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December 2023
- 18/12/2023 - Training on interdiction of synthetic drugs smuggled through the parcel systems
October 2023
- 19/10/2023 - Advanced Training Course for the Counter Narcotics Officers of Pakistan
December 2022
- 05/12/2022 - The Regional Working Group meeting on Forensic Capacity and Illicit Drugs
September 2022
- 29/09/2022 - The Asset Recovery Inter-Agency Network of West and Central Asia Remains Committed to Address the Issue of Ill-Gotten Assets
- 29/09/2022 - UNODC Supports the Asset Recovery Inter-Agency Network West and Central Asia to Enhance Effective Asset Recovery and Strengthen International Cooperation
- 06/09/2022 - Regional Programme for Afghanistan and Neighboring countries continues supporting the implementation of Strengthening Families Programme (SFP10-14) in West and Central Asia
June 2022
- 27/06/2022 - UNODC-WHO International Standards on Drug Use Prevention for Law Enforcement Officers
- 27/06/2022 - Regional webinar on Police response to gender-based violence towards women who use drugs
April 2022
- 12/04/2022 - UNODC Continues Supporting the Implementation of Strengthening Families Programme (SFP10-14) in West and Central Asia.
December 2021
- 17/12/2021 - The 10th Steering Committee Meeting of the Regional Programme for Afghanistan and Neighbouring Countries
November 2021
- 30/11/2021 - 6th Consultative Meeting of the Regional Network of Drug Demand Reduction (DDR) Coordination Centres of West and Central Asia
- 18/11/2021 - West and Central Asian Countries are Committed to Boost Efforts in Addressing the Issue of Human Trafficking and Smuggling of Migrants in the Region
- 15/11/2021 - The management of complex assets: challenges and opportunities of crypto assets, real estate and companies
October 2021
- 30/10/2021 - Regional Programme for Afghanistan and Neighbouring Countries facilitates regional dialogues on prison health sector reform in West and Central Asia
- 14/10/2021 - UNODC Regional Programme For Afghanistan and Neighbouring Countries continues its support for tackling illicit drug trafficking in West and Central Asia region
September 2021
- 30/09/2021 - The Second Expert Group Meeting (EGM) on “Preventing Drug Abuse in Educational Settings"
- 28/09/2021 - UNODC-Russia Partnership on Counter-Narcotics Training for Central Asia, Afghanistan and Pakistan (Phase IV)
- 09/09/2021 - Regional Programme for Afghanistan and Neighbouring Countries supports the implementation of Strengthening Families Programme (SFP10 – 14) in Kazakhstan
August 2021
- 17/08/2021 - The Regional Programme for Afghanistan and Neighbouring Countries support the third phase of Operation Substitute
July 2021
- 21/07/2021 - West and Central Asian Countries join efforts to counter New Psychoactive Substances
- 19/07/2021 - The 14th Meeting of the Regional Working Group on Precursors
June 2021
- 23/06/2021 - The ARIN-WCA Members Discuss Current Challenges and Exchange Best Practice in the International Sharing of Criminal Proceeds and Asset Return
May 2021
- 31/05/2021 - Regional webinar on Listen First Initiative, 31 May 2021
April 2021
- 13/04/2021 - Strengthening Families Programme (SFP 10-14), a selected successful case study by UNODC Independent Evaluation Section (IES) during the 64th CND side event
March 2021
- 15/03/2021 - The regional webinar on experiences on evaluation and evaluation tools for parenting programmes
- 15/03/2021 - The Asset Recovery Inter-Agency Network of West and Central Asia continues its operation during the global pandemic
December 2020
- 22/12/2020 - Member-States renewed commitment to strengthen regional cooperation to ensure regional peace, security and sustainable development under the Regional Programme for Afghanistan and Neighbouring Countries
November 2020
- 27/11/2020 - Building asset management capacity and cooperation in West and Central Asia
- 24/11/2020 - The First Regional Webinar on "Parenting skills during the COVID-19 pandemic"
