https://www.occrp.org/en/announcement/occrp-welcomes-five-new-member-centers-in-central-asia-europe
Global Network Expands in Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Belarus, Bulgaria, and Croatia.
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https://eca.unwomen.org/en/where-we-are/georgia
Active in Georgia since 2001, and in line with Georgia’s national and international commitments, UN Women’s interventions focus on ending violence against...
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https://www.innovationnewsnetwork.com/hydro4u-bringing-new-small-hydropower-solutions-to-central-asia/62475/
Oct 14, 2025 - Hydro4U will power a sustainable future by introducing innovative, climate-resilient, affordable small hydropower solutions.
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https://forumias.com/blog/https-forumias-com-blog-india-central-asia-relations-explained-pointwise/
Nov 29, 2025 - India’s ties with Central Asia are becoming more important as global politics change. The spotlight on Tajikistan’s Ayni airbase, India’s former overseas...
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https://www.rferl.org/a/30284703.html
Dec 14, 2020 - Over the span of five years, one man funneled hundreds of millions of dollars out of Central Asia. What he knew may have cost him his life. But before his...
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https://nomadicboys.com/destinations/asia/west-central-asia/
Explore our gay travel adventures, discoveries, and stories from West & Central Asia, a unique region at the crossroads of Europe and Asia.
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https://www.travelandleisure.com/travel-leisure-launches-central-asia-edition-11848953
With insider stories, hotel reviews, and cultural guides, T+L Central Asia opens the door to one of the world’s most fascinating regions.
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https://eca.unwomen.org/en/what-we-do/humanitarian-action-4
When women are included in humanitarian action, entire communities benefit. Yet women and girls are often excluded from decision-making processes that shape...
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https://www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/article/plan-ultimate-silk-road-adventure-through-central-asia
Jun 19, 2023 - The old trade routes of the silk road give travellers endless options to explore central Asia, from lake-scattered mountain plateaus to ornate mausoleum...
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https://www.transrivers.org/2020/3192/
Since the announcement of its ambitious Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) in 2013, China has overtaken Russia to become the largest investor in Central Asian...
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https://www.rferl.org/a/rare-earths-china-xi-trump-weapons-military-central-asia-minerals/33558748.html
Oct 29, 2025 - From weapons manufacturing to stepped up prospecting for rare earths reserves, the ripple effects of Beijing's latest export controls on the minerals will...
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https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/bloody-wolf-expands-central-asia/
Dec 9, 2025 - A new Bloody Wolf campaign exploits legitimate remote-administration software for cyber-attacks on government targets in Central Asia
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https://eca.unwomen.org/en/what-we-do/leadership-and-political-participation-6
In Europe and Central Asia, UN Women develops programme solutions tailored to address women’s leadership and political participation, in line with the...
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https://www.savethechildren.org.au/about-us/issues/education
Education can help children break free from poverty, challenge gender and cultural expectations, and contribute to building stronger communities. Save the...
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https://www.acdivoca.org/2023/10/acdi-voca-awarded-the-latest-usaid-farmer-to-farmer-program-in-europe-caucasus-and-central-asia/
Jun 17, 2025 - The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) recently awarded ACDI/VOCA with the latest USAID Farmer-to-Farmer Program in Europe, Caucasus,...
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https://worldfinancialreview.com/kazakhstan-breaks-new-ground-with-central-asias-first-bitcoin-etf/
Sep 3, 2025 - Discover why Kazakhstan's launch of the first Bitcoin ETF is a landmark moment for finance in Central Asia.
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https://timesca.com/kyrgyz-president-denounces-politicized-sanctions-on-banks/
Oct 26, 2025 - President Sadyr Japarov has sharply criticized the United States and United Kingdom for imposing what he has called unfounded sanctions on Kyrgyz financial
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https://positivemoney.org/uk-global/update/east-southeast-asia-green-central-banking-scorecard-launch-event/
To launch our East & Southeast Asia Green Central Banking Scorecard, we brought together leading experts on green finance and central banking in the...
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https://astanatimes.com/2025/12/tokyo-declaration-to-bring-new-level-of-cooperation-between-central-asia-and-japan/
Dec 20, 2025 - Tokyo Declaration to Bring New Level of Cooperation Between Central Asia and Japan
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https://www.unops.org/europe-and-central-asia
Jul 10, 2025 - Throughout Eastern Europe, the Western Balkans, South Caucasus and Central Asia, UNOPS works closely with governments, local authorities and communities…
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https://asiatimes.com/2025/12/japan-reaching-for-a-bigger-richer-stake-in-central-asia/
Jan 2, 2026 - The first summit meeting of the Central Asia Plus Japan Dialogue was held in Tokyo on December 20, 2025, bringing together the presidents of Kazakhstan,
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https://cedos.org.ua/en/news/enhancing-education-resilience-in-eastern-europe-caucasus-and-central-asia-cedos-launches-new-project/
In November 2024, Cedos launched the project 'Enhancing Education Resilience in Eastern Europe, Caucasus, and Central Asia through knowledge and evidence
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https://www.rferl.org/a/china-central-asia-kazakhstan-uzbekistan-russia-nuclear-roasatom-cnnc/33528852.html
As attention focused on Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese leader Xi Jinping at the SCO and a military parade last week in China, Beijing inked a...
