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Plan of Implementation of CBMs for 2026

Plan of Implementation of CBMs for 2026

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PRELIMINARY DATES

COMPLETED EVENTS

January

1

Anti-Corruption Training for CICA Member States (Online)

The Republic of Türkiye,

Turkish National Police (EGM), Turkish International Academy Against Smuggling and Organized Crime

19-23 January

2

SWG meeting (online)

 

28 January

February

3

Webinar on Policy and Practical Approaches for SMEs in Applying Green Economy Practices among CICA Member States

The Republic of Azerbaijan,

KOBIA (Azerbaijan), with environmental agencies and sustainable development organizations from CICA Member States

5 February

4

SWG meeting (online)

 

9 February

March

5

Training program on risk analysis and search techniques for CICA Member States

The Republic of Türkiye,

Turkish National Police (EGM), Turkish International Academy Against Smuggling and Organized Crime

2-6 March

6

Webinar “Mainstreaming Nutrition Innovations, Including Non-Communicable Diseases Prevention Practices: A Road Toward Achieving Universal Health Coverage”

The Arab Republic of Egypt

9 March

7

SWG meeting (online)

 

10 March

8

Side Event “Women Empowerment Across CICA Countries” on the margins of 70th session of UN Commission on the Status of Women at UN headquarters in New York

The Republic of Azerbaijan,

State Committee for Family, Women and Children Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan

13 March

9

CICA Workshop “Risk-Based Approach in the Industrial (Occupational) Safety Management System at Mining Facilities”

The Russian Federation,

Rostechnadzor

26 March

10

SWG meeting (online)

 

27 March

April

11

SOC meeting (offline in Astana)

 

7 April

12

Conference on “Amplifying women’s voices across CICA for Sustainable Growth” and CICA Women Council meeting

The Republic of Azerbaijan,

State Committee for Family, Women and Children Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan

14 April

13

3rd International Conference on Mine Safety Risk Prevention and Control & Special Training Sessions on Mine Safety Disaster Management among CICA Member States (Xian)

The People’s Republic of China, Ministry of Emergency Management, Information Institute

14-17 April

14

CICA side event on the margins of 82nd UN ESCAP Session, Bangkok

The Republic of Azerbaijan, CICA Secretariat, UNESCAP Secretariat

21 April

15

CICA Women Council meeting

The Republic of Azerbaijan,

State Committee for Family, Women and Children Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan

14 April

16

3rd International Conference on Mine Safety Risk Prevention and Control & Special Training Sessions on Mine Safety Disaster Management among CICA Member States

The People’s Republic of China, Ministry of Emergency Management, Information Institute

14-17 April

17

High-level CICA meeting on the sidelines of the Regional Environmental Summit 2026 in Astana

The Republic of Azerbaijan, CICA Secretariat

23 April

18

SWG meeting

 

27 April

May

19

Anti-smuggling training for CICA Member States

The Republic of Türkiye,

Turkish National Police (EGM), Turkish International Academy Against Smuggling and Organized Crime

11-15 May

20

SWG Meeting

 

12 and 21 May

 

Meeting of the Board of the Business Council

 

May

June

21

Training Workshop on Food Loss Reduction and Efficiency Improvement for CICA Member States

The Academy of National Food and Strategic Reserves Administration, China (Academy of NAFRA)

1-10 June

FORTHCOMING EVENTS

22

CICA Plenary Session: "Political Dialogue and Economic Connectivity as Foundations for Sustainable Development in the CICA Region" in the frame of the Second Meeting
of the Termez Dialogue on Connectivity
between Central and South Asia

Tashkent, Termez, Samarkand

Republic of Uzbekistan,

Institute for Strategic and Regional Studies under the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan (ISRS) & CICA Secretariat

4-6 June

23

High-level Roundtable of Executive Structures of Regional Organizations in Asia (CICA HQ)

 

17 June

24

20th Anniversary of the CICA Secretariat  (CICA HQ)

.

17 June

25

Training program on organized crime investigations and investigation techniques for CICA Member States

The Republic of Türkiye,

Turkish National Police (EGM), Turkish International Academy Against Smuggling and Organized Crime

15-19 June

26

International Conference on Circular Green Tourism in CICA countries

The Republic of Azerbaijan,

State Tourism Agency of the Republic of Azerbaijan with the CICA Secretariat

23–24  June

27

9th CICA Youth Council meeting

 

26–27  June

28

CICA Youth Speech and Debate Competition
under the auspices of the Youth Council meeting

The Republic of Azerbaijan,

Ministry of Youth and Sports of the Republic of Azerbaijan

27 June

29

RoboChallenge: CICA Youth Robotics Competition under the auspices of the Youth Council meeting

The Republic of Azerbaijan,

Ministry of Youth and Sports of the Republic of Azerbaijan

27 June

30

CICA Skills Competition themed “Trust & Skills, Craft our Future”, Guangzhou, China

The People’s Republic of China, All-China Federation of Trade Unions

30 June-4 July

31

SOC meeting

 

TBC

First half of the year

32

Workshop “Exchange of Experience between CICA Member States in the Field of Security of and in the Use of ICTs”

The Russian Federation,

MFA of Russia; other CICA Member States are invited to join as coorganizers

First half of the year

33

Workshop “Developing International Cooperation among SMEs of CICA Member States”

