| ID | 088146 |
| Title Proper | Preventive diplomacy for Central Asia |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Nikolaev, S |
| Publication | 2009. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | COUNTRIES IN CENTRAL ASIA are exposed to a number of conflict-provoking threats: terrorism and extremism, drug trafficking and organized crime. Turning to the UN for good services in this context looks logical since the UN has many tools to react to such threats and experience in settling the most diverse conflicts.
This led to the establishment in Ashgabat of the new international agency - the UN Regional Center for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia (UNRCCA).
As early as November 2004, Turkmenistan proposed the creation of UNRCCA. The initiative was backed by Kazakhstan. Next there followed a series of consultations between representatives of all five Central Asian states who gave this idea their unanimous approval and agreed to headquarter the Center in the capital of Turkmenistan.
On May 7, 2007, UN Secretary General Ban Kimoon informed the chairman of the UN Security Council Zalmay Khalilzad that, in line with the UN Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy and recommendations of the High-Level Panel on Threats, Challenges and Change pertaining to the need to boost the UN potential for the prevention of conflicts, he intended to establish UNRCCA in Ashgabat. |
| `In' analytical Note | International Affairs (Moscow) Vol. 55, No. 2; p83-91 |
| Journal Source | International Affairs (Moscow) Vol. 55, No. 2; p83-91 |
| Key Words | Preventive Diplomacy ; Central Asia ; UNRCCA |