Information resource on donors activities in the Kyrgyz Republic
UCA Celebrates Summer Camp Graduates
Korumdu Village, Kyrgyz Republic, 6 July 2015 – The University of Central Asia (UCA) Summer Camp ended today, with a closing ceremony at the Sinegorie Pansionat resort, on the shores of Lake Issyk-Kul in Kyrgyzstan.
The halls of the Sinegorie Pansionat resort on the shores of Lake Issyk-Kul in Kyrgyzstan were recently transformed into a science laboratory when the University of Central Asia (UCA) Summer Camp hosted Science Day.
Kazakhstani vegetable oil producer Savola Foods receives EBRD support
Local currency loan of US$ 60 million will fund expansion of production and storage of edible oils. The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is expanding its presence in the agribusiness sector in Kazakhstan with a local currency loan to Savola Foods, a domestic producer of vegetable oils, based in the country’s Aktobe region.
Statelessness reduction campaign launched in Bishkek
Bishkek, 2 July 2015 – The Representation of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in the Kyrgyz Republic, the State Registration Service, and the Office of the Mayor of Bishkek launched a joint campaign to reduce statelessness in Bishkek city. The campaign is a continuation of the registration and documentation effort that began last year in the rural areas of the country.
EBRD makes equity investment in Schiever Tajikistan to open the country’s first hypermarket
Schiever Tajikistan, Auchan franchise holder for the country, previously signed a loan agreement with EBRD to finance opening of first Auchan hypermarket in Central Asia
EBRD provides tenge financing to Kazakhstan’s food and beverage producer RG Brands
Local currency loan of US$ 49.2 million is part of EBRD strategy to boost presence in Kazakh agribusiness. The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is expanding its presence in the agribusiness sector in Kazakhstan with a local currency loan equivalent to US$ 49.2 million to RG Brands, the producer and distributor of many of the country’s most popular tea, juice and milk drinks.
The United Nations in the Kyrgyz Republic calls upon Kyrgyz authorities to guarantee the independence of National Human Rights Institutions of the Kyrgyz Republic through clear and robust laws
The United Nations in the Kyrgyz Republic calls on the authorities of the Kyrgyz Republic to support the independence of National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs), namely the Ombudsman Institute and the National Center for the Prevention of Torture and to ensure that the two institutions can execute their mandate in line with the Constitution of the Kyrgyz Republic and with international human rights standards.
International and Central Asian Collaboration Generates Innovative Enrichment Curriculum
Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic, 30 June 2015 – What happens when you bring together international and Central Asian educators to create an academic enrichment programme for talented students?
THE IWPR CONDUCTED TRAINING SESSIONS ON INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM IN OSH AND ISSYK-KUL
The Bureau for Investigative Journalism of the IWPR has taught the technologies of investigative journalism to 30 journalists from the southern region and from Issyk-Kul and Naryn oblasts.
UN Human Rights Office urges Kyrgyz Parliament to reject amendments to laws which institutionalize discrimination against LGBT community
29 June 2015, Bishkek – TheUN Human Rights Office in Central Asia today expressed deep concern at the second-stage approval in Parliament of amendments to various laws that would create criminal and administrative sanctions for so-called "propaganda of non-traditional sexual relations". If adopted, these amendments will entrench in law discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people.