Tajik

Emomali Rahmon, President of Tajikistan

Regional cooperation vital to combating drug trafficking, Tajik leader tells UN

23 September 2010
Curbing illegal drug trafficking requires regional cooperation to tackle root causes, Tajikistan’s President told the General Assembly today, spotlighting recent efforts by several nations to counteract the threats posed by terrorism and narcotics.
Rajabgul Rasulova of Tajikistan with her food rations [File Photo]

Tajik quake victims receive further UN aid as focus moves to reconstruction

13 January 2010
A further relief flight of United Nations aid comprising 100 winter tents, stoves and 600 blankets arrived in Tajikistan today for the victims of an earthquake earlier this month which destroyed over 140 houses and partially damaged more than 950 others, affecting some 7,000 people.