- 20/11/2020 - Member States shared the results on the Operation REFLEX 2019 conducted under UNODC RP
- 17/11/2020 - 5th consultative meeting of the regional network for Drug Demand Reduction Coordination Centres
- 05/11/2020 - UNODC RP Encouraged Member States for the Operation REFLEX
- 05/11/2020 - UNODC supports capacity building of LE training institutions of the member-states via the Regional Working Group on Law Enforcement Training (RWGT) platform
October 2020
- 23/10/2020 - Regional Programme for Afghanistan and Neighboring Countries facilitates exchange of information on precursors among member-states
- 22/10/2020 - Regional Programme promotes cooperation of LE agencies and strengthens forensic laboratories through the RWGFD
- 19/10/2020 - Law-enforcement officers enhance their knowledge in crime analysis within UNODC RP training
September 2020
- 30/09/2020 - Recovering ill-gotten funds remains a top priority for UNODC and West and Central Asian countries
- 11/09/2020 - UNODC strengthens the capacity of LE officers of Turkmenistan in combating drug trafficking
June 2020
- 26/06/2020 - Continuing critical work in the COVID-19 environment: the Asset Recovery Inter-Agency Network of West and Central Asia (ARIN-WCA) renewed its resolve to Deprive Criminals of their illicit possessions
December 2019
- 13/12/2019 - Regional Expert Group Meeting on “Sharing experiences on the implementation of Strengthening Families Programme (SFP 10-14) and best practices on prevention of Drug Abuse among Youth”
November 2019
- 22/11/2019 - Regional Programme for Afghanistan and Neighboring Countries continues support with strengthening international cooperation
- 20/11/2019 - Regional Programme for Afghanistan and Neighboring Countries supports the Asset Recovery Inter-Agency Network of West and Central Asia to cut across a range of transnational organized crimes
- 20/11/2019 - Treatment of Children with Drug Use Problems with special attention to synthetic drugs
- 05/11/2019 - West Asian countries coordinating their effort to fight illicit precursors trafficking 22 October 2019, Almaty, Kazakhstan
- 05/11/2019 - Law enforcement agencies from West and Central Asia agreed to conduct the third phase of the regional operation on countering illicit trafficking of precursors
October 2019
- 18/10/2019 - Scaling up the Strengthening Families Programme (SFP 10-14) in Turkmenistan
- 09/10/2019 - The 4th consultative meeting of the regional network for DDR coordination centres held on 9-10 October 2019, Tashkent, Uzbekistan
- 02/10/2019 - UNODC holds regional workshop on " International and Regional Cooperation to Disrupt Illicit Financial Flows Derived from Trafficking in Persons and the Smuggling of Migrants”
- 02/10/2019 - Piloting the Strengthening Families Programme in the Islamic Republic of Pakistan
September 2019
- 13/09/2019 - UNODC conducted training courses for forensic experts from West and Central Asia on illicit drug analysis and use of laboratory equipment
- 05/09/2019 - UNODC Supports the development of the Asset Recovery Inter-Agency Network West and Central Asia (ARIN-WCA) through a regional International cooperation case-based training
August 2019
- 29/08/2019 - UNODC convenes a three-day Regional in-service Training of Trainers (TOT) workshop on “Diagnosis and Treatment of Opioids Overdose, and Withdrawal”
- 22/08/2019 - 2nd regional working group meeting involving Heads of the Information and Analytical Units
- 15/08/2019 - Scaling up Strengthening Families Programme in Kazakhstan
July 2019
- 25/07/2019 - The Regional Programme holds its 8th Steering Committee
- 24/07/2019 - Triangular Initiative (TI) countries agreed to conduct joint antinarcotic operation
- 23/07/2019 - Afghanistan-Kyrgyzstan-Tajikistan (AKT) Initiative countries Senior Officials agreed to conduct joint antinarcotic operation
- 22/07/2019 - JOINT REGIONAL CONFERENCE ON COUNTER TERRORISM AND COUNTER NARCOTICS
- 15/07/2019 - West and Central Asian countries agreed to focus their efforts on effective control and countering illicit precursors
