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The launch of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank in June 2015 highlights China's economic and strategic ambitions, and will accelerate its economic expansion into Central Asia.
13 July 2015
Gender norms and relations play a substantive role in conflict and peace dynamics, so a strong gender perspective must be an integral part of community security projects. Julie Brethfeld, Saferworld’s Conflict and Security Adviser, explains how Saferworld’s community security approach creates spaces where diverse gender groups feel able to express their security concerns, and can eventually take measures to address and prevent gender-based violence and change gender norms.
27 January 2015
Communities in the Isfara district of Tajikistan, bordering Kyrgyzstan, are gaining confidence to raise sensitive issues at police-community meetings, following work by Saferworld and local partner the Association of Scientific and Technical Intelligentsia of Tajikistan (ASTI) to improve relations and build trust.
23 January 2015
'Holding police community outreach and accountability meetings: a handbook' focuses on police accountability to the public and responds to the need to issue practical advice to neighbourhood police inspectors on the application of procedures.
19 December 2014
In Bangladesh, Nepal, South Sudan, and Tajikistan, Saferworld has established community security programmes that focus on building trusting relationships between communities and security providers. Kloe Tricot O'Farrell highlights how this approach is enabling them to address together the causes, consequences, and risks of conflict and insecurity, and find solutions to strengthen the conditions for sustainable peace.
23 October 2014
President Xi Jinping's September 2013 tour of Central Asia highlighted the growing strategic importance of this region.
7 November 2013
This multimedia gallery includes a slideshow of images from Central Asia, taken during an evaluation of our work in the cross-border area of Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan, and a video about our community security programme in the Ferghana Valley.
12 August 2013
A new video from Central Asia shows how our community safety programme is creating safer communities in the Ferghana Valley.
29 July 2013
A recent film from Central Asia shows how our community safety programme is creating safer communities in the Ferghana Valley.
26 July 2013
Ethnic intolerance and a desire to exclude minorities are widespread attitudes among young people in Central Asia.
1 May 2012