Former Minister of Foreign Affairs and Deputy Prime Minister of Moldova Natalia Gherman was appointed as Head of the UN Regional Center for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia. Head of UNRCCA is also a special representative of the UN Secretary-General.

As head of the Center, Gherman will be replace Petko Draganov from Bulgaria. Petko Draganov was appointed to the post of the head of UNRCCA in March 2015.

The UNRCCA was established in 2007 to assist and support the Governments of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan in finding solutions for emerging problems and eliminating potential threats.