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ILGERI JOLU: The Exciting City Quest Where Cultural Education Meets Advanced Technologies in Bishkek

UNDP and the creative association “Ilgeri” has developed and launched a game-based quest “ILGERI JOLU"

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Kyrgyzstan completed the first National Baseline Assessment toward a National Action Plan on Business and Human Rights

The human rights civil society organization - Legal Clinic “Adilet” presented the outcomes of the first National Baseline Assessment on Business and Human Rights

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UNDP Contributes to Wikipedia Knowledge Bank with 70 Articles on Gender Equality in Kyrgyz Language

UNDP in collaboration with the Bishkek Feminist Initiative has developed 35 additional articles on gender issues in the Kyrgyz language for Wikipedia.

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A new avalanche station starts operating in Dolon, Kyrgyzstan

A solemn ceremony was held to mark the start of the operation of the “Dolon” avalanche-monitoring station within the framework of cooperation between the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Kyrgyz Republic, the Japanese Government, and the UNDP.

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UNDP together with State partners facilitates public discussions on decentralized peacebuilding

More than 40 representatives from the Parliament, state and municipal authorities and civil society organizations took part in public discussions on decentralized peacebuilding.

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Green Finance Market assessment in Kyrgyzstan

The global community has recognized that the transition to a green economy is closely linked to the development of sustainable finance, that is, “in order to maintain sustainable growth, it is necessary to develop principles for sustainable financing and mobilize the necessary financing".

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UNDP contributes to the green finance market development in Kyrgyzstan

The Ministry of Economy and Commerce of the Kyrgyz Republic in partnership with the Union of Banks and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is pleased to announce the results of the green finance market study.

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The most large-scale festival of creative industries Create4-2023 "Zharatman Toy" was held in Bishkek

The Create4 Festival became a unique and extensive platform to support the development of the country's creative economy and the entire community of creative individuals, initiated by the UNDP in Kyrgyzstan and the Association of Creative Industries in 2022.

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Create4 - Festival of Creative Industries

Today we celebrate the Festival of Creative Industries “Create4” which was established by the United Nations Development Programme and the Association of Creative Industries last year.

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Create4 Festival “Rhythm of the City”

Bright accent in the cultural life of the city - the "Rhythm of the City" Create4 festival held on April 8, 2023, in front of the Osh Regional Museum of Fine Arts named after Turgunbay Sadykov, where art united creators and guests.

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Environmental organizations discussed prospects of water action for climate resilience

The Green Alliance, with support from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the European Union, hosted a side event in Bishkek as part of the global UN Water Conference to create the political momentum to mobilize water action.

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Women Creative Labs: UNDP celebrates Kyrgyzstani Women in the Creative Industries

Are you interested in learning how women are making strides in the creative economy in Kyrgyzstan? Keep reading a blog of Viktoriia Petrova, Head of Exploration of UNDP Kyrgyzstan, to know more.

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UNDP Kyrgyzstan empowers women in STEM to excel in the future of work

“We can all do our part to unleash our world’s enormous untapped talent – starting with filling classrooms, laboratories, and boardrooms with women scientists”

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National Human Development Report 2024 on energy-induced vulnerabilities

In February 2023, the UNDP team in the Kyrgyz Republic started the preparation process for the new National Human Development Report (NHDR) that will focus on energy-driven vulnerabilities in the Kyrgyz Republic.

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UNDP celebrates Development Cooperation in the Kyrgyz Republic

UNDP has marked the 30th Anniversary of Development Cooperation in the Kyrgyz Republic with its national partners, development and international community, civil society stakeholders and media.

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Sexual exploitation and abuse

KNOW THE RULES: THERE IS NO EXCUSE!
At all times we must treat the people we work for with respect and dignity. Sexual exploitation and abuse is unacceptable and is prohibited conduct for all UNDP personnel.

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CREATE4KG: More than a thousand people gathered at the Fall Festival of Creative Industries of Kyrgyzstan

More than a thousand people gathered at the Fall Festival of Creative Industries of Kyrgyzstan CREATE4KG in support of development of creative economy and the entire community of creative people.

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Ditch Coal from Homes to Tackle Air Pollution in Bishkek, Says UN Report

Improving how homes are heated is the most effective way to prevent deaths from poor air quality in the Kyrgyz capital, finds the first ever study of key air pollution sources and impacts for the city released today.

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Kyrgyzstan hosted Steering Committee Meeting of the Global Snow Leopard and Ecosystem Protection Program

On October 20-21, Bishkek hosted the Steering Committee Meeting of the Global Snow Leopard and Ecosystem Protection Program (GSLEP) to review the conservation efforts being taken by range countries and identify future priority actions.

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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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Commemoration of World Environment Day in Kyrgyzstan: A Joint Effort Towards a Sustainable Future

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INFF milestones in the Kyrgyz Republic

In the Kyrgyz Republic, INFF is creating a holistic, comprehensive and integrated financing strategy, with the ambition to improve the efficiency, effectiveness a...

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Ilgeri Jolu quest
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ILGERI JOLU: The Exciting City Quest Where Cultural Education Meets Advanced Technologies in Bishkek

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Kyrgyzstan completed the first National Baseline Assessment toward a National Action Plan on Business and Human Rights

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National Baseline Assessment on Business and Human Rights in the Kyrgyz Republic
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National Baseline Assessment on Business and Human Rights in the Kyrgyz Republic

Executive summary of the National Baseline Assessment on Business and Human Rights in the Kyrgyz Republic The assessment includes an aggregated analysis of the...

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Our Impact

87

Gender Inequality Index ranking as of 2022 (out of191 country & territory)

$4,823

GDP per capita

3.9%

Economic growth in 2021

118

Human Development Ranking

as of 2022 (out of 191 country & territory)

33.3%

Level of poverty in the country in 2021

65%

increase in instances of domestic violence

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