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Members of the Swedish Parliament visited Kyrgyzstan to better understand development context, cooperation

Members of the Swedish Parliament met with Kyrgyz Republic officials, innovators, women entrepreneurs, and civil society organizations’ representatives during their visit to Kyrgyzstan, during 9-15 April 2022. The high-level visit was organized for learning and orientation purposes and intended to provide a deeper understanding of development challenges in Central Asia with a focus on the Kyrgyz Republic.

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A human destroying or a human creating – one climate story

The impacts of global warming and climate change are adverse and irreversible. Loss of biodiversity, destruction of ecosystems, an increasing number of natural disasters and weather anomalies, threats to human health, and extinction of entire species ...

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The concept Kyrgyz Jarany (Kyrgyz citizen) was discussed with journalists of Osh regions

The Ministry of Culture, Information, Sports and Youth Policy of the Kyrgyz Republic, with the support of the joint UN project “Inclusive Governance and Common Civic Identity for Sustainable Peace and Development”, funded by the UN Peacebuilding Fund and implemented by UNDP, UNICEF and OHCHR, held the fifth coordination meeting.

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#SpeakUp campaign against harassment has been launched in Kyrgyzstan

An anti-harassment information campaign has been launched on social networks with the support of UNDP under the Joint EU-UN Spotlight Initiative. The initiative is supported by representatives of businesses, activists and journalists. The media campaign includes videos on harassment and a series of illustrations by artist Tatiana Zelenskaya.

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Kyrgyzstan takes part in international exhibition Arabian Travel Market - 2022

On Thursday, 12 May, the largest tourism exhibition in the region, Arabian Travel Market 2022 (ATM), ended in Dubai. The event brought together over 1,500 exhibiting companies, including companies from Kyrgyzstan. Kyrgyzstan was represented by the Department of Tourism under the Ministry of Culture, Information, Sports and Youth Policy of the Kyrgyz Republic, Kyrgyz Pamir, Destination Karakol, Jazeera Travel Company, Ak-Sai Travel, Voyager Group, NoviNomad Travel Company, and the Kyrgyz Association of Tour Operators.

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UNDP is the UN's global development network, an organization advocating for change and connecting countries to knowledge, experience and resources to help people build a better life. We are on the ground in some 170 countries and territories, working with them on their own solutions to global and national development challenges. As they develop local capacity, they draw on the people of UNDP and our wide range of partners. UNDP has been supporting the Kyrgyz people in their struggle against poverty since it opened an in-country office in 1993.

 

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"Barak Elde" Agricultural Magazine in the Kyrgyz Republic

This special issue of the Barak Elde tells about the results of the UNDP-GEF project on “Improving the coverage and management effectiveness of PAs in the Central Tian Shan Mountains” and the work of the newly established State Nature Park “Khan-Teniri” in Central Tian-Shan mountains, ecological corridors and how Issyk-Kul’s residents are helping with protection of wildlife.

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Our Impact

66

Gender Equality Index

2200$

GDP per capita

5.7%

Economic growth in 2011

126

Human Development Ranking

38%

Level of poverty in the country

65%

increase in instances of domestic violence

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