With support from the Swiss Government, the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Kyrgyz Republic (Ministry) and the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) are launching a new phase of capacity strengthening for Ministry staff by initiating a specialized training on Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) and Geospatial Hazard Mapping, scheduled for 10–18 November 2025.
On November 3, 2025, the Governments of Switzerland and the Kyrgyz Republic signed an agreement to launch the project “Water Use Permits in the Kyrgyz Republic”.
Recently, Stefan Ziegler, a Swiss expert in International Humanitarian Law and lecturer at the Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights, arrived in Bishkek as part of his regional tour across Central Asia.
On 15 October 2025, a new sports and recreation area featuring a mini-football field and a workout zone was officially inaugurated at the intersection of Gagarin and Imanaliev Streets in Bishkek.
The annual national campaign “Female Health Month” will launch this October, mobilizing women aged 18 and older across Kyrgyzstan to undergo screenings for risk factors and early signs of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs).
On September 16, 2025, the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) held a Civil Society Cooperation Seminar with the aim of providing a platform for networking and exchanging ideas and practices between Korean and local civil society organizations (CSOs) and partners from other international organizations working in Kyrgyzstan.
Dubai, UAE, September 9, 2025—IFC today announced the appointment of Riccardo Puliti as its new Regional Vice President for the Middle East and Central Asia region. Based in Dubai, UAE, Puliti will lead IFC’s efforts to mobilize the private sector and drive reforms to address some of the region’s most pressing challenges, with a focus on fostering job creation and sustainable development.
On August 22, 2025, the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) and the Ministry of Education of the Kyrgyz Republic and signed a Record of Discussion (RD) on the “Project of Establishment of Sustainable Environment for Enhancing Health and Nutrition in Schools through Home Grown School Feeding (HGSF) Program in the Kyrgyz Republic”.
On August 20, 2025, a signing ceremony of the Record of Discussions between the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) and the Ministry of Natural Resources, Ecology, and Technical Supervision (MNRETS) of the Kyrgyz Republic was held in Bishkek to officially launch the “Air Quality Improvement Project in the Kyrgyz Republic.”
Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic, June 24, 2025—To increase access to green and social financing in the Kyrgyz Republic, IFC has announced a subscription of up to $15 million in the country’s first-ever sustainability bond, issued in local currency by the Kyrgyz Investment and Credit Bank (KICB).