The Russian Federation,

Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation, JSC “SME Corporation”

 

First half of the year

34

Specialized Personal Data Protection Trainings for CICA Member States

The Republic of Azerbaijan,

Electronic Security Service under Ministry of Digital Development and Transport of the Republic of Azerbaijan

First half of the year

35

Meeting of CICA Member States for the Exchange of Expertise in Support and Development of Export Operations for SMEs

The Russian Federation,

Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation

First half of the year

36

CICA event on the Use of Artificial Intelligence Technologies in the Public Sector: Kazakhstan’s Experience and Projects of the National Artificial Intelligence Platform (NAIP)

The Republic of Kazakhstan,

Ministry of Artificial Intelligence of the Republic of Kazakhstan, «National Information Technologies» JSC

First half of the year

37

CICA event on the Use of the Smart Bridge Platform in the Public Sector: Kazakhstan’s Experience and Projects of «National Information Technologies» JSC

The Republic of Kazakhstan,

Ministry of Artificial Intelligence of the Republic of Kazakhstan, «National Information Technologies» JSC

First half of the year

38

CICA event on the Big Data and Proactive Public Services: Kazakhstan’s Experience in Building National Data Framework

The Republic of Kazakhstan,

Ministry of Artificial Intelligence of the Republic of Kazakhstan, «National Information Technologies» JSC

First half of the year

July

39

CICA side event and photo exhibition on the best volunteerism practices in CICA Member States on the margins of the High-level Political Forum (HLPF) in New York

CICA Secretariat,

UN Volunteers

July

August

40

CICA side event or panel session on the sidelines of COP17 of the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) in Ulaanbaatar

CICA Member States, CICA Secretariat

17-18 August

41

Informal retreat of the CICA Foreign Policy Advisors

Chairmanship of the Republic of Azerbaijan,
CICA Secretariat

Late August – beginning of September (TBC)

42

Round Table “Volunteerism as a Global Value: Dialogue Among Countries and Partners” (CICA HQ, hybrid)

The Republic of Kazakhstan,

The Ministry of Culture and Information of Kazakhstan;

TBC

September

43

CICA Finance summit

 

8 September

44

Preventing the Laundering of Assets Derived from Crime for CICA Member States

The Republic of Türkiye,

General Directorate of Turkish National Police / Department of Cybercrime

7-11 September

45

CICA TTF meeting

 

9–10  September

46

CICA Conference of Heads of Ports

The Republic of Azerbaijan,

Ministry of Digital Development and Transport of the Republic of Azerbaijan / Azerbaijan Railways

9-10 September

47

Forensic Analysis of Illicit Drugs for CICA Member States

The Republic of Türkiye,

Ankara Regional Police Forensic Laboratory

21-22 September

48

Forensic Analysis of Explosives and Post-Blast Residues for CICA Member States

The Republic of Türkiye,

Ankara Regional Police Forensic Laboratory

23-24 Septembre

49

Forensic Analysis of Gunshot Residue and Shooting Distance Estimation for CICA Member States

The Republic of Türkiye,

Ankara Regional Police Forensic Laboratory

29-30 September

50

CICA High-Level Human Rights Forum: Building a Secure and Inclusive Digital Future

Tashkent, The Republic of Uzbekistan,

National Human Rights Center of the Republic of Uzbekistan; Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan; Ministry of Digital Technologies of the Republic of Uzbekistan

TBC

51

CICA Regional Workshop on Cybersecurity Cooperation and Confidence Building

The People’s Republic of Bangladesh,

National Cyber Security Agency (Bangladesh) with the CICA Secretariat

TBC

52

Informal CICA Ministerial Meeting

 

TBC

October

53

CICA Summit (offline in Baku)

 

15 October

54

Basic training program on anti-smuggling and organized crime for CICA Member States

The Republic of Türkiye,

Turkish National Police (EGM), Turkish International Academy Against Smuggling and Organized Crime

19-23 October

55

Media forum of CICA MSs in Baku

The Chairmanship of the Republic of Azerbaijan

Early October (TBC)

56

Strengthening Dialogue and Confidence-Building in the Military-Political Dimension of CICA: Kazakhstan’s Approaches and Regional Cooperation Mechanisms)

The Republic of Kazakhstan,

Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Kazakhstan CICA Secretariat (subject to agreement

27-29 October

November

57

Expertise training on Fighting against financial crimes for CICA Member States

The Republic of Türkiye,

Turkish National Police (EGM), Turkish International Academy Against Smuggling and Organized Crime

23-27 November

58

RoboChallenge: CICA Youth Robotics Competition

The Republic of Azerbaijan,

Ministry of Youth and Sports of the Republic of Azerbaijan

 

59

Growing Trends in Entrepreneurship: The Future of Business among CICA Member States

The Republic of Azerbaijan,

KOBIA (Azerbaijan), in collaboration with innovation hubs and entrepreneurial networks from CICA Member States

 

December

60

CICA side event or panel session on the sidelines of UN Water Conference co-hosted by the UAE and Senegal

CICA Member States, CICA Secretariat

December

61

SWG meeting

 

TBC

62

SOC meeting

 

TBC

Second half of the year

63

Workshop “Raising Awareness of CICA Member States in the Field of Countering the Use of ICTs for Criminal Purposes”

The Russian Federation,

MFA of Russia; other CICA Member States are invited to join as co­organizers

TBC