UNICEF
in Uzbekistan
EVENTS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
- REGIONAL PARTNERSHIP
1. April 3, 2006. The president of Uzbekistan received
OSCE Chairman-in-Office. President of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov
received Chairman-in-Office of the Organization for Security and
Cooperation in Europe, Belgian Foreign Minister Karel De Gucht on 1
April at Oqsaroy residence. During the negotiations, the sides discussed
issues of further development of Uzbek-Belgian cooperation and the
current state and perspectives of Uzbekistan-OSCE relations. More
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2. April 4, 2006. CSTO Standing Committee held
sitting. A sitting of the Standing Committee under the Collective
Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) chaired by the CSTO Secretary
Toktasyn Buzubayev took place in Moscow. The parties debated issues
concerning political cooperation between CSTO member states, development
of its military constituent and countering new threats and challenges.
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3. April 4, 2006. Heads of Tajik and Indian Chambers
of Commerce sign agreement on bilateral cooperation. Head of
Tajikistan’s Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCI) Sharif Saidov met in
Dushanbe with visiting secretary general of Indian Chamber of Commerce
Antil Mathur. The purpose of the visit for representatives from Indian
business circles is to familiarize themselves with industrial
enterprises in Tajikistan as well as to study investment climate and
market in Tajikistan. The meeting resulted in signing of an agreement on
bilateral cooperation between chambers of commerce and industry of the
two countries. More information…
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4. April 5, 2006. Felix Kulov met with the European
Commission Regional Director. Kyrgyz Prime Minister Felix Kulov has
met with the European Commission Director for states of Eastern Europe,
Caucasus and Central Asia Hugues Mingarelli. F. Kulov has thanked
European Commission for its assistance, noting the importance of the
projects. Prime Minister has familiarized Mr. Mingarelli with the
situation in the country and talked about socio-economic reforms. Also,
the issues of bilateral cooperation were discussed at the meeting. More
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5. April 5, 2006. Kazakhstan, Russia sign a number
of bilateral documents. A number of bilateral documents have been
signed on April 4, in Kremlin as a result of Kazakhstani-Russian
negotiations with participation of Nursultan Nazarbayev, President of
Kazakhstan, and Vladimir Putin. In particular, an agreement between the
Agency for Computerisation and Communications of RK and the Ministry of
Information Technologies of RF granting an orbital position to the
Central Asian republic's communications and broadcasting satellite
Kazsat and an agreement on co-operation between Russia's Vnesheconombank
and the Eurasian Industrial Association. More
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6. April 6, 2006. EU Three – Central Asian states
meeting. The third session of the "Three of the European Union –
Central Asian states” involving the foreign ministers was held on April
7 in Almaty. The parties discussed issues of concerning war on
terrorism, drug and human trafficking, border control, trade
liberalization and economic cooperation, ecology, water recourses
management, and energy collaboration. More
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7. April 6, 2006. Ninth meeting of CGIAR Steering
Committee held in Tashkent. The ninth meeting of the Steering
Committee of the Consultative Group on International Agricultural
Research (CGIAR) for Central Asia and Transcaucasia was held in Tashkent
on 3-5 April. Director General of the International Center for
Agricultural Research in Dry Areas Professor (ICARDA) Adel El-Beltagy,
Director-General of the International Food Policy Research Institute
(IFPRI) Dr Joachim von Braun and other eminent scientists attended the
event. The delegations of the countries of Central Asia and
Transcaucasia were headed by the leaders of national scientific research
groups in the areas of agriculture, at the level of Deputy Ministers of
Agriculture. More information…
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8. April 6, 2006. Kazakh delegation visited NATO
headquarters in Brussels. Kazakh delegation comprising deputies of
Kazakh Majilis (Lower Chamber of Kazakhstani Parliament), officials of
various ministries and departments and representatives of
nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) and mass media visited NATO
headquarters in Brussels last week. This trip was organized on
Alliance’s initiative. During two-day visit the guests got acquainted
with survey papers concerning problems of NATO’s social diplomacy,
bilateral ties NATO-Kazakhstan in the framework of Individual
