REPORT ON THE RESULT OF A SURVEY ON THE IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON YOUTH IN KYRGYZSTAN
This report presents the results of a survey conducted among urban and rural youth and adolescents on the impact of COVID-19 on income, work and employment, social protection, education and health, as well as the psychological state of young people. The report looks at the impact of youth challenges and problems caused by the pandemic from a gender and age perspective. In addition, data on vulnerable groups are presented separately, which include young people living with HIV/AIDS, those with limited health opportunities, and children of migrants. The main research tool was a quantitative survey of young people aged 15-29 years. The data collection took place from 3 to 13 June 2020 and covered all regions of the country.
UCA News: December 2020
Darika Aldasheva wins EBRD social media competition in Kyrgyz Republic
Following successful completion of Know How Academy for small businesses. Darika Aldasheva, managing director of the Noosphere PR Agency, is the winner in the Kyrgyz Republic of a social media competition organised by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) in support of the Know How Academy for small businesses.
SCHOOL OF FUTURE LOCAL COUNCIL DEPUTY FOR WOMEN
The "Strengthening Voice and Accountability" project announces an application call for the School of Future Deputies for women to encourage them and prepare for participation in the elections to local councils to be held in the spring of 2021.
Switzerland supports vulnerable families living in deprived settlements in Bishkek and Osh
The COVID-19 pandemic has made life even more difficult for the inhabitants of deprived settlements. Switzerland has allocated 5 million som to support 6,000 people in need in 23 settlements around Bishkek and Osh.
CAREC High-Level Virtual Panel on Countercyclical Fiscal Measures for Recovery
A virtual panel discussing countercyclical fiscal measures for recovery was attended by ministers and senior officials from CAREC member countries.
CAREC Senior Official Meeting
Senior officials from 11 CAREC countries discussed overall implementation progress of the CAREC 2030 Strategy, as well as the draft CAREC Program Results Framework, Tourism Strategy 2030, and Gender Strategy 2030. Separate consultation meetings reviewed activities in transport and energy sectors.
More than two thousand elderly people living under the minimum subsistence level receive assistance from Switzerland
Ambassador of Switzerland to the Kyrgyz Republic Véronique Hulmann participated on September 25 in food and sanitary goods distribution for more than two thousand elderly people in need in the seven provinces of Kyrgyzstan.
World Bank Appoints New Country Manager for the Kyrgyz Republic
BISHKEK, August 1, 2020 – The World Bank announced today the appointment of Naveed Hassan Naqvi as World Bank Country Manager for the Kyrgyz Republic, replacing Bolormaa Amgaabazar who was in this position since August 2017.