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BISHKEK (TCA) — On June 25, the United Nations’ MAPS mission arrived in Kyrgyzstan for a week-long visit to support the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic in adopting the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to the country’s development needs and priorities through mainstreaming, acceleration, and policy support (MAPS). Continue reading
BISHKEK (TCA) — The United Nations Country Team in Kyrgyzstan has made a decision to stop using single-use plastics at meetings and events supported by the United Nations. “We will work with hotels, service providers, and partners to urge them to follow our green policy. It is aimed at deepening environmental awareness about the major environmental challenges created by omnipresent global products, especially plastic bottles and plastic shopping bags,” the UN in Kyrgyzstan said. Continue reading
BISHKEK (TCA) — “Fair and equal treatment of ethnic minorities is a prerequisite for a just society; helps prevent violent extremism,” said UN Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights, Andrew Gilmour, at the end of a three-day visit to Kyrgyzstan last week. He said this was a lesson learned from UN experience in many countries confronting violent extremism. Human rights violations committed by governments, including discrimination among targeted groups, lead to a strong sense of alienation and often violence and terrorism. Continue reading
ASTANA (TCA) — On the day of the 26th anniversary of Kazakhstan's accession to the United Nations, an official ceremony was held at the UN Headquarters for signing the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons by the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Kazakh Foreign Ministry said. Continue reading
ALMATY (TCA) — Cooperation with the UN remains priority direction of Kazakhstan's foreign policy from the first days of independence, Kazakhstan Foreign Minister Kairat Abdrakhmanov said at the high-level meeting “Kazakhstan-UN: Experience, Achievements and Prospects for Cooperation" held in Almaty on February 16. The event was dedicated to the 25th anniversary of the opening of the first United Nations office in Kazakhstan, the Kazakh Foreign Ministry reported. Continue reading
ALMATY (TCA) — Representatives of the United Nations and the business sector of Kazakhstan on February 15 met to discuss how businesses can become more sustainable by embedding the global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in their practices, processes and strategies. Continue reading