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https://iucn.org/press-release/202506/iucn-opens-central-asia-office-tashkent-strengthen-regional-cooperation
Tashkent, Uzbekistan, 2 June 2025 – Today, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and the Ministry of Ecology, Environmental Protection...
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https://globalfundforchildren.org/region/europe-and-central-asia/
Oct 31, 2025 - Empowering young people across Europe and Central Asia to lead change for justice, equality, and opportunity.
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https://350asia.org/from-margins-to-the-main-pages/
Oct 14, 2025 - What began in frustration has ended in triumph. When we started Youth for NDCs back in April 2024, Bangladesh’s Nationally Determined Contribution–a...
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https://www.satellitetoday.com/connectivity/2025/12/15/beeline-kazakhstan-completes-direct-to-cell-call-with-starlink-in-central-asia/
Dec 15, 2025 - Beeline Kazakhstan, VEON’s digital operator in Kazakhstan, has completed the first Starlink Direct-to-Cell call in Central Asia.
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https://acleddata.com/region/europe-and-central-asia
ACLED’s latest data and analysis on Europe and Central Asia.
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https://moderndiplomacy.eu/category/regions/central-asia/
Latest news on Central Asian Politics, Foreign Policy and in-depth articles with analysis and forward-looking insight
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https://animainternational.org/blog/central-asia-and-caucasus-movement-building/
In 2022, following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Anima International closed its Russian branch which I had been a part of. Like myself, many Russian animal...
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https://tgeu.org/ru/%d0%ba%d0%be%d0%bc%d0%b0%d0%bd%d0%b4%d0%b0/
Nov 20, 2025
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https://preparecenter.org/resource/preparedness-for-winter-weather-and-response-by-national-societies-in-europe-and-central-asia/
Jan 23, 2025 - This briefing note outlines common winter weather hazards experienced across Europe and Central Asia, and the ways in which National Societies are preparing...
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https://www.rferl.org/a/central-asia-s-water-tower-is-drying-up-as-glaciers-vanish/33682546.html
Kyrgyzstan's Lake Issyk-Kul has been shrinking at an alarming rate over the past decade, receding by up to 10 meters in some places, according to research. One...
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https://www.rferl.org/a/child-abuse-central-asia-corporal-punishment/33507263.html
Aug 23, 2025 - In many families in Central Asia, corporal punishment is not only common, it is the norm. Slaps for poor grades, ear-pulls for disobedience, beatings "to...
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https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/9c79d731a32d466f9c5907692b3c7e2e
Feb 19, 2025 - Journeys of change across Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan
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https://iucn.org/news/202602/iucn-eastern-europe-and-central-asia-designated-official-cbd-technical-and-scientific
IUCN has formally signed a Host Agreement with the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) on 17 February in Rome, during the sixth meeting...
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https://www.fao.org/europe/about-us/our-offices/our-work/en
In their pursuit to ensure an equitable and sustainable future, governments can rely on FAO expertise in food and agriculture.
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https://the.akdn/en/how-we-work/our-agencies/university-central-asia
The University of Central Asia offers the Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan and Kazakhstan higher education and research that contributes to development
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https://www.bookmundi.com/r/central-asia
The best Central Asia trips and multiday tour packages, delivered by top local Central Asia travel specialists. Compare prices and 310+ reviews.
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https://tgeu.org/jobs-transgender-europe/
Dec 1, 2025 - Explore current opportunities with us, including job vacancies and consultant roles. We'd love to have you on the team.
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https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/27/japan/japan-central-asia-summit-december/
Japan aims to bolster its relations with these countries, which are located in a strategically important region sometimes referred to as the 'backyards' of...
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https://eca.unwomen.org/en/stories/in-focus/2023/02/in-focus-war-in-ukraine-is-a-crisis-for-women-and-girls
The war has severely impacted social cohesion, community security and the resilience of local communities, especially women and girls. Lack of access to social...
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https://www.kcl.ac.uk/study/international/region/turkey-and-the-middle-east
Find out more about applying to King's as a student from Turkey, Central Asia & the Middle East.
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https://thedailycpec.com/na-speaker-hopeful-about-pakistans-economic-outreach-to-central-asia-through-cpec/
Dec 24, 2020 - ISLAMABAD: Speaker National Assembly Asad Qaisar on Wednesday said Afghanistan can serve as a gateway to Central Asia for extending economic outreach,...
