Press Releases

  • 12 Sep 2019 - ISSYK-KUL/Kyrgyzstan On 10-12 September, more than 100 professionals in the field of anti-money laundering and combating the financing of terrorism from five Central Asian states, Afghanistan, Mongolia, Iran, Azerbaijan, Russia, Belarus, Moldova and Armenia met in Issyk-Kul,...
  • 06 Sep 2019 - NUR-SULTAN/BURABAY, Kazakhstan The second Central Asian Expert Forum took place on 5 and 6 September 2019 in Kazakhstan, in the cities of Nur-Sultan and Burabay. The United Nations Regional Centre for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia (UNRCCA) co-organized the event with...
  • SRSG Natalia Gherman with H.E. Ms. Dariga Nazarbayeva, Speaker of the Senate of the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan

    06 Sep 2019 - NUR-SULTAN/Kazakhstan On 3 and 4 September 2019, SRSG Natalia Gherman made an official visit to the Republic of Kazakhstan. She met with H.E. Ms. Dariga Nazarbayeva, Speaker of the Senate of the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan ...
  • 27 Aug 2019 - SAMARKAND, Uzbekistan On 27 August 2019, in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, UNRCCA together with the United Nations Counter-Terrorism Centre within the United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNCCT-UNOCT) concluded a training course on “Countering the Financing of Terrorism”....
  • 08 Aug 2019 - DUSHANBE, Tajikistan Senior government officials responsible for border security and management, counter-terrorism, and intelligence matters, of all Central Asian states, Afghanistan and Mongolia met in Dushanbe on 6-8 August to enhance understanding and knowledge of good...
  • 19 Jun 2019 - Almaty, Kazakhstan On June 18-19, 2019, representatives of relevant ministries and institutions from the countries of Central Asia and Afghanistan as well as national and international experts gathered in Almaty, Kazakhstan, to discuss issues of water cooperation. The meeting...
  • 5th Summit of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence-Building Measures in Asia (CICA) in Dushanbe, Tajikistan

    17 Jun 2019 - DUSHANBE, TAJIKISTAN On 14-15 June, SRSG Natalia Gherman represented the Secretary-General of the United Nations at the 5th Summit of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence-Building Measures in Asia (CICA) in Dushanbe, Tajikistan. The Summit gathered delegations from 27...
  • REGULAR MINI-DUBLIN GROUP MEETING IN ASHGABAT

    12 Jun 2019 - ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan: On 11 June, UNRCCA hosted a Mini-Dublin Group (MDG) meeting in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan – an informal co-ordination group of like-minded countries on fight against illicit drugs. The Italian Embassy in Ashgabat chaired the second per year 2019 regular MDG...
  • 21 May 2019 - ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan On 21 May, SRSG Natalia Gherman met with H.E. Mr. Miroslav Lajčák, Minister of Foreign and European Affairs of Slovakia. Minister Lajčák was visiting the Central Asian countries also in his capacity as Chairman-in-Office of the OSCE. The sides praised the...
  • 20 May 2019 - ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan On 20 May 2019, in Ashgabat, SRSG Natalia Gherman met with H.E. Péter Szijjártó, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Hungary. SRSG informed the Hungarian Minister about the range of activities of the UNRCCA in Central Asia, focusing in particular on...

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