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ASTANA (TCA) — At a press conference during the Astana Economic Forum on May 26, UN Assistant Secretary-General, UN Development Programme (UNDP) Assistant Administrator and Director of the Regional Bureau for Europe and CIS (RBEC) Cihan Sultanoglu praised Kazakhstan’s determination to green its economy and purposeful work which the country carries out in this area, the UNDP in Kazakhstan reported. Continue reading
OSH, Kyrgyzstan (TCA) — A United Nations park was opened in the southern Kyrgyz city of Osh on May 5. Located in Cheryomushki residential neighborhood, the park includes a children playground and a library, said the press service of the Osh municipality. Continue reading
ASHGABAT (TCA) — United Nations Development Program (UNDP) and the EU–Central Asia Rule of Law Platform on Tuesday held the seminar on development of the regulation of the public associations and civil society in Turkmenistan, the UNDP Turkmenistan reported. Continue reading
BISHKEK (TCA) — UN experts have called on Kyrgyzstan to immediately release jailed political activist and journalist Azimjan Askarov, after finding that he had been arbitrarily detained, held in inhumane conditions, tortured and mistreated, and prevented from adequately preparing his trial defence, the UN Human Rights Committee said in a press release on April 21. Continue reading
ASHGABAT (TCA) — Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan, Rashid Meredov, and UNICEF Representative in Turkmenistan, Ms. Oyunsaikhan Dendevnorov, signed the Country Programme Action Plan (CPAP) for the period of 2016-2020. The five-year cooperation programme is the result of the consultative process and strategic partnership between the Government of Turkmenistan and UNICEF to advance wellbeing of children and women in the country, UNICEF Turkmenistan said on March 23. Continue reading
BISHKEK (TCA) — The opening ceremony of three socially significant infrastructure sites was held last week in Samarkandek aiyl aimak (rural community) in the Batken province in southern Kyrgyzstan, the UNDP in Kyrgyzstan reported. Continue reading
