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BRUSSELS, Belgium -- On 29 September, Mr. Petko Draganov, Special Representative of the UN Secretary General and Head of the UN Regional Center for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia (UNRCCA), visited Brussels, and on this…

ALMATY, Kazakhstan -- On 23-25 September, Deputy Head of the United Nations Regional Centre for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia (UNRCCA), Fedor Klimchuk, participated in the workshop “The management of trans-boundary…

ALMATY, Kazakhstan — The United Nations Regional Centre for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia (UNRCCA), in collaboration with the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR), and with the financial support…

This year’s International Day of Peace comes at a time of deadly violence and destabilizing conflicts around the world. Rather than succumbing to despair, we have a collective responsibility to demand an end to the brutality…

Civil society is the oxygen of democracy. We see this clearly in the world’s most vibrant and stable democracies, where Government and civil society work together for common goals. Civil society acts as a catalyst for social…

NEW YORK- WASHINGTON DC -- On 8-9 September, Mr. Petko Draganov, Special Representative of the UN Secretary General and Head of the UN Regional Center for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia (UNRCCA), visited New York in…

ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan On 10 September, the UNRCCA Representative gave a lecture to diplomatic staff of foreign policy institutions from nine countries. The event was organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of…

NEW YORK - Terrorist groups are actively recruiting fighters in Central Asian countries, according to a senior UN official in the region. The UN Regional Centre for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia (UNRCCA) says it is…

BISHKEK, Kyrgyz republic – Ambassador Petko Draganov, Special Representative of the UN Secretary General and Head of the UN Regional Centre for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia (UNRCCA), visited Kyrgyzstan on 19-21…

On World Humanitarian Day, we honor the selfless dedication and sacrifice of workers and volunteers from around the world who devote themselves – often at great personal risk – to assisting the world’s most vulnerable people…