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Every year on the International Day of Peace, the United Nations calls on the peoples of the world to remember their common humanity and join together to build a future free of strife. It calls on all of us to observe a day…

SARAJEVO, Bosnia and Herzegovina - On 19 May, Ambassador Petko Draganov, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General, Head of UNRCCA, participated in the Annual Cluster Meeting of UNDP’s Regional Bureau for Europe and…

ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan - On 25 April, UNRCCA hosted a regular mini-Dublin Group (informal co-ordination group of like-minded countries on fight against illicit drugs) meeting in Ashgabat chaired by Ambassador of Italy to…

KABUL, Afghanistan - On 19-21 April, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General and Head of the Regional Centre for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia (UNRCCA), Petko Draganov, visited Kabul and had meetings with…

The first- ever World Humanitarian Summit, an initiative of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, managed by UN OCHA, will be held in Istanbul on 23 and 24 May 2016 and will bring together governments, humanitarian organizations…

This year’s World Water Day focuses on the links between water and jobs. Almost half of all workers – 1.5 billion people – work in water-related sectors, and nearly all jobs depend on the availability of freshwater. Despite…

I am delighted to offer best wishes for a happy Nowruz to all those celebrating around the world – and to the many others who can benefit from this rich cultural heritage. Nowruz is an ancient tradition with modern relevance…

“FROM THE GLASS CEILING TO A CARPET OF SHARDS” As a boy growing up in post-war Korea, I remember asking about a tradition I observed: women going into labor would leave their shoes at the threshold and then look back in fear…

[As prepared] Distinguished guests, Ladies and gentlemen, I thank the Centre for the Prevention of Radicalization Leading to Violence for inviting me to see its important work first-hand. The focus on preventing violent…