http://uk.oneworld.net/article/country/762/ en_GB_uk Tajikistan http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/82593 The European Union is eager to strengthen its economic partnerships with Central Asian nations, notably Turkmenistan, despite the extremely poor human rights records of countries in this region, writes David Cronin. http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/81444 Domestic violence in the Russian Federation; sex slavery in India; self-immolation in Central Asian republics; gender-based violence and HIV; and 'compensation' marriages are the five underreported stories used by the UN Population Fund to launch a campaign against gender-based violence. From: UNFPA http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/77375 Small loans, irrigation equipment, sports clubs, and development projects help enterprising villagers recover from Tajikistan's 1992-1997 civil war. http://www.oneworld.net/article/view/142505/1/ DUSHANBE, Nov 15 (IPS) - Women have played important roles in rebuilding Tajikistan after the country's civil war of the 1990s. But women in this central Asian country still have many obstacles to overcome to reach equality with men, according to some local activists and international observers. http://us.oneworld.net/article/view/139251/1/ SAN FRANCISCO, Sep 13 (OneWorld) - The Bush Administration is objecting to a groundbreaking treaty that set up a nuclear weapon-free zone in Central Asia. http://us.oneworld.net/article/view/139136/1/ Five Central Asian states committed themselves to never acquiring, manufacturing, possessing, or testing nuclear weapons by signing a treaty Thursday to create a Central Asian nuclear-weapon-free zone. From: Arms Control Association http://southasia.oneworld.net/article/view/130867/1/ A Tajikistan agency is de-mining the Afghan-Tajik border which is one of the highest mine-risk areas in central Asia. The Tajik de-mining body hopes to clear mines in a 2,000 sq metres area within three weeks. http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/69497 Gender groups in Tajikistan will receive US $100,000 in assistance in 2006 from the United Nations to improve implementation of legislation aimed at curbing violence against women. http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/56982 Tajik women are caught between old-fashioned attitudes and modern expectations, as they struggle to raise their families alone. As growing numbers of men leave to work on building sites in Moscow or Yekaterinburg, the women they leave behind face even greater hardship. http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/55955 In a surprise move that reflects the Central Asian country’s growing disenchantment with U.S. policy in the region, Tajikistan President announced a new economic and military partnership with Russia last week. http://www.digitalopportunity.org/link/gotolink/addhit/54886 The impact of ICTs on local culture in countries of Central Asia is the focus of this multi-year research project. It has already come out with some findings on the implications of internet on society. http://www.digitalopportunity.org/link/gotolink/addhit/52811 Five NGO activists and media professionals from Tajikistan are on a one-week study tour of independent, low-cost, community radio stations in Afghanistan. The participants will receive training on production, programming and news-gathering techniques. http://www.learningchannel.org/link/gotolink/addhit/48178 A US $420,000 programme is to be launched in Tajikistan to support vocational training throughout the country, particularly for vulnerable groups. The project, which has UNDP support, will in the initial phase, offer vocational training to demobilised combatants in the capital, Dushanbe. http://www.learningchannel.org/link/gotolink/addhit/46076 More than 64,710 students and teachers in Tajikistan's mountainous Badakshon region will benefit from a school feeding programme of the World Food Programme. The initiative is likely to boost enrolments and attendance in schools in the drought affected country. http://www.learningchannel.org/link/gotolink/addhit/43740 Tajikistan inherited a good education system from the Soviet era, but it crumbled with the collapse of the Soviet Union and the devastating civil war, and may take years to rebuild. But School feeding projects keep hundreds of thousands of Tajik children in schools.