For over 75 years, the United Nations special political missions have been promoting peace, preventing violence and working to end conflicts. We joined these efforts in 2007, by the initiatives of the five Central Asian…
Dear friends, colleagues and partners, Let me heartily congratulate you on the forthcoming International Women's Day. On this date, the 8th of March, we particularly mark women’s achievements in almost all spheres of our…
Dear Colleagues and Friends, On 25 November, we mark the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women and start the16 Days annual campaign supported by the Secretary General’s initiative – “UNiTE by 2030 to…
ASHGABAT, 6 December 2018 Your Excellencies, Ladies and gentlemen, First of all, I would like to congratulate the Turkmen side with this initiative and excellent organization of the Conference on the importance of the Silk…
ASHGABAT, 14-15 November 2017 Your Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, It is a pleasure to participate at the seventh edition of the Regional Economic Conference on Afghanistan and thank the Turkmen side for the excellent…
SAMARKAND, 10-11 November 2017 Your Excellences, Ladies and Gentlemen, I would like to express my gratitude to the Uzbek side for excellent organization of the Conference and warm hospitality. I am happy to take part in my…
ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan On 12 November, Mr. Petko Draganov, Special Representative of the UN Secretary General and Head of the UN Regional Center for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia (UNRCCA), participated in a video…
GENEVA, Switzerland Ladies and gentlemen, It is a pleasure to be here with you all. Greeting colleagues from UNCTAD and UNECE is like home-coming for me. I very much treasure the time we worked together and I am grateful for…
Title: The UN efforts to prevent violent extremism ASTANA, Kazakhstan Excellencies, colleagues, ladies and gentlemen, Allow me to express a word of gratitude to the Kazakh authorities for hosting this important gathering in…