On September 14, 2023, a meeting was organized at the Statistics agency under the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan with representatives of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC).
This meeting, led by Deputy Director of the Statistics agency Ziyayev Zokhidjan Muratovich, was attended by employees of the Department on Organization and Methodology of Statistical Works, the Department of Social and Sustainable Development Statistics, as well as of the Department of Summary and Information Work.
The event was also attended by the Head of the UNODC Research and Analysis Branch at the headquarters in Vienna – Angela Me, the Regional Representative of the UNODC for Central Asia – Ashita Mittal, the Head of the UNODC Information Centre for researching and analyzing transnational threats related to drugs and crime – Salome Flores Sierra Franzoni.
At the meeting, participants exchanged their views on issues of improving indicators for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals.
According to the results of the meeting, the parties agreed to further develop the cooperation between the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and the Statistics agency under the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan.