport is a universal language, uniting groups and nations across divides. Sport empowers youth…

Water is at the core of sustainable development. This year’s observance of World Water Day focuses on the links between water and energy. Both are critical for eradicating poverty. And they interact with each other in ways…

Nowruz is a time when millions of people from Western, Central and South Asia and other regions around the world come together, as they have for over 3000 years, to celebrate the New Year and first day of spring. Inscribed in…

TASHKENT, Uzbekistan – On 26 February, Miroslav Jenča, Special Representative of the UN Secretary General and Head of the UN Regional Center for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia, during his visit to Tashkent, held a…

TASHKENT, Uzbekistan – On 25 February, Miroslav Jenča, Special Representative of the UN Secretary General and Head of the UN Regional Center for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia, during his visit to Tashkent, held a…

BISHKEK, Kyrgyz republic – Miroslav Jenča, Special Representative of the UN Secretary General and Head of the UN Regional Center for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia, visited Bishkek on 12-13 February. He met with Toraga…

ASTANA, Kazakhstan - On 10-11 February 2014, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of UNRCCA, Miroslav Jenča, visited Astana to meet with the Speaker of the Senate Kassym-Jomart Tokaev, Minister of…