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29 November 2022, the regional round table on gender issues kicks off in Tashkent. The purpose of the forthcoming meeting is to summarize the existing practices of law enforcement agencies in preventing and combating violence against women and girls in Central Asian countries. The event is part of the annual global campaign "The 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence" in support of the main idea of the year "Together Ending Violence Against Women" and actions of organizations and movements for gender equality.

In the framework of its International Climate Initiative, the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany, a key contributor to climate-related United Nations Multi-Partner Trust Funds, has made a €700,000 contribution to the Aral Sea Fund (currently known as the Multi-Partner Human Security Trust Fund for the Aral Sea Region in Uzbekistan). As an earmarked allocation, the German contribution will serve to specifically support reducing stress on local communities caused by the deteriorating environmental situation, being the first outcome of the UN Multi-Partner Human Security Trust Fund for the Aral Sea Region in Uzbekistan (MPHSTF) programmatic framework.

This year marks the 30th anniversary of the adoption of the Constitution of the Republic of Uzbekistan.  On this special occasion, a group of people were awarded with the breastplates "O‘zbekiston Konstitusiyasining 30 yilligi" (30th anniversary of the Constitution of Uzbekistan).

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and Westminster International University in Tashkent (WIUT) launched Food Price Monitoring and Analysis (FPMA) – a web-based tool to facilitate dissemination and analysis of food price data. The FPMA was launched according to the agreement between the FAO and WIUT on the “Technical implementation of the Price and market information system and related policy analysis for selected agricultural value chains in Uzbekistan” in a strategic partnership with the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Uzbekistan.

Today, UNICEF and the Ministry of Health of Karakalpakstan are conducting Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Project Sites Handover Ceremony in Kungrad district of the Republic of Karakalpakstan. 130,000 population, including 25,000 school children, will benefit from the improved WASH services in 10 healthcare facilities and 8 schools in the district. Also, WASH facilities were improved in Muynak and Bozataw districts.