- 05/07/2019 - Advanced inter-regional training on "Illicit use of Money or Value Transfer Services (MVTS)" and the Regional 'FIU to FIU' Meeting
June 2019
- 17/06/2019 - Booster training session on Strengthening Families Programme (SFP 10-14) for Afghan SFP 10-14 Facilitators/Trainers
- 12/06/2019 - UNODC supported platform of forensic experts and law enforcement officers develops regional response to NPS and strengthens drug analysis and investigations in West and Central Asia
May 2019
- 30/05/2019 - West and Central Asia committed to recover ill-gotten assets
- 30/05/2019 - Scaling-up the Strengthening Families Programme (SFP 10-14) in Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic
- 24/05/2019 - Regional Programme for Afghanistan and Neighboring Countries shares its achievements in the areas of asset recovery
- 21/05/2019 - West and Central Asian countries have discussed outcomes of a regional operation developed to counter illicit trafficking of precursors
- 07/05/2019 - West and Central Asian countries agreed to conduct the regional operation "Reflex-2019" on countering New Psychoactive Substances
April 2019
- 04/04/2019 - Regional Workshop on “International and Regional Cooperation to Combat Cybercrime”
- 03/04/2019 - UNODC assists in enhancing capacity of forensic laboratories of Tajikistan and Uzbekistan
March 2019
- 18/03/2019 - Scaling up the Strengthening Families Programme (SFP 10-14) in Kabul, Afghanistan
February 2019
- 22/02/2019 - High-Level Expert Group Meeting on “Preventing Drug Abuse in Educational Settings: Fostering Regional Cooperation and Partnership”
January 2019
- 14/01/2019 - The Strengthening Families Programme 10-14 (SFP,10-14) was piloted in two schools in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan
- 14/01/2019 - The implementation of 2nd cycle of Strengthening Families Programme (SFP,10-14) in three new schools in Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic
December 2018
- 13/12/2018 - Islamic Republics of Afghanistan, Iran and Pakistan discuss ways for effectively combatting the trafficking of Afghan opiates under the UNODC-facilitated Triangular Initiative
- 05/12/2018 - Afghanistan-Kyrgyzstan-Tajikistan (AKT) Initiative countries agreed on improving sustainability of the Drug Liaison Officers network
- 05/12/2018 - UNODC-Russia Partnership on Counter-Narcotics Training for Central Asia, Afghanistan and Pakistan
November 2018
- 26/11/2018 - UNODC Supports the Launch of the Asset Recovery Inter-Agency Network in West and Central Asia (ARIN-WCA) targeting illicit wealth in the Region.
- 22/11/2018 - Heads of the Information and Analytical Units
- 22/11/2018 - Regional Study Mission to KETHEA Therapeutic Community
- 09/11/2018 - UNODC assist West and Central Asian to learn best world practices in law enforcement training
October 2018
- 23/10/2018 - The 4th cycle Strengthening Families Programme (SFP 10-14) workshop for Afghan teachers
- 15/10/2018 - Regional Workshop on International and Regional Cooperation to Disrupt Illicit Financial Flows Derived from Trafficking in Persons and the Smuggling of Migrants
- 11/10/2018 - Training of Trainers within Strengthening Families Programme (SFP 10-14) Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic
- 11/10/2018 - Scaling up Strengthening Families Programme (SFP 10-14) in Kazakhstan
- 11/10/2018 - Professional skills of forensic laboratory experts from West and Central Asia strengthened at the training courses conducted by the UNODC
September 2018
- 20/09/2018 - UNODC Regional Programme for Afghanistan and Neighbouring Countries supports Operation “REFLEX-2018”
- 15/09/2018 - UNODC participates as an observer in the regional anti-narcotic operation "Channel- Red Barkhan"
August 2018
- 07/08/2018 - Implementation of the 2nd cycle of Strengthening Families Programme in the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
July 2018
- 18/07/2018 - UNODC supports West and Central Asian countries in effectively addressing illicit precursors trafficking