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https://www.vtest.com/burlington-vtest-goes-to-the-educationusa-south-and-central-asia-regional-forum/
Mar 28, 2024 - This week you’ll find us at the EducationUSA Regional Forum in Tashkent being held at the InterContinental Hotel October 18-20.
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https://www.justsecurity.org/125271/us-counter-china-russia-south-caucasus-central-asia/
Nov 24, 2025 - How the U.S.-brokered Armenia-Azerbaijan peace deal and the TRIPP trade route are reshaping Eurasia’s economic and security alliances.
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https://www.ifc.org/en/where-we-work/middle-east
We are working in the region’s emerging markets and developing economies to create jobs and bring about a green, resilient, and inclusive recovery from the...
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https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202511/1347757.shtml
As for the Central Asian countries, it is vital for them to maintain the current configuration of power in the region and not turn themselves into disruptive...
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https://eca.unwomen.org/en/stories/in-focus/2025/07/women-lead-peace-follows
Women Lead Peace Follows
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https://www.voanews.com/a/voa-uzbek-eu-boosts-its-central-asia-strategy/8008733.html
Mar 12, 2025 - As the U.S. seeks to strengthen ties with resource-rich Central Asia, the European Union is also reaching out to the region. Having adopted a new strategy for...
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https://sog.rs/
Law firm, legal advice & services, M&A, corporate law, banking & finance, energy and natural resources, healthcare, pharma, CRSI, technology, real estate, tax...
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https://www.codastory.com/rewriting-history/kurultaj-turanism-hungary/
Aug 5, 2025 - Turanism is an emerging movement that advances a grand theory of Turkishness as a key part of Hungary’s national identity.
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https://www.rferl.org/a/majlis-podcast-russia-ukraine-rifts-central-asia/31761883.html
Mar 20, 2022 - On this week's Majlis podcast, RFE/RL media-relations manager Muhammad Tahir moderates a discussion on how the Russian invasion of Ukraine is creating...
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https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/immersive-story/2026/02/17/powering-an-energy-secure-future-across-central-asia
With World Bank Group support, the Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan have invested in expanding and diversifying their energy production, modernizing...
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https://anantacentre.in/central-asia-digest/
May 14, 2024 - Ambassador Ashok Sajjanhar, Former Ambassador of India to Kazakhstan, Sweden and Latvia; President, Institute of Global Studies and Distinguished Fellow,...
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https://timesca.com/russia-seeks-to-reassert-role-at-central-asia-summit-but-kazakhstan-and-uzbekistan-push-their-own-agendas/
Oct 23, 2025 - The second Central Asia-Russia summit, held ahead of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) leaders’ meeting, reaffirmed the Kremlin’s continued...
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https://www.globalcovenantofmayors.org/press/supporting-municipalities-in-eastern-europe-and-central-asia-to-turn-climate-ideas-into-action/
Nov 26, 2025 - The Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate & Energy (GCoM)–City Climate Finance Gap Fund Partnership team, together with the United Nations Development...
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https://www.rferl.org/a/putin-kazahstan-trump-oil-sanctions-central-asia-toqaev/33588262.html
One week after Central Asian leaders signed billions in strategic new deals in Washington, the Kazakh president is visiting the Kremlin to reaffirm the...
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https://www.uschamber.com/program/international-affairs/middle-east-central-asia-and-turkey-affairs
The U.S. Chamber's Middle East, Central Asia, and Türkiye Affairs program is the premiere business advocacy platform for strengthening the commercial...
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https://data.unwomen.org/publications/making-every-woman-and-girl-count-europe-and-central-asia-brief
This programme brief provides the latest updates on improving gender data production and use as part of the Women Count regional project in Europe and Central...
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https://www.unodc.org/roca/en/NEWS/2025/unodc-strengthens-forensic-capacity-in-central-asia-to-combat-synthetic-drugs.html
UNODC Strengthens Forensic Capacity in Central Asia to Combat Synthetic Drugs
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https://www.rferl.org/a/central-asia-trump-critical-minerals-diplomatic-deals-summit/33583397.html
US President Donald Trump unveiled a slew of trade, diplomatic, and mineral deals at a summit with Central Asia’s five leaders as Kazakhstan announced plans to...
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https://pafipckotamangupura.org/bank-central-asia-tembus-rp-850-triliun-pada-semester-1-2024/
Sep 20, 2024 - Bank Central Asia (BCA) melaporkan pencapaian signifikan pada semester pertama tahun 2024 dengan total aset mencapai Rp 850 triliun.
