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ADB Appoints Shanny Campbell as Lao PDR Country Director
Asian Development Bank
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October 23, 2024
VIENTIANE, LAO PEOPLE’S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC (23 October 2024) — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has appointed Shanny Campbell as its Country Director for the Lao People's Democratic Republic (Lao PDR). She assumed office this week. Ms. Campbell...
OSCE organizes international seminar to initiate establishment of Regional Association for Women in Border and Law Enforcement Agencies in Central Asia
Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
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October 18, 2024
On 15 and 16 October, the OSCE Secretariat with the support of the OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek and other OSCE Field Operations in Central Asia organized an international seminar that initiated the establishment of the Association of Women in...
Iran strives to become a pan-sectarian Islamic power
Middle East Institute
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August 1, 2024
The success of Iran’s Islamic Revolution in 1979 marked the first time in modern history that a secular regime in the Middle East was toppled in favor of a theocratic, Islamist order. Over the following decades, the Islamic Republic of Iran’s...
OSCE organizes training sessions on “National Referral Mechanism for human trafficking victims” and supports consultations on the new Anti-Trafficking National Action Plan
Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
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October 7, 2024
Between 11 September and 4 October 2024, the OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe conducted a series of five training courses in the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAO), Sughd, Khatlon regions, and the Districts of Republican Subordination. The...
OSCE holds regional workshop on preventing drug use and supply among youth in Central Asia
Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
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October 3, 2024
Over 40 experts and stakeholders from across Central Asia gathered for a regional workshop focused on addressing the rising concerns of drug and new psychoactive substances (NPS) use among young people. The workshop, held on 2 and 3 October, was...
OSCE-led Mobile Training Team trains Kazakhstan’s Customs and Border officers
Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
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October 11, 2024
Twenty-eight border and customs officers participated in a training course held from 7 to 11 October in Astana, Kazakhstan. The course was organized by the OSCE Transnational Threats Department in close co-operation with the OSCE Programme Office...
Government procurement committee approves best practices regarding SMEs, welcomes observer
World Trade Organization
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October 9, 2024
Improving SME participation in government procurement The Committee agreed on a compilation of best practices related to measures and policies that WTO members — including non-GPA parties — can use to support the participation of SMEs in...
Moscow hosted meeting of CIS Heads of State Council
President of Azerbaijan
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October 8, 2024
AZERBAIJAN, October 8 - On October 8, a meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) was held in Moscow. President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev attended the meeting. Vladimir Putin,...
Russia’s Queenside Castling in the High North: A Strategic Risk or Opportunity for the West?
The Arctic Institute
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October 8, 2024
Back to Publications UK F35B lightning on the deck of HMS Prince of Wales, participating in NATO’s 2024 Exercise Steadfast Defender, the largest NATO High North exercise in decades. Photo: UK Ministry of Defence The Russian invasion of Ukraine in...
OSCE "Drops of the Future" move to Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan
Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
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October 7, 2024
The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), in collaboration with the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC), successfully organized the second and third editions of the "Drops of the Future" youth workshop series...
Forex Expo Dubai 2024 Breaks Records with Unprecedented Attendance and Sponsors
EIN Presswire
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October 3, 2024
DUBAI, DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, October 3, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Forex Expo Dubai 2024 is set to make history as it breaks records with the highest-ever number of attendees and sponsors in its esteemed legacy. Welcoming participants...
Forex Expo Dubai 2024 Breaks Records with Unprecedented Attendance and Sponsors
GlobeNewswire, Inc.
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October 1, 2024
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, Oct. 01, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Forex Expo Dubai 2024 is set to make history as it breaks records with the highest-ever number of attendees and sponsors in its esteemed legacy. Welcoming participants from across the...
Ilham Aliyev visits "Khagani" Garden and surrounding areas after improvements and renovations
President of Azerbaijan
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September 14, 2024
AZERBAIJAN, September 14 - To His Excellency Mr. Emomali Rahmon, President of the Republic of Tajikistan Dear Emomali Sharifovich, On behalf of myself and the people of Azerbaijan, I am pleased to extend to you and, through you, to your entire...
OSCE supports roundtable of the Association of Women's Councils at the Ministry of Internal Affairs to discuss women’s participation in police force
Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
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September 13, 2024
On 12-13 September 2024, the OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe supported the Association of Women’s Councils in the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) to organize a roundtable discussion in Romit, near Dushanbe. The event was attended by 43...
OSCE and UNFPA launch pivotal study on Domestic Violence Perpetrator Programmes in Central Asia
Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
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September 17, 2024
The OSCE Gender Issues Programme, within the framework of the WIN Project, and the United Nations Population Fund’s (UNFPA) Regional Office for Eastern Europe and Central Asia have jointly released a crucial study on domestic violence perpetrator...
Secretary Mayorkas Delivers Remarks at the Global Summit on Terrorism and Political Violence
Department of Homeland Security - Washington D.C.
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September 12, 2024
Secretary Alejandro N. Mayorkas delivered the following remarks in his keynote address to the inaugural Global Summit on Terrorism and Political Violence in New York City, NY. Good morning. In May 2021, a high school senior from Conklin, New York,...
New report maps regional co-operation on climate change and security in Central Asia’s high mountain areas
Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
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September 12, 2024
Central Asia's high mountains are critical to the well-being of communities throughout the region and beyond. At the same time, the area is already facing significant climate-related security risks with impacts on the livelihoods of rural mountain...
Ilham Aliyev addressed meeting of Heads of State of Central Asia and Republic of Azerbaijan in Astana
President of Azerbaijan
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August 9, 2024
AZERBAIJAN, August 9 - On August 9, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev participated in the meeting of the Heads of State of Central Asia and the Republic of Azerbaijan in Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan. The President of...
The President of Turkmenistan participated in the Sixth Consultative Meeting of Heads of Central Asian States
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan
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August 10, 2024
10 August 2024 77 The President of Turkmenistan participated in the Sixth Consultative Meeting of Heads of Central Asian States On August 9, 2024, President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov had a working visit to the Republic of Kazakhstan to...
Cultural Affairs Bureau hosts “The Belt and Road Cultural Talk Series” to explore the mystery of Sogdian civilization
Macao Government News
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August 8, 2024
MACAU, August 8 - Organised by the Cultural Affairs Bureau, the fourth lecture entitled “Sogdiana, its mural paintings and religious art: A forgotten civilization from pre-Islamic Central Asia”, integrated in “The Belt and Road Cultural Talk...