- 13/07/2018 - The Asset Recovery Inter-Agency Network in West and Central Asia is becoming real
June 2018
- 29/06/2018 - Building inter-regional synergies to disrupt illicit financial flows in West and Central Asia and South Eastern Europe
- 28/06/2018 - The Regional Programme Concludes the 7th Annual Programme Steering Committee Meeting
- 22/06/2018 - Afghan Opiate Trafficking Along the Northern Route
- 11/06/2018 - UNODC and the People's Republic of China join efforts to fight the abuse of Money and Value Transfer Services in West and Central Asia
- 11/06/2018 - UNODC participates as an observer in the regional anti-narcotic operation "Channel"
May 2018
- 28/05/2018 - First Cycle of Strengthening Families Programme is Launched in Ashgabat
- 24/05/2018 - The implementation of the 2nd cycle of the in-service training workshop on drug dependence treatment and rehabilitation for Afghan and Tajik drug treatment professionals
- 15/05/2018 - Drug review Tajikistan
- 15/05/2018 - Third Regional Network Meeting of Drud Demand Reduction Coordination Centres
- 03/05/2018 - UNODC strengthens the Network of forensic experts and law enforcement officers in West and Central Asia
April 2018
- 25/04/2018 - UNODC supports the establishment of an Asset Recovery Interagency Network in West and Central Asia
- 25/04/2018 - The implementation of the 4th cycle of the Strengthening Families Programme (SFP 10-14 years)
- 19/04/2018 - Scaling up the Strengthening Families Programme (SFP 10-14) in the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
- 03/04/2018 - UNODC supports West and Central Asia fighting illicit financial flows
March 2018
- 30/03/2018 - Piloting the Strengthening Families Programme in Kyrgyz Republic
- 05/03/2018 - West and Central Asian Countries join efforts to counter New Psychoactive Substances (NPS)
- 03/03/2018 - Scaling up the Strengthening Families Programme (SFP,10-14)
December 2017
- 22/12/2017 - Regional training course on “Methods of data collection and forensic information analysis”
- 19/12/2017 - Training of Afghan Drug Treatment Professionals on the Treatment of Women with drug use disorders
- 15/12/2017 - Advanced inter-regional Workshop on “Illicit use of Money or Value Transfer Services (MVTS)” and the Regional ‘FIU to FIU’ Meeting
- 07/12/2017 - Training on Investigation of Money Laundering with Cryptocurrencies and Money Transfer Systems and Electronic Money
- 05/12/2017 - UNODC Regional Programme for Afghanistan and Neighbouring Countries supports measures to counter precursors in the West and Central Asia
November 2017
- 29/11/2017 - Regional workshop on “Preventing and Combating Emerging Cyber Crimes”
- 23/11/2017 - Regional training for governmental experts participating in the Implementation Review Mechanism of the United Nations Convention against Corruption
- 20/11/2017 - Building New Synergies to Address Drug Control and Promote Economic Development
- 17/11/2017 - The Fourth Regional Workshop on “Promoting Regional Cooperation in Control Delivery and Joint Investigative Teams”
October 2017
- 12/10/2017 - Second Regional Workshop on "International and Regional Cooperation in Investigating and Prosecuting Trafficking in Persons”
- 08/10/2017 - UNODC assists in enhancing the capacity of forensic laboratories and law enforcement agencies of Uzbekistan
- 04/10/2017 - Establishing an Asset Recovery Inter-agency Network (ARIN) in the West and Central Asia Region
September 2017
- 30/09/2017 - Regional Training of Trainers on treatment of women with drug use disorders
- 21/09/2017 - National Training of Police Officers on UNODC Toolkit for Law Enforcement Officials on Drug Use and HIV Prevention
- 08/09/2017 - Regional workshop on the promotion of cooperation among the countries in West and Central Asia to better address the international transfer of sentenced persons
August 2017
- 30/08/2017 - UNODC supports backtracking investigations of precursors in West Asia
- 18/08/2017 - Regional training course on “Laboratory Identification of Illicit Drugs”