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https://www.rferl.org/a/central-asia-sports-athletes-overcome-adversity-inspiration/33487419.html
Jul 30, 2025 - RFE/RL spotlights five Central Asian athletes who have turned adversity into triumph. From a paralyzed man turned ultramarathoner to a blind Paralympian and a...
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https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/opinion/20251127/central-asia-a-whole-new-world-not-far-away
Nov 27, 2025 - While we all were busy with our domestic affairs for the year, the world has drastically changed, and that includes the region I would like to talk...
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https://soundcloud.com/unfao/food-security-and-nutrition-in-europe-and-central-asia-2024
Play Food security and nutrition in Europe and Central Asia 2024 by FAO on desktop and mobile. Play over 320 million tracks for free on SoundCloud.
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https://www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/article/best-preserved-medieval-settlement-in-central-asia-uzbekistan-khiva-in-pictures
Oct 22, 2025 - Once a crucial caravan stop on the Silk Road, Khiva is one of Central Asia’s best-preserved medieval settlements. The Uzbek city is a place of towering...
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https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/thailand-rings-in-the-new-year-at-bangkoks-times-square-of-asia-central-world-302652446.html
/PRNewswire/ -- Fireworks arced across Bangkok's skyline. Drones lit up the night sky. A sea of people filled the Ratchaprasong district as the city counted...
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https://www.unodc.org/roca/en/NEWS/2025/customs-and-border-control-agencies-in-central-asia-and-pakistan-strengthen-anti-corruption-approaches-to-border-management.html
Customs and Border Control agencies in Central Asia and Pakistan strengthen anti-corruption approaches to border management
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https://asianews.network/severe-floods-devastate-central-vietnam/
Nov 25, 2025 - Relentless rain in Central Vietnam has submerged thousands of homes, destroyed crops and swept away livestock. Residents face massive losses and a long road to...
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https://eca.unwomen.org/en/what-we-do/ending-violence-against-women-4
Across Europe and Central Asia, UN Women offices work to prevent and respond to violence against women and girls.
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https://asiatimes.com/2025/12/iranian-drone-clone-now-a-us-central-command-weapon/
Dec 10, 2025 - The US Central Command, a vital player in Middle East security, is now flying a clone of an Iranian drone. The US drone is a copy of the Shaheed 136, the
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https://www.rferl.org/a/china-central-asia-wang-yi-diplomacy-minerals-mining-kyrgyzstan-debt/33597375.html
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi is in the middle of a three-country tour of Central Asia focused on shoring up Chinese influence after a month where the...
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https://www.nationalacademies.org/projects/DELS-BLS-23-05
The increasing digitalization in the life sciences has led to numerous opportunities for addressing challenges in various sectors. Life scientists are...
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https://www.rferl.org/a/us-kazakhstan-rail-deal/33537378.html
Sep 23, 2025 - Kazakhstan signed a deal to buy $4.2 billion worth of US locomotives and rail equipment amid a push by President Donald Trump to deepen economic ties with...
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https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202601/1353941.shtml
In Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan, a steel grab the size of a small room swings slowly over a pit, clamps shut and lifts a dripping load of household trash...
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https://www.eurasia.org/project/initiative-to-combat-trafficking-in-persons-in-central-asia/
Apr 11, 2025 - The Initiative to Combat Trafficking in Persons in Central Asia built the capacity of Central Asian civil society […]
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https://bookmyshow.sg/en/events/central-cee-cant-rush-greatness-world-tour-asia-2026/CENTRALC
Early Bird sales going live on 23 December 2025, 10AM! Show Schedule Doors Open: 6PM Opening Act: 7PM Central Cee: 8PM To prepare for high demand, we strongly...
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https://prestelpublishing.penguinrandomhouse.de/book/Textiles-of-China-and-Central-Asia/Mariachiara-Gasparini/Prestel/e630666.rhd
Textiles of China and Central Asia as Hardcover with reading sample ✔ Now discover and order at Prestel Publishing.
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https://greencentralbanking.com/asia-in-focus/
Oct 15, 2025 - Asia's central banks and financial regulators are addressing climate change, using monetary policy to stimulate the net-zero transition.
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https://eca.unwomen.org/en/digital-library/publications/2025/06/un-women-in-europe-and-central-asia
These thematic briefs offer an overview of UN Women’s contributions to advancing gender equality across Europe and Central Asia. Each brief showcases...
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https://www.unyp.cz/unyp-representative-office-kazakhstan/
Nov 24, 2025 - UNYP Representative Office in Kazakhstan The University of New York in Prague operates a Representative Office in Almaty, Kazakhstan. It serves as UNYP’s...
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https://www.swp-berlin.org/publikation/turkeys-turns-to-central-asia-learning-by-doing
Ankara’s role in Central Asia is often assessed through the “Great Game” lens, in which Turkey is supposed to challenge the influence of Russia...
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