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.
UCA Summer Camp Counsellors Aim to Make a Difference
If you visit the north shore of Lake Issyk-Kul this summer, you are likely to come across a group of energetic young people from around the world, wearing blue tee shirts, busy managing groups of students from the University of Central Asia (UCA) Summer Camp.
Japan International Cooperation Agency in the Kyrgyz Republic - Newsletter #13 (77) April - May 2015
Japan International Cooperation Agency in the Kyrgyz Republic - Newsletter #13 (77) April - May 2015
Summer School on Impact Evaluation Methods in Central Asia
Issyk-Kul, Kyrgyz Republic, 21 June 2015 - The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), the Institute of Public Policy and Administration of the University of Central Asia (IPPA UCA), ISDC International Security and Development Center (ISDC) and the United Nations University Maastricht Economic and Social Research Institute on Innovation and Technology (UNU-MERIT) are offering a summer school on Impact Evaluation Methods in Central Asia from 21 to 28 June 2015 in Issyk-Kul, Kyrgyz Republic.
The Government of Switzerland launches a new project to improve public services at the municipal level in the Kyrgyz Republic
The Government of Switzerland is launching a new “Public Service Improvement Project” to provide assistance to local authorities in Jalalabad and Issyk-Kul oblasts.
MONTHLY UPDATE ON FOOD SECURITY AND PRICE IN RURAL AND URBAN AREAS, UN World Food Programme - ISSUE #33, May 2015
MONTHLY UPDATE ON FOOD SECURITY AND PRICE IN RURAL AND URBAN AREAS, UN World Food Programme - ISSUE #33, May 2015
UNHCR warns of dangerous new era in worldwide displacement as report shows almost 60 million people forced to flee their homes
A UNHCR report, released today, shows that worldwide displacement from wars, conflict, and persecution is at the highest levels we have recorded, and accelerating fast.
Inaugural UCA Summer Camp Begins in Issyk-Kul
Korumdu Village, Kyrgyz Republic, 18 June 2015 – The inaugural University of Central Asia (UCA) Summer Camp opened on 18 June on the shores of beautiful Lake Issyk-Kul in the Kyrgyz Republic.
Energy policy-makers discuss climate technologies in Istanbul
Turkish Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources hosts workshop for post-Soviet and southern and eastern Mediterranean countries
Anthropologist’s Homecoming Highlights Unique Kyrgyz History and Culture
A recent book launch in Kyzyl-Jar village in Jalal-Abad province, southern Kyrgyzstan, highlighted unique aspects of Kyrgyz culture and celebrated hometown anthropologist Dr Elmira K?ch?mkulova.