Partnership Action Plan signed in January 2006. More
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9. April 7, 2006. Kazakhstan, Pakistan cooperation
prospects were debated. The participants of the Almaty roundtable have
considered on April 6 the state of the Kazakhstan-Pakistan relationship
for the past decade and its development prospects. Its organizer is
Kazakhstan Institute of Strategic Research and delegation of the
National Defense College of Pakistan. More
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10. April 7, 2006. Parliament Speaker of Kyrgyzstan
has met with the delegation of the International Federation of Red Cross
and Red Crescent Society in Central Asia. Speaker of the Jogorku
Kenesh of the Kyrgyz Republic Marat Sultanov met with head of regional
delegation of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent
Society in Central Asia Frank Kennedy. During the meeting the visitor
has acquainted the Speaker with features of activity of the
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Society in
Central Asia, the National Red Crescent Society of Kyrgyzstan and
presented the bill, which regulates activity of this organization in the
republic. The Speaker has noted, that the bill should pass all
procedures required by rules of the Jogorku Kenesh and promised to
include it in the agenda, after discussion in committees of the
parliament. More information…
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11. April 7, 2006. President of Uzbekistan receives
World Bank Regional Vice President for Europe and CA. President of
Uzbekistan Islam Karimov received World Bank Regional Vice President for
Europe and Central Asia Shigeo Katsu on 6 April in Tashkent. The sides
exchanged views on the current state and perspectives of relations
between Uzbekistan and the World Bank. More
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12. April 10, 2006. Kyrgyz President to pay official
visit to Russia. Kurmanbek Bakiyev, President of Kyrgyzstan, in late
April will pay an official visit to Russian Federation. Mr. Bakiyev and
Alikbek Djekshenkulov, Foreign Minister of Kyrgyzstan, have discussed
preparations for the visit on April 7. The FM proposed a programme of
the visit to the Russian Federation and the visiting delegation
membership for approval. As per the preliminary programme, Mr. Bakiyev
during his official visit to Moscow will meet Vladimir Putin, President
of Russia, Mikhail Fradkov, Prime Minister of Russia, Boris Gryzlov,
Chairman of the State Duma, pay visits to industrial and cultural
entities. More information...
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13. April 11, 2006. Senate of Uzbekistan and
Federation Council of Russia sign cooperation agreement. Delegation
headed by chairman of the Federation Council of Russia’s Federal
Assembly Sergey Mironov met chairman of Senate of Oliy Majlis of
Uzbekistan Ilgizar Sabirov on April 10 in Tashkent. During the
negotiations, the sides discussed strengthening cooperation between the
upper chambers of parliaments of the two states. The guests familiarized
with the activity of Senate and its committees. After the negotiations,
Sabirov and Mironov signed cooperation on agreement between the Senate
of Uzbekistan and Federation Council of Russia. More
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14. April 11, 2006. Russia and Kyrgyzstan are
intended to increase commodity circulation to $1 billion. Issues of
cooperation between Russia and Kyrgyzstan were discussed on the meeting
of Kyrgyz President Kurmanbek Bakiev and Russian Ambassador to
Kyrgyzstan Evgeny Shmagin on April 10, 2006. The Ambassador said that
“two countries have fruitful relations and coming visit of K Bakiev to
Russia will strengthen an economic cooperation and other fields of
relationship”. E. Shmagin has stated that Russian side is intended to
increase commodity circulation with Kyrgyzstan twice in two-three years.
Today, it makes $535 million. More
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15. April 12, 2006. The United States Government is
ready to continue supporting economic transformations in Kyrgyzstan.
Minister of Foreign Affairs Alikbek Jekshenkulov on April 11 had a
meeting with Assistant Secretary of State for Central and South Asia
Ambassador Richard Boucher. Ambassador Boucher expressed interest of the
U.S. Government in further strengthening of cooperation with Kyrgyzstan
in political and economic spheres and assured that the U.S. Embassy is
prepared to continued providing a comprehensive assistance to economic
transformations in the country. More
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16. April 12, 2006. Russian trade representation
opens in Tajikistan. A trade representative office of the Russian
Federation has opened in Dushanbe. The main objective of its activity is
in facilitating expansion of trade and economic cooperation between the
two countries. More information...
