Mr. Under-Secretary-General Voronkov, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, Dear Colleagues Let me express my gratitude to His Excellency Under-Secretary-General Vladimir Voronkov for the informative and very timely briefing today. We are on the way to the eighth review of the United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy. Our preparation process and review meetings make this Strategy a dynamic document adjusted to every Member States’ counter-terrorism priorities. I commend...

(Baku, March 2, 2023) Heads and members of delegations! Ladies and gentlemen, First of all, let me express my gratitude to the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan His Excellency Ilham Aliyev for the initiative to convene this Summit, its excellent organization and hospitality. The consequences of the coronavirus pandemic today are one of the most pressing and serious challenges of our time. And this problem, of course, is not limited to purely medical aspects – it directly affect...

On the occasion of its fifteenth anniversary, the United Nations Regional Centre for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia (UNRCCA) has published a brochure entitled “United Nations Regional Centre for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia: 15 years of engagement in the region”.     Subscribe * indicates required Email Address * First Name Last Name

Full text of the outcome document of the International Conference “Dialogue is a Guarantee of Peace”, held in Ashgabat on December 11, 2022 in the frames of the Ashgabat International Week, that was published in the six official languages of the UN (A/77/651) as an official document of the 77th session of the UN General Assembly under paragraph 14 Agenda “Culture of Peace”.

The Outcome Document of the Annual meeting of the Central Asia Women Leaders’ Caucus, which was held in Ashgabat on December 10, 2022, was published in the six official languages of the UN (А/77/698) as an official document of the 77th session of the UN General Assembly under agenda items 18 "Sustainable Development", 26 "Improvement of the Status of Women" and 61 "Zone of Peace, Trust and Cooperation in Central Asia".

Explanatory note Opening event to launch the International Year of Dialogue as a Guarantee of Peace, 2023 (27 January 2023)   In order to implement the United Nations General Assembly Resolution 77/32 of December 6, 2022, which proclaimed 2023 as the International Year of Dialogue as a Guarantee of Peace, it is planned to hold special events aimed at mobilizing the international community to develop a culture of peace and dialogue in relations between states, strengthen political...