This story was developed within the UNICEF/Women’s Committee project on protecting children affected by migration in Uzbekistan. It has been funded by the EU.
Ahadjon was born in 2008 in Novosibirsk, Russian Federation where his parents had migrated in search of work. Soon after his birth, his father left them.
This year, Uzbekistan’s position on the World Bank’s Doing Business Index rose seven spots to 69th place, just ahead of Luxembourg, Qatar and South Africa.