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17. April 12, 2006. Regional economic integration is
the key to human development. A conference on the U.N. 2005 Central
Asian human development report was held on March 27 in Brookings
Institute in Washington. U.S. government officials, Central Asian
diplomats, multilateral bank representatives and academics participated
in the event. Kemal Dervis, Administrator of the United Nations
Development Programm noted that Regional economic integration is the key
to human development in the five Central Asian republics - Kazakhstan,
Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. More
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- ECONOMIC REFORMS
1. April 3, 2006. World Bank gives recommendations
on attraction of investors into the extractive industries of
Kyrgyzstan. Kyrgyz extractive industries development related issues
were discussed at the meeting of First Vice Prime Minister Medetbek
Kerimkulov with the World Bank representatives on March 31, 2006 in the
House of Government. The World Bank executed monitoring of the executive
industries for 2 months at the Kumtor, Khaidarkan and Makmal sites, said
the World Bank officials.More information...
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2. April 4, 2006. US Department of State is ready to
support energy system reform. US Department of State officials
expressed readiness to provide financial support in reforming energy
sector of the Kyrgyz Republic at the meeting with First Vice Prime
Minister Kerimkulov at the meeting in the House of Government on March
31, 2006. More information...
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3. April 5, 2006. The national budget will receive
over US$100 million in 2006. The national budget of the country will
receive over US$100 million in 2006 under the State Investments Program,
said Minister of Economics and Finances Japarov at the meeting with
President Bakiev. More information...
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4. April 5, 2006. Turkmenistan implements 37
investment projects jointly with the Chinese companies. 37
investment projects are presently being implemented in Turkmenistan with
participation of Chinese companies. The total sum of invested funds
stands at US $ 382.6 million and Yuan 360 million. These projects are
implemented mostly in the oil and gas and transportation fields as well
as in the sphere of telecommunications, light industry and agriculture.
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5. April 6, 2006. “Zarubezhtsvetmet” to invest in
rehabilitation of ore refineries in Tajikistan. Russia’s open
joint-stock company «Zarubezhtsvetmet» (Russian overseas nonferrous
company) intends to launch joint ventures in Tajikistan on mining and
production of nonferrous metals. Russian specialists are supposed to set
to rehabilitation of the Adrasman and Altyn-Topak ore refineries in
northern Tajikistan in near future. More
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6. April 6, 2006. Tajik central bank introduces new
system of supervising. The National Bank of Tajikistan (NBT) has
introduced an up-to-date system of bank control – FinA International
(FINA). The introduced system works on the basis of the up-to-date
information technologies on collection and analysis of financial data of
commercial banks. This system will allow the NBT to more effectively
control activities of commercial banks and analyze received data. More
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7. April 7, 2006. Tajikistan, China to sign
agreements on investment projects in late May. Tajikistan and China
have reached a preliminary agreement on implementation of three
investment projects in Tajikistan. As it had been reported earlier, a
Tajik delegation recently returned from its working visit to China.
During their stay in China Tajik officials held talks with
representatives from the Chinese Government, top managers of the
“EximBank” as well as senior representatives from China’s Ministry of
Commerce. The talks focused on the possibility of implementation of
investment projects in Tajikistan. Tajik officials submitted to the
Chinese side for consideration a series of investment projects aimed at
supporting enhancement of telecommunications, transport and energy
sectors in the republic. A mutually acceptable solution should be
reached before a summit meeting of heads of state from countries making
up the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), which will be held in
Beijing in the summer this year. Agreements on implementation of these
three projects are supposed to be signed in late May. More
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8. April 10, 2006. 300 Kyrgyz enterprises received
the invitation to the international fair in Kashgar. 300 Kyrgyz
enterprises have received the invitation to the international fair
Kashgar - Central Asia and Southern Asia in Kashgar (Chinese People's
Republic). The fair will be held from June 28 till July 3 of this year
in Xinjiang-Uigur autonomous region of China. More
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9. April 11, 2006. The 2nd session of Republican
Budgetary Commission accomplished. The second sitting of Republican
Budgetary Commission chaired by Premier of Kazakhstan Daniyal Akhmetov
has been held in Astana on April 10. Specified prognosis of
socioeconomic development of Kazakhstan in 2006, macroeconomic
indicators for the years of 2007-2009, Concept of Formation and Usage of
Kazakhstan National Fund capital, amendments to Medium-term Plan of
Socioeconomic Development and Fiscal Policy of the Government for the
years of 2006-2008 were approved at the session. More
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10. April 11, 2006. Kazakhstan’s Development Bank
keep on investing in Tajik chemical industry. On April 10, Prime
Minister Oqil Oqilov met in Dushanbe with a visiting delegation of
Kazakh businesspeople led by Kambar Shalgimbayev, head of Kazakhstan’s
Development Bank. In the course of the talks the sides discussed issues
of investing in chemical industry and textile production in Tajikistan.
