Kyrgyzstan

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Stories

From Home Production to Sustainable Entrepreneurship: The Story of Salkyn Baimurzaeva

For more than ten years, Salkyn Baimurzaeva from the village of Ak-Jar in At-Bashy District has been producing traditional Kyrgyz dairy products. Using milk from…

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Call for Proposals Implementation of Grant Projects

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in the Kyrgyz Republic announces a Call for Low-Value Grants under the project "Enhancing Urban Resilience to…

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Stories

Building a System That Recognizes Everyone

Until recently, a person serving a sentence could not obtain the status of a person with a disability—not because they were denied, but because the procedure…

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From Traditional Craft to Creative Business: How Saltanat Chikeeva is Developing Felt Production in Naryn

The Naryn region is rightfully considered one of the main centers of traditional felt craftsmanship in Kyrgyzstan. It is here that, for many generations,…

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Investing in Youth Entrepreneurship Opens Doors to Global Opportunities: The Story of Uni Language Hub

When Eldiyar Dzheenaliev was studying abroad, he quickly realized one simple truth: talent and ambition alone are not enough to gain admission to the world's…

Our mission

UNDP is the leading United Nations organization fighting to end the injustice of poverty, inequality, and climate change. Working with our broad network of experts and partners in 170 countries and territories, we help nations to build integrated, lasting solutions for people and planet. In Kyrgyzstan, our focus is on sustaining the country’s growth trajectory by diversifying economy, modernizing institutions, reducing inequalities, and sustainably managing natural resources.