The UNODC Regional Office for Central Asia held a Regional Training of Trainers (ToT) on Course 20 – “Populations with Special Clinical Needs” which took place in person in Dushanbe, Tajikistan on 23-27 October 2023. This course is a part of the Advanced Level of the Universal Treatment Curriculum for Substance Use Disorders (UTC training package).

The eighteen (18) members of the national team of trainers from Uzbekistan and Tajikistan attended the training delivered by the team of UTC Regional Master Trainers.

“In today's ever-evolving healthcare landscape, it is imperative that we equip...

The UNODC Regional Office for Central Asia in collaboration with Prevention, Treatment and Rehabilitation Section, UNODC HQ held a Regional Training of Trainers (ToT) on Course 20 – “Populations with Special Clinical Needs” which took place in person in Almaty, Kazakhstan on 17-22 July 2023. This course is a part of the Advanced Level of the Universal Treatment Curriculum for Substance Use Disorders (UTC training package).

The seventeen (17) members of the national team of trainers from Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan attended the training delivered by the team of UTC Global Master Trainers.

“UN...

The UNODC Regional Office for Central Asia (ROCA) conducted a series of national trainings on "Quality Assurance (QA) of Drug Use Disorder Treatment Systems", which took place from 27 to 28 February 2023 in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, from 2 to 3 March 2023 in Dushanbe, Tajikistan,  and from 9 to 10 March 2023 in Almaty, Kazakhstan.

The main objective of these three (3) trainings was to increase the capacity of key national stakeholders to develop national quality assurance system standards in line with the UNODC-WHO International Standards for the Treatment of Drug Use Disorders. In addition, an...

The UNODC Regional Office for Central Asia supported a training of trainers (ToT) on “Course 16 – Advanced Clinical Skills “and “Course 19 – “Enhancing Group Facilitation Skills” which took place in person in Tashkent, Uzbekistan on 20-24 February 2023. These courses are part of the Advanced Level of the Universal Treatment Curriculum for Substance Use Disorders (UTC training package).

The fifteen (15) members of the national team of trainers from Tajikistan (5) and Uzbekistan (10) attended the training, delivered by the team of UTC Regional Master Trainers. Out of 15 participants 9 were...

The UNODC Regional Office for Central Asia supported the training for trainers on course 16 – "Advanced Clinical Skills" and on course 19 – "Strengthening group skills", which took place in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, on 20-24 February 2023, These courses are part of the Advanced Level Of the Universal Curriculum for the Treatment of Substance Use Disorders (UTC Training Package).

Fifteen (15) members of the national team of trainers from Tajikistan (5) and Uzbekistan (10) took part in the training conducted by a team of regional master trainers.

"Health-centred, rights-based and gender-sensitive...

The UNODC Regional Office for Central Asia organized a national training on "Quality Assurance of Drug Use Disorder Treatment Systems" in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, from 28 to 30 November 2022.

This capacity-building exercise was carried out within the framework of UNODC's global project GLOJ71 "Treatment of Drug Dependence and Its Health Consequences: Treatnet" in collaboration with Subprogramme 3: Addressing Drug Problems, Strengthening Treatment of Drug Use Disorders and HIV/AIDS Prevention of the UNODC Central Asia Programme for 2022-2025 and the Prevention, Treatment and Rehabilitation Section...

The UNODC Regional Office for Central Asia (ROCA) conducted a National Training “UNODC Drug Use Disorder Treatment Systems Quality Assurance (QA)” which took place in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan on 28-30 November 2022.

This capacity building exercise was conducted in the framework of the UNODC global project GLOJ71 “Treating drug dependence and its health consequences: Treatnet II” in collaboration with Sub-programme 3: Addressing drug problems, increasing treatment of drug use disorders, and preventing HIV/AIDS” of the UNODC Programme for Central Asia 2022-2025. Moreover, the event was implemented...

The UNODC Regional Office for Central Asia supported a training of trainers (ToT) on “Course 16 – Advanced Clinical Skills “ and “Course 19 – “Enhancing Group Facilitation Skills” which took place in person in Almaty, Kazakhstan on 24-29 October 2022. These courses are part of the Advanced Level of the Universal Treatment Curriculum for Substance Use Disorders (UTC training package).

“The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the persons living with substance use disorders adversely. To begin with the availability and access to the appropriate services for substance use disorders was limited. The...

The UNODC Regional Office for Central Asia held a Regional Training of Trainers (ToT) on Course 13 – “Contingency Management: A Reinforcement Based Treatment” which took place in person in Almaty, Kazakhstan on 27-29 July 2022. This course is a part of the Advanced Level of the Universal Treatment Curriculum for Substance Use Disorders (UTC training package).