The Kazakh side expressed readiness to collaborate with chemical plants
based in Isfara and Yovon districts of the republic. More
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- ENVIRONMENT
1. April 7, 2006. EU, Central Asia will strengthen
cooperation in environmental protection. Cooperation in sphere of
environmental protection will become an important element in widening
political dialogue between the European Union and the Central Asian
states, the members of the Almaty international conference noted. More
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- CIVIL SOCIETY
1. April 3, 2006. Russian Aluminum to open center
for social projects in Tajik capital. Russian Aluminum [RusAl]
intends to open the Center for Social Projects in Dushanbe. The center
will focus on implementation of social and humanitarian projects in
Tajikistan. The main objective of these projects is in creating
conditions necessary for improving the social climate in the republic as
well as reviving principles mercy and charity. A process of registration
of the center is still ongoing and it may possibly start its work in the
Tajik capital in near future. More
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2. April 4, 2006. Ecosan conducts campaign to raise
youth's ecological awareness. Enrichment of the population's,
particularly young generation's awareness of ecology-related issues is
crucial to stable progress. An Ecosan international organisation is
conducting a number of different youth ecological campaigns as a part of
the first stage of the Days of Ecology and Health and Youth and
Surrounding Environment Programme. The summit's materials stressed the need for a quality new
education model. More information...
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3. April 4-6, 2006. UNFPA holds regional conference
on safe maternity. Regional conference entitled "Making safe
maternity a reality" was held on 4-6 April in Tashkent. UNFPA Office in
Uzbekistan organized the event in collaboration with the Technical
Support Division at UNFPA Headquarters. More than 35 government
representatives, and programme staff members of UNFPA, UNICEF and WHO
from Azerbaijan, Armenia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic,
Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan attended the event. More
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4. April 5, 2006. New fund to support low-income
families in Jizzakh region. Special fund was founded in Jizzakh
region of Uzbekistan to support low income and many-children families.
The fund was founded to realize state programme "The Year of Charity and
Medical Workers", which is implemented in Uzbekistan in 2006. Several
local organizations and enterprises presented charity assistance. More
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5. April 10, 2006. The “Third sector” makes preparations
for NGO fair. A roundtable meeting to discuss issues of preparations
for the forthcoming fair of non-government organizations (NGO) was held
at the Civil Society Support Center “Third Sector” in Dushanbe on April
7. The meeting participants exchanged views on all events that will be
held during the fair – plenary sessions, press conferences, roundtable
meetings, exhibitions and cultural programs. More
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- ICT FOR DEVELOPMENT
1. April 6-7, 2006. Conference discussed ICT in
education and science. National scientific conference "Information and
communication technologies in education and science" was held at
Tashkent Information Technologies University on 6-7 April. The event
organized by Uzbek Agency for Communication and Information, Higher and
Secondary Special Education Ministry, Tashkent Information Technologies
University and Scientific-technical society of radio technology,
electronics and communication of Uzbekistan. More
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- DEMOCRATIC GOVERNANCE
1. April 10, 2006. The first republican congress of
political party "Commonwealth" has taken place. The first republican
congress of political party "Commonwealth" has taken place in Bishkek at
the A. Maldybaev Opera and Ballet Theater. Five basic items were
considered at the first congress of the "Commonwealth": purposes, tasks
and the basic directions of activity of the party, confirming of the
program, new edition of the charter and election of directing bodies of
this political association have taken place. More
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- OTHER
1. April 4, 2006. U.S. gives Turkmenistan US $ 450
thousand to combat drug trafficking. The U.S. and Turkmenistan will
continue cooperating in the area of security and drug trafficking, said
U.S. Charge d'Affaires Jennifer Brush and Minister of Foreign Affairs of
Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov after the signing of an amendment to the
agreement signed earlier. The amendment provides, in particular, for
allocation of an additional $450,000 to the Government of Turkmenistan
to conduct successful investigations against narcotics traffickers and
to enhance the use of forensic analysis. The U.S. Department of State
INL program helps governments throughout the world combat illegal drug
trafficking, human trafficking, and organized crime by providing
assistance and training. More
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2. April 12, 2006. The first National
Millenium Development Goals report for Uzbekistan published. The report was
prepared by the United Nations Country Team in close consultations with
the Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan. It aims to reflect on
current trends for the country’s development and facilitate the
monitoring of progress towards the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)
in Uzbekistan. This document is also meant to increase public awareness
of the MDGs and generate research and debate for action around the
national development challenges. More
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
1. Tashkent to host SCO Ministerial Council. The
capital of Uzbekistan will host the Council of the Culture Ministers of
the member states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) at the
close of April. It is noteworthy the SCO member states tune up
partnership not only in the political, but also in economic and culture
spheres. Thematic exhibitions and other cultural events will also take
place within the framework of the Culture Ministers’ Council this
April-May in Tashkent. More
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2. April 20-22, 2006. The V Eurasian Media Forum.
