Today, the National Human Rights Centre of the Republic of Uzbekistan (NHRC) jointly with UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency conducted a roundtable on interim arrangements and referral mechanisms for persons in need of international protection in Uzbekistan.
The report provides an overview of the results and achievements of UNCT in Uzebekistan for the year 2021.
The Annual Report 2021 covers the Fund’s third full operational calendar year.
Street harassment is a form of harassment that consists of unwanted sexualized comments, provocative gestures, whistling, stalking, persistent sexual advances, and touching by strangers, in public areas such as streets, shopping malls and public transportation. It is a global phenomenon, and women worldwide suffer from it.
Today, UNICEF handed over urgently needed computers to the Ministry of Health to strengthen Uzbekistan’s national immunization system and the healthcare system overall.
UNESCO Office in Tashkent has conducted the Third Project Steering Committee meeting in the framework of “Skills Development for Employability in Rural Areas of Uzbekistan” Project funded by the European Union.
About a third of all the food produced for human consumption each year is lost or wasted. In developing countries, 40 percent of food is wasted at the harvest or processing stage (food loss). In developed countries, the same percentage is lost at the stage of consumption or retail sale (food waste). At the same time, more than three billion people are malnourished or cannot afford healthy food. Everyone can contribute to change this situation.
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Uzbekistan, the State Committee for Ecology and Environmental Protection (SCEEP) and the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) are initiating a new joint project entitled “Master Planning and Innovative Financial Solutions to Support the Yashil Makon Initiative of the Republic of Uzbekistan”.
