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UNODC Programme for Central Asia 2022-2025 Year of publication: 2022 Corporate author: UNODC Central Asia The Central Asia Program outlines the proposed scope and focuses on the work of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) in Central Asia from 2022 to 2025. The program presents a unified approach to providing UNODC technical assistance in Central Asia. The programme is tailored to a common regional strategy that integrates national, subregional, and global initiatives that contribute to the UN system's response to sustainable development in the sub-region. This approach aims to engage more effectively with the Member States. 
Political Participation of Young People in Kazakhstan: The Role of Digital Technologies Year of publication: 2022 Corporate author: Paperlab Research Center (Kazakhstan) At the end of July, the PaperLab Research Center held a discussion on "Political participation of youth in Kazakhstan: the role of digital technologies". Experts say that after the January events, Kazakhstanis became more interested in politics. But the real political participation of young people is still limited. 
Q&A: Adolescents, Youth and COVID-19 Year of publication: 2020 Corporate author: World Health Organization (WHO) | UNESCO | United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) | United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) As part of UNESCO’s work in promoting better health and well-being for all children and young people, it has contributed to the development of a practical guide in a ‘questions and answers’ (Q&A) format on children and adolescents and COVID-19. This work was led by the World Health Organization, in collaboration with the Adolescents and Youth Constituency of the Partnership for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health, UNESCO, UNFPA, and UNICEF.The Q&A provide children and adolescents with accurate, non-judgmental information and advice around COVID-19, including how to help stop the spread of the virus, what to do if they develop symptoms of the disease, and how to best manage their health and well-being during the confinement period and after. It considers children and young people as critical actors in the response to COVID-19, not as passive beneficiaries. 
Advancing a Just Energy Transition in Central Asia: Women’s Key Role in the Energy Sector Year of publication: 2024 Corporate author: Организация по безопасности и сотрудничеству в Европе (ОБСЕ) | Global Women’s Network for the Energy Transition (GWNET) The OSCE study analyzes the socio-economic benefits of the energy transition for the five OSCE participating States in the region. It provides specific considerations for the strategic development of an appropriately skilled labour force and also contains critical yet unpublished data on the job creation potential of renewable energy in each Central Asian country. 
Gender Equality: A Large-Scale Study by the UN and the Government of Kazakhstan Year of publication: 2024 Corporate author: Организация Объединённых Наций (ООН) Women in Kazakhstan have enough rights and opportunities – 73% of the country's male population believes so. Among women, about 58 percent of participants in a large-scale sociological study on gender equality, which was recently conducted in Kazakhstan with the support of the UN Women structure and the UN Development Program. 
Combating Violence Against Women in Central Asia: New Laws, Old Practices Year of publication: 2021 Corporate author: Paperlab Research Center (Kazakhstan) The problem of violence against women is still acute in Central Asian countries. According to the UN, 18% of women from the countries of this region reported that they had personally experienced domestic violence and discrimination. At the PaperLab online discussion platform, experts and researchers, together with representatives of civil society and government agencies, discussed the topic of combating gender-based violence in the context of legislative and programmatic measures that are being implemented in Central Asian countries. 
Central Asia, the South Caucasus, Eastern Europe and Mongolia: Mapping of Women’s Resource Centres and Other Integrated Service Providers for Survivors of Gender-Based Violence Year of publication: 2022 Corporate author: Организация по безопасности и сотрудничеству в Европе (ОБСЕ) The Gender Issues Programme of the OSCE Office of the Secretary General conducted a comprehensive mapping of Women’s resource centres and other integrated service providers for survivors of gender-based violence (GBV) in Central Asia, the South Caucasus, Eastern Europe and Mongolia as part of the WIN Project. The mapping aimed to collect extensive information on existing services and mechanisms for direct assistance to and protection of survivors of GBV, to assess the main gaps and the need for capacity-building and knowledge-sharing in counteracting GBV, and to identify promising approaches and good practices across the OSCE region.