MILESTONES #7

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Compendium 2008

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MILESTONES # 6

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1. CIS meeting in Dushanbe
2. Mini-Dublin Group meetings
3. Cooperation between DCAs of Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan
4. UN Launches New Initiative to Combat Human Trafficking
5. New Computer Based Training sites opened in Kyrgyzstan
6. Training sessions in Tajikistan
7. Celebration of UN day in Tashkent
8. Drug Demand Reduction and HIV/AIDS

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Illicit Drug Trafficking In Central Asia, 2007

This report was prepared by the Paris Pact Coordination and Analysis Unit (CAU) of the UNODC Regional Office for Central Asia (ROCA) and benefited from the work and expertise of UNODC ROCA sub-office staff in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan.

This report is based primarily on open source information, statistics and briefs from ministries
and agencies involved in drug control related activities in Central Asia. As the statistical
information is often not available until the second half of the following year, this report includes
data up to the end of 2006 only. For any questions related to this report, please contact the
UNODC Regional Office for Central Asia.

COMPENDIUM OF DRUG RELATED STATISTICS, 1996-2007

The Compendium was prepared by the UNODC Regional Office for Central Asia supported by the Paris Pact Initiative project. The report is compiled from official statistics of Central Asian countries, UN data and other findings of the international organizations.

This document has not been formally edited.
The designations employed and the presentation of the material in this publication do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the Secretariat of the United Nations concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries.

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 AFGHAN OPIUM CULTIVATION SOARS 59 PERCENT IN 2006

Opium cultivation in Afghanistan rose 59 percent in 2006, largely due to a dramatic increase in the troubled southern provinces. UNODC's Annual Opium Survey for Afghanistan showed the area under opium cultivation reached a record 165,000 hectares in 2006 compared with 104,000 in 2005. In the southern province of Helmand, where Taliban insurgents have scaled up their attacks on Afghan Government and international forces, cultivation soared 162 percent to 69,324 hectares.

MILESTONES #4

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International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking 

Expert Roundtable meeting on Cross-border Cooperation with Afghanistan held in Dushanbe

Uzbek capital hosts international conference on HIV/AIDS

Drug Burning Ceremony held in Uzbekistan
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MILESTONES #3

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Tashkent Hosts Regional MoU Meeting to Establish CARICC 

UNODC Helps to Improve Law Enforcement Information Analysis and Exchange

Regional Drug Situation Analysis

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CARICC

Because a capacity for regional intelligence and analysis would assist law enforcement agencies greatly, UNODC has been supporting the establishment of the Central Asian Regional Information and Communication Centre (CARICC). Work on CARICC has progressed and all documents for its establishment have been finalized. During October, CARICC venues proposed by Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan were assessed and based on those recommendations, a venue is expected to be agreed to at the MoU meeting in early 2006.

LEGAL ASSISTANCE
UNODC has continued to develop its cooperation with international organizations taking an interest in relevant fields in Central Asia, such as the Anti-Corruption Network for Transition Economies (ACN), a regional forum established for exchange of experiences and elaboration of best anti-corruption practices for countries in Eastern Europe and Central Asia countries. Along with national representatives, the forum gathers a number of international agencies.  download full]

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FROM THE REPRESENTATIVE

Central Asia has recently reemerged as a region of strategic interest. The rest of the world is increasingly paying attention to the region, and for good reason, Central Asia is facing a number of threats, from an emerging link between drug trafficking and terrorism to a general instability faced by all countries in transition but amplified by the region's geographical location.

Security and development are intimately linked in Central Asia and UNODC is widely recognized as a leading institution not only in strengthening interdiction capacities and reducing drug demand, but contributing to the overall sustainable and political development in the region.

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Crossroads - Fighting Against Drugs and Organized Crime in Central Asia

Regional Visit of Kofi Annan Highlights the Need for Cooperative Efforts to Stop DrugsTrafficking

UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan made hisory with his recent trip to Central Asia. He is the first Secretary-General to visit the countries of the region since their independence from the Soviet Union in 1991. This event represented more than the ongoing cooperation between the United Nations and the Central Asian countries; it underscores the growing geopolitical significance of the region in the context of international stability and security.

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