The United Nations in the Kyrgyz Republic calls on the Jogorku Kenesh (Parliament) to refrain from approving a bill that would introduce criminal and administrative sanctions for acts aimed at forming “a positive attitude towards non-traditional sexual relations”.[1]
On 25 February 2015, Ms. Maki Shinohara, Representative of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in Kyrgyzstan handed over her Letter of Presentation to Mr. Askar Beshimov, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kyrgyz Republic.
On February 5-6, 2015, USAID Collaborative Governance Program (CGP), through its partner Civic Participation Fund (CPF), organized a workshop on Successful Grant Proposal Writing for 18 representatives of civil society organizations (CSOs) in Bishkek.
On February 18, 2015, Zainidin Kurmanov, PhD in History, Professor of Kyrgyz-Slavic University, Former Parliament member, Ex Speaker of the Kyrgyz Parliament gave a guest lecture on the theme“Issues of Government, Civil Society, and Business Interaction in Kyrgyzstan” for over 45 University Professors, students, and representatives of USAID Mission in the Kyrgyz Republic, and Collaborative Governance Program.
Major cross-border investment will bring top technologies to mining of important metal. The EBRD and UniCredit Group are supporting a major cross-border investment which will enable a mining operation in western Kazakhstan to make its operations more efficient and allow it to keep importing best technologies and equipment.
GENEVA (23 February 2015) – Kyrgyzstan’s record on women’s rights will be examined by the UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) on Wednesday 25 February in meetings that will be webcast live.
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and Georgia have signed a Memorandum of Understanding which creates the foundations for the organisation of the 2015 EBRD Annual Meeting which will take place in Tbilisi on 13, 14 and 15 May 2105.
The Representative Office of the Institute for War and Peace Reporting (IWPR) in the Kyrgyz Republic is embarking on a three-year project “Creating a Culture of Investigative Journalism for Further Democratic Reform – Linking Human Rights Organizations, Government Officials and the Media to Promote Change” with the support from the European Union.