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The UN Regional Center for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia has issued a new publication entitled “Regional Cooperation as a Factor for Peace and Stability in Central Asia”. This publication represents a compilation of…

Delivered by the Director of the Human Rights, Transitional Justice and Rule of Law Division of UNSMIL 30th session of the Human Rights Council, Item 10 29 September 2015 Mr. President, Excellencies, Ladies and gentlemen, On…

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…

NEW YORK - The Secretary-General condemns the attack, claimed by the Taliban, on the city of Kunduz in northern Afghanistan today. Such attacks on civilians and civilian facilities are a clear violation of international human…

The United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilisation Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) deplores the sudden rise in tensions on Saturday morning in Bangui, following the killing of a young Muslim man…

Today, the Secretary-General met with H.E. Mr. Joseph Butore, Second Vice President of the Republic of Burundi. They discussed potential United Nations assistance to ongoing regional efforts to address the situation in the…

AUC Peace and Security Council Decision on UN-AU Partnership in Peace and Security in Africa

25 September 2015 - On the occasion of the blessed Eid al-Adha, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Libya Bernardino Leon appeals to all parties in Libya to release those who are still detained outside the…

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…