- 15/08/2017 - UNODC organises a regional workshop on Financial Disruption of Illicit Financial Flows
July 2017
- 18/07/2017 - The UNODC Regional Programme for Afghanistan and Neighbouring Countries collaborates with the Global Container Control Programme to identify high-risk consignments
- 12/07/2017 - Technical workshop conducted under the Regional Working Group on Law Enforcement Training
- 07/07/2017 - Inter-regional training workshop on: Reducing the risks from the abuse of Money and Value Transfer Services (MVTS)
- 06/07/2017 - Coordination meeting of chief drug treatment professionals of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) member states
June 2017
- 30/06/2017 - UNODC supports the Tajik Drug Control Agency’s Annual Review Meeting
May 2017
- 04/05/2017 - Facilitators from the Islamic Republic of Iran and Afghanistan were certified as “SFP trainers” of the Strengthening Family Programme (SFP 10-14 years)
April 2017
- 28/04/2017 - Training of Trainers (ToT) within the 2nd cycle of the Strengthening Families Programme (SFP) 10-14
- 11/04/2017 - The Regional Programme Concludes the 6th Annual Programme Steering Committee Meeting
March 2017
- 30/03/2017 - Inter-regional training workshop for judges on prosecuting and adjudicating of cases on the use of the internet for organized crime and terrorism purposes
- 03/03/2017 - Inter-Regional Workshop on Understanding and Disrupting Illicit Financial Flows Associated with the Southern Route for Opiate Trafficking
February 2017
- 28/02/2017 - UNODC supports the Tehran International Conference on Cooperation Against Illicit Drugs and Related Organized Crime
December 2016
- 09/12/2016 - Regional workshop on “Promoting regional cooperation in Control Delivery and Joint Investigative Teams”
November 2016
- 25/11/2016 - Inter-regional training workshop on: Reducing the risks from the abuse of Money or Value Transfer Services (MVTS) under the AKT countries
- 18/11/2016 - Inter-regional training workshop on: Reducing the risks from the abuse of Money or Value Transfer Services (MVTS) under the Triangular Initiative
- 17/11/2016 - Regional Training of Trainers on Management of Drug Treatment Services
- 16/11/2016 - A four-day training workshop for service providers of Iranian Drop-in-Centres (DICs)
- 15/11/2016 - The First Regional Working Group on Law Enforcement Training for the Regional Programme Countries
- 11/11/2016 - Press Release: UNODC brought together forensic and drugs experts from West and Central Asia
- 10/11/2016 - Inter-regional workshop on "Sharing Practices in Preventing and Combating the Use of Internet for Terrorist Purposes"
- 10/11/2016 - UNODC - COPAK Hosted a Roundtable Meeting of Ambassadors from the Regional Programme (RP) in Pakistan
- 09/11/2016 - Press Release: Precursors Case Meeting was held by UNODC
- 08/11/2016 - Press Release: West and Central and Asian countries will cooperatively respond to precursors trafficking
October 2016
- 27/10/2016 - Workshop on International and Regional Cooperation to address Trafficking in Persons
- 22/10/2016 - Inter-regional training workshop for law enforcement officers and prosecutors on detection, investigation and prosecution of cybercrime took place in Almaty
- 22/10/2016 - Strengthening Families Programme (SFP) 10-14 Launched in Kazakh Schools
- 15/10/2016 - Two Expert Group Meetings (EGM) under the Afghanistan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan (AKT) Initiative convened by the UNODC Regional Programme for Afghanistan and Neighbouring Countries
- 11/10/2016 - In service training of Afghan Medical Doctors at the Iranian National Center for Addiction Science (INCAS) 1-10 October 2016
- 07/10/2016 - Financial Disruption of illicit financial flows associated with transnational organised crime and corruption
September 2016
- 26/09/2016 - Press Release: Joint UNODC UNRCCA High Level Conference on "Identifying and Tackling Geo-Strategic Challenges to Promoting Development of the Licit Economy in Afghanistan in the Transformation Decade".
