CAREC Program
Tourism is emerging as one of the most dynamic drivers of cross-border connectivity and shared prosperity across the CAREC region. As the modern Silk Road regains global attention, CAREC countries ...
Date & Venue: 1-3 April 2026, Istanbul, Türkiye
CAREC policymakers, education leaders, and partners met in Istanbul for the Third Annual Meeting of the CAREC Working Group on Skills Development.
The Ministries of Education, Economy, Labor, Social Protection, and research institutions across CAREC countries successfully completed an advanced training series on integrating just transition pr...
The video showcases CAREC’s two-decade journey driving regional connectivity, green growth, and digital transformation, highlighting achievements and future pathways for an inclusive, sustainable r...
A short video showing Mongolia’s role as host of CAREC’s 25th anniversary in 2026, emphasizing regional cooperation, cultural richness, and a shared vision for resilience and digital progress.
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The video highlights ADB’s risk-layered disaster relief finance program in the Kyrgyz Republic and Tajikistan that introduces contingent disaster financing and disaster relief bonds to help countri...
The CAREC Women's Business Forum convened experts, policymakers, innovators, and development partners from across the CAREC region to advance gender-responsive green innovation. At the CAREC Gender...
On 22 October, the CAREC Program, in partnership with the UNDP in the Kyrgyz Republic, organized the CAREC Gender Capacity Building Session in Bishkek for members of the CAREC Regional Gender Exper...
The CAREC Women’s Empowerment Online Platform’s Guest Speaker Series featured Baithak – Challenging Taboos from Pakistan on 24 July 2025, 16:00-17:00 Manila time. This session explored challenges f...
A CAREC high-level session held on May 6, on the sidelines of ADB’s 58th Annual Meeting in Milan, Italy, gathered CAREC high-level officials, regional leaders, and experts, delving into the transfo...
What’s next for CAREC? 🌎 National Focal Points from across the region came together to reflect, reconnect, and reimagine the path forward for CAREC 2030. 🤝
In this highlights 📽️ video, CAREC coun
The Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) Gender Climate Awards 2024 celebrated 15 outstanding individuals and organizations from CAREC member countries in a prestigious ceremony held ...
Experts in the fields of gender and climate resilience have discussed ways to advance gender-transformative climate actions at the CAREC Women's Business Forum held in Astana on November 6, 2024. T...
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An apple’s journey begins on the peaceful farms near Lake Issyk Kul in the Kyrgyz Republic and unfolds from its own point of view as it travels to a bustling restaurant in Almaty, Kazakhstan. This ...
Government and private sector representatives from CAREC members discussed the transformative role of emerging technologies, particularly, the use of Artificial Intelligence in digital trade and cr...
In this episode of CAREC Women's Empowerment Online Platform (WEOP) Guest Speaker Series, Ms. Leyla Seyidzade, Women in Tech Ambassador for Azerbaijan and Innovation Consultant at UNDP, shares how ...
The CAREC University Startup Generator 2024 (USG 2024) was concluded on August 28, with Team Filtresha from Pakistan securing the first place. Other top winners are Team Genesis–Nurture Nest, Team ...
In this talk, Maya Kobalia, Head of the Environmental and Social Department of the financial inclusion organization MFO Crystal in Georgia and a UN Global Compact Young SDG Pioneer, uncovered the u...