Ken Ozawa (Japan) is a UN Volunteer with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) for Central Asia, in Uzbekistan. His assignment, as part of a Japan-funded programme on regional cross-border cooperation, is focused on countering transnational organized crime, illicit drug trafficking and terrorism.
Having earned a master’s degree in Migration Studies, Ken thought that the UN project dealing with border control issues was strongly relevant to his interest. Now, as a UN Volunteer, he is contributing to meaningful changes in this area.
As part of his assignment, which involves countering narcotics, Ken supports assessment and monitoring in the beneficiaries’ field office, drafting mission reports and preparing related team events.