On December 1, 2022, in Almaty, a regular meeting of the Council of National Coordinators (CNC) of the CARICC member states was held in a hybrid format.

The event was attended by members of the CNC and their delegated representatives, UNODC Regional Representative for Central Asia Ms. Ashita Mittal, UNODC International Coordinator Mr. Yusuf Kurbonov, as well as heads of CARICC departments.

The meeting participants discussed the emerging drug situation in the CARICC region and exchanged views on the necessary measures to stabilize it.

The parties took note of the information on the implementation of the CARICC Development Strategy for 2018-2022. In order to continue this work, the Center was instructed to create a Working Group from among the heads of its divisions, representatives of UNODC and the competent authorities of the CARICC member states to develop a draft CARICC Development Strategy for 2023-2027, followed by sending the project document for consideration and approval to the member states CARICC.

The parties took note of the Center's information on the current state and prospects for its development in the coming period.

In addition, within the framework of the meeting of the СNC, the Kazakh side organized and held an international briefing on countering drug addiction and drug trafficking in a hybrid format.

The heads and staff of the competent authorities of the CARICC member states, authorized representatives and liaison officers at the Center, as well as representatives of the Republic of Belarus, the US Embassy and DEA in Kazakhstan, the CSTO, the OSCE and the SCO attended this event.