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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 that can help – or hinder – our efforts to build stable societies and lives…

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, promotes good health and deepens UN values such as equality, mutual respect…

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 mission was conducted within broader UNRCCA consistent preventive…

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 the Treaty in Central Asia as well as not to use or threaten to use…

MOSCOW, Russia

[As delivered] Good morning, ni hao! Dobro utro, salam alaikum. I am honored to address this summit of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia. Let me begin by recognizing the leadership of President Xi Jinping of China as the chair of CICA. I appreciate the warm…

BEIJING, China - On 11-13 June 2014, Miroslav Jenča, Special Representative of the UN Secretary General (SRSG) and Head of the UN Regional Center for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia (UNRCCA), visited Beijing and hold talks with Deputy Foreign Minister of China, Mr. Cheng Guoping, Secretary…

TASHKENT, Uzbekistan – Miroslav Jenča, Special Representative of the UN Secretary General (SRSG) and Head of the UN Regional Center for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia (UNRCCA), was invited to take part in an event dedicated to the 10th anniversary of the establishment of the Executive…

NEW YORK - The Secretary-General welcomes the publication by the World Bank on 17 June of draft assessments on the proposed Rogun hydropower project in Tajikistan, which provide important guidance for critical consultations among the region’s States on water and energy issues. He recognizes the…

NEW YORK - SC/11457 The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President Vitaly Churkin (Russian Federation): The members of the Security Council welcomed the briefing by Miroslav Jenča, Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General and Head of the…

VIENNA, Austria -- On 8 July, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General, Head of the UN Regional Centre for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia (UNRCCA), Miroslav Jenča, took part in the international conference "Enhancing security through water diplomacy: The role of the OSCE" conducted…

BISHKEK, Kyrgyz republic – A Regional Seminar on Engaging the Media in Countering Terrorism in Central Asia, organized by the United Nations Regional Center for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia (UNRCCA) and the United Nations Counter-Terrorism Task Force (CTITF) took place on 9-11 July in…