The twenty (20) members of the national team of trainers from Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan attended the training delivered by the team of UTC Regional Master Trainers.

“Building on human resources trained already on evidence...

The UNODC Regional Office for Central Asia (UNODC ROCA) organized a Regional Training of Trainers (ToT) on Course 18 – “Clinical Supervision” of the Advanced Level of the Universal Treatment Curriculum for Substance Use Disorders (UTC training package) from 20 to 24 June 2022 in Tashkent, the Republic of Uzbekistan with the generous support from U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs.

“Health-centered, human rights-based and gender-responsive approaches to drug use disorders and related diseases deliver better public health outcomes. We need...

The UNODC Regional Office for Central Asia supported a training of trainers (ToT) on Course 13 – “Contingency Management: A Reinforcement Based Treatment” and “Course 18 – “Clinical Supervision” which took place in person in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan on 10-18 March 2022. These courses are part of the Advanced Level of the Universal Treatment Curriculum for Substance Use Disorders (UTC training package).

The training was organized within the framework of UNODC global project GLOJ71 “Treating drug dependence and its health consequences: Treatnet” in collaboration with Sub-programme 3: Addressing drug...

The UNODC Regional Office for Central Asia supported a training of trainers (ToT) on the Course 11 “Enhancing Motivational Interviewing Skills”. This course is part of the Advanced Level of the Universal Treatment Curriculum for Substance Use Disorders (UTC training package) for national trainers from Kyrgyzstan which took place in person in Issyk Kul, Kyrgyzstan on 13-17 September 2021. This training was organized within the framework of UNODC global project GLOJ71 “Treating drug dependence and its health consequences: Treatnet” in collaboration with Sub-programme 3: Drug prevention...

On April 27, 2021, UNODC Regional Office for Central Asia held a training seminar for specialists of the republican and regional levels responsible for drug dependence treatment and HIV prevention services in the Republic of Uzbekistan. The main goal of the national training was to increase the capacity of government and non-government organizations that implement HIV and HCV prevention programs to provide effective evidence-based services for people who use new psychoactive substances (NPS) and stimulants.

At the opening of the workshop Mr. Borikhan Shaumarov, UNODC Programme Coordinator...

The Nationwide Competition “Expert on the Development of Life and Family Skills” was organized online in January-April 2021 by the Ministry of Public Education of the Republic of Uzbekistan jointly with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) in three stages via @psyforum telegram channel.

The competition was aimed at disseminating best practices, as well as improving the skills of psychologists and teachers in the public education system in achieving psychological resilience in schools and families by teaching young people life skills, healthy lifestyles, positive relationships...

4 March 2021, Online Consultation on initiation of the Survey in Kazakhstan on High-Risk Drug Use took place via Zoom Teleconference Platform.

More than 25 representatives of governmental, non-governmental stakeholders in the Republic of Kazakhstan and international organizations, including the Ministry of Health, Ministry of Interior, Republican Mental Health Centre, Kazakh National Centre of Dermatology and Infectious Diseases, Law Enforcement Academy of the General Prosecutor’s Office, non-governmental organizations, research institutions, Global Fund to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and...

New psychoactive substances (NPS) are spreading at an unprecedented rate and are becoming a serious health threat and a real problem in drug policy in Central Asian countries. Little is known about the negative impact of NPS on human health and the harm they cause to society, and this significantly complicates prevention and treatment. To effectively counter this new problem, it is necessary to ensure constant monitoring of the drug situation, exchange of information and raise awareness of the risks.

In order to consider the possibility of multisectoral partnerships between government...

The Regional Mission in Central Asia of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) together with the Ministry of Public Education of the Republic of Uzbekistan launched an online competition "Expert on the Development of Family and Life Skills."

The main purpose of the competition is to disseminate best practices, as well as to improve the skills of psychologists and educators in the public education system, especially classroom leaders, in achieving psychological stability in school and family by teaching young people life skills, healthy lifestyles, positive relationships between parents and...

As covid-19 becomes the "new reality" and the number of positive cases, although not as high as the last, we must remain vigilant, especially when it comes to those who are most vulnerable to possible negative consequences.

The statement we can hear on any flight on an airplane is: "In case of danger, first put the mask on your own, then put it on the child." The purpose of this statement is that without protecting yourself in the first place, you will not be able to help those who need it most. The same principle applies to drafting during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Those whose job it is to...