Press Releases

NEW YORK, UNITED NATIONS Journalists go to the most dangerous places to give voice to the voiceless. Media workers suffer character assassination, sexual assault, detention, injuries and even death. We need leaders to defend…

DUSHANBE, Tajikistan On 27-28 April 2017, the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General (SRSG), Head of the UN Regional Center for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia (UNRCCA), Petko Draganov conducted a visit to…

MOSCOW, Russia On 24-26 April, the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General, Head of the Regional Centre for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia (UNRCCA), Petko Draganov, travelled to Moscow for consultations in…

NEW YORK, UNITED NATIONS AGENDA ITEM: “MAINTENANCE OF INTERNATIONAL PEACE AND SECURITY: HUMAN RIGHTS AND THE PREVENTION OF ARMED CONFLICT” I thank the United States presidency for convening this important meeting. We are all…

ASTANA, Kazakhstan A regional training on “Capacity building in the field of mediation and conflict prevention” took place in Astana on April 3-5. The event was organized by the UN Regional Centre for Preventive Diplomacy for…

NEW YORK -- On this International Day of Solidarity with Detained and Missing Staff Members, we are still awaiting news of the fate of two members of the Group of Experts on the Democratic Republic of the Congo, a sanctions…

NEW YORK President of the General Assembly, Ambassadors, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, Happy Nowruz to everyone! I am grateful to the Ambassadors from a dozen countries celebrating Nowruz for bringing us together today…

ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan – On 15 March, UNRCCA staff and Special Representative of the UN Secretary General and Head of the UN Regional Center for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia, Petko Draganov, joined the UN staff…

NEW YORK Women’s rights are human rights. But in these troubled times, as our world becomes more unpredictable and chaotic, the rights of women and girls are being reduced, restricted and reversed. Empowering women and girls…

ASTANA, Kazakhstan – On 7 March, Mirsolav Jenča, Assistant Secretary-General for Political Affairs and Petko Draganov, UN Special Representative and Head of the UN Regional Center for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia…