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UNODC'c Satellite Session at the HIV/AIDS Conference in Moscow
 The Second Eastern Europe and Central Asia AIDS Conference (EECAAC) took place in Moscow, Russia, on 3-5 May 2008. The conference invited more than 2000 people and provided unprecedented opportunity for dialogue and interaction among political and community leaders, scientists and other researchers, people living with HIV and representatives of civil society from across the region in response to the challenges of the AIDS crisis. Accelerating Access to HIV Prevention, Treatment and Care for All" was adopted as the official motto of the conference.
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A briefing on implementation of CARICC pilot phase was held at UNODC Office for Central Asia
 TASHKENT, Uzbekistan, 23 April 2008 (UNODC) - The Central Asia Regional Information and Coordination Centre (CARICC) will continue promoting the exchange of criminal intelligence and effective cross-border operations.
A special meeting of CARICC with its partners and donors, Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), governments of France, Germany, Turkey, Russia, the UK and the USA was held in Tashkent (Uzbekistan) on April 23, 2008 where the reappointed director of CARICC, Beksultan Sarsekov made a short briefing on implementation of the project pilot phase in Central Asia.
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NATO-Russian Council Heads of State agree to make UNODC-implemented Project Permanent
On 14-15 April the donor Nations and the UNODC held an expert meeting on counter-narcotics training techniques and methodologies. Senior counter-narcotics experts and UNODC officials gathered in Brussels to review the NRC Project on Counter-Narcotics Training of Afghan and Central Asian Personnel activities and to plan and coordinate the Project's training courses, curricula, an overall strategy for the coming years.
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Ratification and implementation of conventions and protocols
The lower house of Parliament of Kazakhstan on 19 March 2008 approved the Law of Ratification of the United Nations Convention against Corruption, and submitted it the Senate, upper house of Parliament for its approval.
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ROCA organized press events to launch INCB Annual Report
On 4 and 5 March press conferences devoted to the INCB Annual Report launch were organized by UNODC jointly with partners in five Central Asian countries. In Kazakhstan with Drug Control Committee, donor's representatives - Ambassador of the USA, Ambassador of Italy took part in it.
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UNODC organised a AML/CFT Workshop in Ashgabat
On 4-5 March, 2008 UNODC jointly with World Bank, OSCE, EAG and IMF organized a multi-donor workshop on "The Role and Function of the Financial Intelligence Unit" for relevant Turkmen officials at the President Hotel in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan. The Agenda for this workshop included AML/CFT experts from various countries who presented their experiences in building an AML/CFT Framework and FIU in their countries.
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UNODC ROCA hosted a Law Enforcement Donor Coordination Meeting in Turkmenistan
On 25 February 2008, ROCA organized a Law Enforcement Donor Coordination Meeting in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan to review year-end results of technical assistance provided by various donors and coordinate future activities. The meeting was attended by the representative of the Russian Federation, Turkey, British, USA Embassies; the UNHCR, IOM, OSCE,WB,TICA, BOMCA-CADAP program.
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UNODC participated at the NATO-Russia Council meeting
On 14 January 2008, UNODC Regional Representative for Central Asia participated at the NATO-Russia Council's (NRC) Executive Steering Meeting to review the NRC report on the results of the first phase of the XAC/I97 project and plans for the project extension which will cover 2008-2009.|
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EC supported UNODC to enhance forensic capacity in Central Asia
 In December 2007, UNODC successfully finalised the implementation of the "Support to Forensic Laboratories Capacity in Central Asia " project financed by the European Commission within BOMCA/CADAP programme activities.
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UNODC Launched CARICC's Pilot Phase
The Central Asian states continue to support the establishment of CARICC. By November 2007, the Presidents of Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan had all become signatories to the CARICC agreement. On 28 December 2007, Turkmenistan became the first MOU member country to ratify the CARICC Framework Agreement. |
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New UN Regional Centre for Preventive Diplomacy established in Ashgabat.
On 10 December 2007, the opening ceremony for the UN Regional Centre for Preventive Diplomacy - the first such entity in Central Asia was held in Ashgabat. It was linked to the 12th anniversary of the UN General Assembly recognizing Turkmenistan's neutrality status, marked on 12 December. |
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UNODC supports anti-corruption activities in Tajikistan
On 9 December 2007, to mark the International Anti-corruption Day in Tajikistan, UNODC jointly with the Government conducted a number of events aimed at anti-corruption public awareness raising and promotion of UNCAC. |
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UNODC and OSCE Organised a Joint Roundtable on Human Trafficking
On 13-14 December, the ROCA sub-office in Kyrgyzstan jointly with Kyrgyzstan's State Migration and Employment Committee and the OSCEorganized a roundtable on combating trafficking in human beings: state policies, dynamics and ways forward.British, US and Turkish embassies. |
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