Stories written by Kairat Abdrakhmanov

Campaign to End Nuclear Tests: Kazakhstan Launches ATOM E

By Kairat Abdrakhmanov
Despite United Nations General Assembly resolutions since 1946, calling for an end to lethal arsenal, the possession of nuclear weapons has continued to be a symbol of scientific sophistication or military power, until 29 August 1991, when Kazakhstan, upon gaining independence, closed its Nuclear Test Site in Semipalatinsk - the second largest in the world.

Opinion: Building Civil Service Excellence in the Post-2015 Development Agenda

By Kairat Abdrakhmanov
This September, we usher in the post-2015 development agenda with a set of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) agreed upon by Member States, with civil society participation, based on national, regional and global consultations.

OPINION: From Almaty to Vienna, New Prospects For LLDCs

By Kairat Abdrakhmanov
Kazakhstan being the world’s largest landlocked country, and also the ninth largest country in the world of more than 2.7 million square kilometres, hosted in 2003 in Almaty the First United Nations Conference on Landlocked Countries.

OPINION: Why Kazakhstan Dismantled its Nuclear Arsenal

By Kairat Abdrakhmanov
Today is the fifth observance of the International Day against Nuclear Tests.