- 19/09/2016 - Study Mission of Kazakh and Afghan Medical Doctors to the Addiction Science Congress in Iran
- 10/09/2016 - Training course on Laboratory Identification of Illicit Drugs
- 09/09/2016 - Strengthening Family Programme (SFP 10-14) Training for Afghanistan and Iran
- 06/09/2016 - Regional Workshop on Cooperation in Criminal Cases with a Focus on Corruption and Assets Recovery and Return and sixth technical coordination Task Force
August 2016
- 24/08/2016 - Prisoners share the same right to health and well-being as other people
- 17/08/2016 - Press Release: UNODC and UNICEF to conduct first ever National Youth Drug Use Survey in Afghanistan
- 04/08/2016 - Promotion of cooperation among the countries in West and Central Asia to better address the issue of the International Transfer of Sentenced Prisoners
- 01/08/2016 - Building Civil Society Organizations capacities essential to prevent drug use in South West and Central Asia region
July 2016
- 29/07/2016 - Experts Group Meeting (EGM) under the AKT Initiative
- 20/07/2016 - Regional Working Group on Precursors (RWGP)
June 2016
- 17/06/2016 - Press Release: Planning for Youth Drug Use Survey in Kazakhstan
- 07/06/2016 - Press Release: Phase II (2016 -2019) of UNODC's Regional Programme for Afghanistan and Neighbouring Countries launched
- 03/06/2016 - Phase II (2016 - 2019) of UNODC's Regional Programme for Afghanistan and Neighbouring Countries launched
- 02/06/2016 - Regional Training of Trainers on UNODC Toolkit for Law Enforcement Officials
- 01/06/2016 - UNODC-OSCE-EAG Joint Scoping Mission Identifies Technical Assistance Needs in the Areas of AML/CFT and Builds Capacity of Practitioners in the Republic of Tajikistan
May 2016
- 31/05/2016 - Press Release: AKT Ministers Agree Biennial Roadmap for 2016-2017 - UNODC Regional Programme for Afghanistan and Neighbouring Countries
- 28/05/2016 - Training of Trainers on Treatment of children with drug use problems for countries of West and Central Asia
- 23/05/2016 - Press Release: UNODC Regional Programme for Afghanistan and Neighbouring Countries Technical Planning Meeting on Youth Drug Use Survey Kazakhstan
- 19/05/2016 - Regional Working Group on Forensic Capacity and Illicit Drugs (RWGFD)
- 19/05/2016 - Regional Programme Phase II Brochure
- 19/05/2016 - Promoting Regional Cooperation - Delivering Change
- 16/05/2016 - Press Release: UNODC Donor Briefing
March 2016
- 29/03/2016 - The Regional Programme at the 59th Session of the Commission for Narcotic Drugs
- 01/03/2016 - Assessing Youth Drug Use in Tajikistan: Technical Planning meeting
January 2016
- 26/01/2016 - Assessing Youth Drug Use in Afghanistan: work to deliver pilot surveys in gathers pace
December 2015
- 21/12/2015 - Partners meet to discuss action plan against illicit drugs in Afghanistan
October 2015
- 12/10/2015 - Drug Use and HIV: addressing the specific needs of women who use drugs and people in prisons
September 2015
- 23/09/2015 - Expert group meeting of Afghanistan, Pakistan and Iran to review undergraduate medical curricula
- 08/09/2015 - Regional Workshop on Illicit use of Money and Value Transfer Services (MVTS)
August 2015
- 19/08/2015 - International and Regional Cooperation to Combat Cybercrime
July 2015
- 22/07/2015 - Regional Workshop on the Development and Implementation of National Surveys on Youth Drug Use
April 2015
- 17/04/2015 - Promoting regional cooperation in Control Delivery and Joint Investigative Teams