Calendar of events / 2008 / May / 26
- May 26, 2008. Global Environment Facility's Small Grants Programme in Uzbekistan Welcomes Open Discussion of the National Programme Strategy
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Global Environment Facility's Small Grants Programme (GEF SGP) has announced public hearings of the National Programme Strategy for Uzbekistan. GEF SGP aims at assisting NGOs and local communities at their efforts to protect the environment. The Programme in Uzbekistan focuses on three main thematic areas of GEF's intervetion: a) biodiversity conservation; b) adaptation to climate change and mitigation of its consequences; c) land degradation. The Programme successfully works in a number of developing countries of the world introducing effective approaches and methods to conservation and sustainable use of natural resources. The Small Grants Programme is financed by the Global Environment Facility (GEF), whereas United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) with support from the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) administers the programme implementation. GEF SGP in Uzbekistan has already established its National Steering Committee (NSC) that is called to guide the Programme's operations. The NSC consists of representatives from NGOs, academia and governmental agencies.
More information...Type: Forums Contact: Alexey Volkov, GEF SGP National Coordinator in Uzbekistan Organizers: UNDP, NGO Participants: NGOs Theme: Environment Locations: Uzbekistan Open press: Yes - May 26, 2008. Vietnam is ready to develop and strengthen cooperation with Kyrgyzstan
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Minister of foreign affairs of Kyrgyzstan Ednan Karabaev met with ambassador of Vietnam to Kyrgyzstan Le Van Toan. During the talks, the ambassador of Vietnam handed over a copy of credentials to E.Karabaev, the ministry's press service reported. He invited E.Karabaev to pay official visit to Vietnam. "Vietnam is ready to develop and strengthen bilateral relations between the two states", - said the ambassador. E.Karabaev pointed out the necessity of developing trade-economic relations and increasing commodity circulation between Kyrgyzstan and Vietnam. The both states are members of WTO.
More information...Type: Meetings Organizers: Government Theme: Regional Partnership Countries: Vietnam Locations: Kyrgyzstan Open press: No - May 26, 2008. Turkmen president invited to visit to UAE
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UAE President Sheikh Khalifa Bin-Zayid Al Nuhayyan invited Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov to visit the UAE at any convenient time. The invitation was handed over to the Turkmen president by Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United Arab Emirates to Turkmenistan, Hasan Abdallah al-Adhab, during a meeting yesterday. The invitation was accepted with gratitude. During the meeting, the sides discussed progress in fulfilling the agreements reached earlier taking into account the two counties' development priorities. Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov invited UAE businessmen to join large-scale national and regional projects being implemented in Turkmenistan, in particular the project on creating a modern resort zone Avaza on the Caspian Sea coast. According to the diplomat, UAE companies are very interested in any form of participation in new promising projects "intended to utilize more efficiently the huge potential of mutually beneficial partnership."
More information...Type: Meetings Organizers: Government Participants: Government(s) Theme: Regional Partnership Countries: Turkmenistan Locations: United Arab Emirates Open press: No - May 26, 2008. Interaction on intergovernmental level promotes open coop development between Kazakhstan and US: K.Tokayev
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Kazakh Parliament Senate's Chairman Kassym-Zhomart Tokayev received US delegation today, Kazinform refers to Senate's press-service. Acute issues on Kazakh-American relations were discussed in the course of the meeting. According to Tokayev, active interaction on intergovernmental level promotes open and working partnership between Kazakhstan and the USA. Senate Speaker told about Parliament Upper House's role and authorities. K.Tokayev said the Group on cooperation with US Congress works in the Senate. According to Speaker, creation of a Caucus of Kazakhstani Friends will be a step in further multilateral interaction between the two states.
More information...Type: Meetings Organizers: Government Participants: Government(s) Theme: Regional Partnership Countries: United States Locations: Kazakhstan Open press: No - May 26, 2008. UWED Legal Clinic provides training on labour rights to college graduates
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Clinicians of Legal Clinic under the University of World Economy and Diplomacy (UWED) carried out training for graduates of Tashkent Polytechnical College. The training was directed at raising awareness of graduates on their labour rights. The training was organized by UNDP project "Legal Aid and Legal Literacy for Better Access to Justice". The project is directed at improving access to justice for people who cannot afford or have limited access to legal services, including women, children, the poor, the elderly and people with disabilities and increasing quality of legal services through training of law students. Clinicians of Legal Clinic with legal specialists and experts prepared this event, which was aimed at raising legal awareness of youth in labour rights.
More information...Type: Trainings Organizers: UNDP Participants: Academia Theme: Other Locations: Uzbekistan Open press: No - May 26, 2008—May 27, 2008. Health minister conducts training on introduction of SWAp in Tajik health sector
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A two-day seminar to discuss introduction of the Sector-Wide Approach (SWAp) in Tajikistan's health sector opened in Dushanbe today, according to the Ministry of Health (MoH). The source at a MoH said that Health Minister Nusratullo Salimov is conducting the seminar that has brought together local and international organizations, main donors and partners of the country's health sector. The seminar is staged under support of the World Health Organization (WHO) and the World Bank (WB). During two days, the seminar participants are discussing issues related to coordination and efficient use of investment funds in the health sector, outlining priorities and main directions of donor assistance, and other moves that will allow the ministry strengthening the health sector through increasing potentials, technical support, monitoring and assessment, the source said.
More information...Type: Seminars Organizers: Government Participants: International Donors, NGOs, International Organizations Theme: Health Locations: Tajikistan Open press: No - January 30, 2008—December 31, 2008. Competition on the best coverage of socioeconomic problems announced in Kulob
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The Kulob mayor’s office has announced a competition among local journalists on the best coverage of socioeconomic problems facing the city and the district of Kulob. Journalists of all local publications irrespective of forms of property are invited to participate in the competition, which is dedicated to the 1,150 anniversary of founder of Tajik-Persian classical literature Abu Abdullo Rudaki and the Tajik Language Year that will be marked this year. The winners of the competition will be given prizes in money: 1st place – 1,000 somonis; 2nd place – 500 somonis; and 3rd place – 300 somonis. The award ceremony for the winners will be held at the first press conference of the Kulob mayor in 2009.
More information…Type: Exhibitions/Contest Organizers: Government Participants: Government(s), Mass-Media Theme: Other Countries: Tajikistan Locations: Tajikistan Open press: Yes - June 1, 2007—June 1, 2008. Creative Union of Journalists of Uzbekistan announces "Best journalist of the year" contest
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Creative Union of Journalists of Uzbekistan invites the public correspondents to take part in the "Best journalist of the year" contest. The stories published in the newspapers and magazines, websites, as well as those aired through television and radio from June 2007 to June 2008 will be accepted for consideration. The materials on the recommendations will be presented through the branch offices of the Creative Union of Journalists of Uzbekistan in the Republic of Karakalpakstan, provinces and the city of Tashkent. The journalists are kindly requested to send along with their works the data on the place of their employment, telephone numbers, address and copy of their passports. The diplomas and valuable prizes to the winners of the contest will be handed over at the festive ceremony on the Mass Media Day in Uzbekistan on 27 June 2008. The materials should be sent to the following address: 30, Navoi Str., 100129, Tashkent, the Creative Union of Journalists of the Republic of Uzbekistan. Tel: 144-64-62; 144-37-87. Fax: 144-69-65. E-mail: ijod@sarkor.uz. Web-site: www.journalist.uz.
More information…Type: Exhibitions/Contest Organizers: Mass-Media Participants: Mass-Media Theme: Other Countries: Uzbekistan Locations: Uzbekistan Open press: Yes
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