Human Development Report Fighting Climate Change: Human Solidarity in a Divided World Download report here (eng). (PDF - 12.2 Mb - 2007/8)
National Human Development Report The Influence of Civil Society On the Human Development Process in Kyrgyzstan Download report here (eng). (PDF - 2.1 Mb- 2005)
Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan (9 March 2010) – Today, the First Vice Prime Minister of the Kyrgyz Republic Mr. Akylbek Japarov and the UN Resident Coordinator Mr. Neal Walker announced the Launch of the One UN Programme in Kyrgyzstan.
Funding of a total USD 3.6 million was committed for the implementation of the One UN Programme in Kyrgyzstan in 2010. This sum represents core UN funding granted to the UN system in Kyrgyzstan to be allocated to projects determined jointly between the United Nations and the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic through the Joint Steering Committee.
Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan (24 February, 2010) – Vocational school #18 hosted professors from Akershus University College, Dr. Ronny Sannerud and Dr. Tore Melby, last week where the latter conducted a two-week educational capacity building workshop for teachers from three vocational schools in Bishkek. The workshop was on The Theory of Multiple Intelligences and Cooperative Learning and organized in the framework of the UNDP Vocational Education for Street Children Project funded by the Government Norway.
Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan (March 2, 2010) – