GENEVA (3 March 2014) – Kyrgyzstan’s human rights record will face the scrutiny of the United Nations Human Rights Committee for the second time on Monday 10 March and Tuesday 11 March in meetings that will be webcast live.
On 24 December 2013, the University of Central Asia’s Institute of Public Policy and Administration (UCA-IPPA) hosted a symposium on Policy-Making Process in Government in the Kyrgyz Republic. The symposium was organised within the framework of UCA’s Research and Public Policy Initiative, and is the first in a series which will take place in the Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan and Afghanistan. Held in Bishkek, it was attended by representatives of ministries, state committees, business associations and civil society, as well as independent experts.
The recently appointed Governor of Naryn, Amanbai Kayipov, visited the Naryn campus site of the University of Central Asia (UCA) on 22 January 2014. Construction is underway at the site and the campus is scheduled to open in 2016.
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has issued its first-ever bond in Armenian Dram (AMD), helping to drive forward the development of the local capital market and providing funds for the EBRD’s own lending to the Armenian economy in local currency.
“Creating a Security community for the Benefit of Everyone” – under this leitmotif, during its chairmanship, Switzerland wants to contribute to fostering security and stability, improving people’s lives and to strengthening the OSCE’s capacity to act.
Six winners of the ‘Change the World Around You!’ social entrepreneurship competition received up to $2,500 each to implement innovative projects in their communities across the Kyrgyz Republic. The winners received their awards at a ceremony at the University of Central Asia (UCA) in Bishkek on 17 January 2014.
Domestic policies will be key to longer-term outlook
A recovery this year in the regions where the EBRD invests is expected to be slow, despite improvements in the world’s most advanced economies, including in the United States and the Eurozone.