The forum will gather international and regional journalists, famous
politicians, and heads of the world media community, businessmen and
experts for discussion on international and regional development
problems and the role of media. More than 300 persons from more than 35
countries of Asia, Europe, Middle East, North America, and Africa
participated in the IV Eurasian Media Forum in April 2005 in Almaty. The
last year forum regarded the most discussed issues of the rime including
the problem of coverage of terrorist acts by media, laws on media, the
Central Asian situation etc. The Eurasian Media Forum is an
international non-political organization founded in Kazakhstan in 2001.
The objective of the EAMF is to promote co-operation between East and
West. More information...
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3. April 20, 2006. International jewelry exposition
will be held in Almaty. Aru-Almaty-2006 (Beauty) International
Jewelry Exhibition will be held at the Central State Museum in Almaty on
April 20. KazExpo International Expositional Company, Commercial and
Industrial Chamber of Almaty city and Kazakhyuvelir Company will
organize the event. Jewelers from Russia, Ukraine, Georgia, Uzbekistan,
Italy, Spain, Malaysia, Turkey and Kazakhstan (all in all 50
participants) will take part in the exhibition. More
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4. April 26, 2006. The III National Petrochemical
Conference. The III national petrochemical conference is going to
take place in Almaty April 26. It will be organized by
"SAT&Company", owning the only petrochemical complex in the
republic. A construction project of an integrated petrochemical complex
in Atyrau with annual capacity 400 thousand tonnes of polyethylene of
low and high density, 400 thousand tonnes linear polyethylene, and 400
thousand tonnes of polypropylene is planned to be presented. Besides, it
is planned to consider attraction of the Kazakhstani and foreign banks,
the export and credit agencies in the quality of potential project
investors. Representatives of the Ministry of Energy and Mineral
Resources of RK, the Ministry of Economy and Budget Planning of RK,
Atyrau and Mangistau regions, "NC "KazMUnaiGaz," national and
international financial institutions will participate in the conference.
Also world's leading petrochemical companies, licensors, and big
international contractors will arrive. More
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5. May 29-30, 2006. Astana and Almaty to welcome
investors’ forums. The participants of the forums of investors will
consider production of foodstuff, electric engineering, agriculture,
construction and building materials, trade, transport and logistics,
higher education, waste conversion, metalwork on May 29-31 in Astana and
Almaty. Kazakh-German Business Association will organize it under the
auspices of the Kazakhstan Government and German Society for Technical
Cooperation (GTZ). More information...
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6. May 30 - June 2, 2006. The 13th International
Exhibition Telecommunication and Computer Technologies. 13th
International Exhibition Telecommunication and Computer Technologies
will be held in Almaty on May 30-June 2, 2006. KITEL 2006, 13th Central
Asian International Exhibition on Telecommunications and Computer
Technologies exhibition is the largest and the most representative
Telecoms, IT and Computer Technologies event for Kazakhstan and Central
Asia. Its well-established reputation as a successful and innovative
trade event means that KITEL 2006 offers telecom, IT and computer
technologies professionals the opportunity to network and meet
face-to-face with senior level buyers from all regions of Kazakhstan and
Central Asia. More information...
