Dushanbe, 2 September 2010 – Today, UNDP and Tajikistan Mine Action Centre (TMAC) transferred Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) tools and five UAZ vehicles to EOD Teams of CoES Regional Centres in Dushanbe, Gharm, Khorog, Kurgan-tube and Khujand.
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Ms. Zahira Virani, Deputy Director UNDP Tajikistan, mentioned that this is not the first and the last initiatives of UNDP and TMAC addressed on building CoES capacity.
“We have close and active cooperation with CoES and are committed to support CoES through TMAC projects on mine action and demining capacity building”, – concluded Ms. Virani.
About Zahira Virani, from Institute of Ismaili Studies:
Zahira Virani enrolled in the first Graduate Programme in Islamic Studies and Humanities class of 1997 and graduated with an MSc in Urban Planning from the London School of Economics. After completing her Masters, Zahira found herself drawn towards a career in International Development and joined the Aga Khan Foundation as Country Manager for Uganda.
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