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ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan It is a great pleasure to meet you. Thank you for your taking the time. I am also very happy to visit this UNRCCA [United Nations Regional Centre for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia] office after five years. I was here in April 2010. And I have seen many dramatic and…

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 of the Government of Finland organized a series of trainings aimed at…

ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan On 13 June, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon visited the office of the UN Regional Centre for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia (UNRCCA) in Ashgabat within the framework of his official visit to Turkmenistan. The Secretary-General met with representatives of Turkmen and…

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GENEVA, Switzerland – On 2-3 July, Petko Draganov, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General, Head of the UN Regional Center for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia (UNRCCA), visited Geneva and met with UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Mr. Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein, UNECE Executive…

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 your dedication and comradery. I now wear a different hat. It is my honor…

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 Astana. The Government of Kazakhstan has long been a strong partner in the…

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. This year, more than 100 million women, men and children need life-saving…

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 August. He held meetings with Toraga (Speaker) of the Jogorku Kenesh (Parliament…

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 progress and economic growth. It plays a critical role in keeping…

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 and impunity that prevail. I call on all warring parties to lay down their…

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 connection with his regular briefing to the UN Security Council on UNRCCA…