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7. June 7-9, 2006. Annual Microfinance
Conference. Conference will be held in Budapest (Hungary). This year
MFC organizes its annual conference jointly with the European
Microfinance Network (EMN). Contact person: Agnieszka Talma -
Information Coordinator of MFC. For more information please write to agnieszkat@mfc.org.pl or visit
http://www.mfc.org.pl/
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8. June 7-8, 2006. Silk Way investment forum.
The investment Forum Silk Way will be held on June 7-8, 2006 in Siyan
(People's Republic of China) within the framework of realization of the
Regional Program Silk Way. The program is directed on strengthening of
potential with a view of regional cooperation and development.
Delegations of the Kyrgyz Republic and other countries of Central Asia
will take part in the international investment Forum in China. More information....
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9. July 3-14, 2006. Summer course on Human
Development and the MDGs. UNDP Bratislava Regional Center in
cooperation with Central European University is organizing a summer
course on Human Development and the MDGs. This summer course will be a
policy and practice-based course for approximately 15-20 civil
servants/decision makers as well as graduate students from Central and
Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, and Central Asia, as well as interested
graduate students from other regions. Summer course on Human Development
and the MDGs will be held 3-14 July in Budapest. More
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10. July 13-31, 2006. The second international summer
school. The Kyrgyzstan-Turkey Manas University cordially invites
participants to take part in an unforgettable Central Asian cultural and
educational Second International Summer School during the summer of
2006. The purpose of bringing people together for the 19-day event from
different parts of the world is to offer participants an insightful and
educational perspective of Kyrgyzstan's people, culture, tradition,
history, art, literature, geography, and political and economic
institutions. The summer school program will include lectures and
seminars. The summer school will be held July 13-31, 2006 in Bishkek,
Kyrgyzstan. More information....
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11. September 20-22, 2006. The 3-d Central Asian
International Exhibition devoted to waste treatment technologies and
environment protection. 3-d Central Asian international exhibition
devoted to waste treatment technologies and environment protection will
be held September 20 - 22, 2006. EcoTech is the main specialized
exhibition in the Central Asia Region to attract international and major
local companies engaged in collection, transportation and utilization of
waste, treatment of normal and special industrial waste, recycling,
water treatment, gas treatment and soil purification.
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1. Japan brings balance to Central Asia. The
article is aimed to highlight the main features of Japanese
representation in Central Asia. The author shares his outlook on the
role of Japan in the region. Prepared by Christopher Len. See the document…
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2. CGAP Case Studies in Agricultural Microfinance:
An Overview. Kyrgyzstan. The publication is case studies that
present promising approaches to the sustainable provision of financial
services to poor rural households reliant on agriculture. The document
contain a brief institutional assessment of the financial provider is
then followed by information on donor and investor support, plus a
section on lessons learned. Prepared by World Bank, 2005. See the document…
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3. Community Empowerment – An Analysis of Current
Situation and Recommendations. The document represents brief policy
on current situation an development of local governments and shirkats
(cooperative entities bringing together farmers and agricultural
producers which replaced liquidated Soviet collective farms and state
farms) in Uzbekistan. The Executive Series, No.2, 2006. See the document…
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4. The policy review of information and
communication development in Uzbekistan for 2005. The review
presented in the document considers development of present tendencies on
ICT introduction into the socio-economic life of Uzbekistan for 2005.
The document was prepared by UNDP in cooperation with Uzbek agency of
communication and informatization. See the document…
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5. How to calculate international migration. The
article, which presented in this document is about importance of
statistical data in international migration evaluating process Economic
Review, February 2006. See the document…
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6. Internet Governance: The State of Play. The
document presents a comprehensive report on Internet Governance for the
UN ICT Task Force. This report sets out many of the issues and
institutional arrangements. It includes definitions of the Internet and
Internet governance, as well as easy-to-review tables explaining the
roles of international organizations and the issue-areas covered and not
covered. Prepared by: The Internet Governance Project 2004. See the document…
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7. UNICEF in Uzbekistan. The document devoted to
the UNICEF activity within the framework of equality, health, education
and social protection development in Uzbekistan. UNICEF prepared the
document in 2004. See the document…
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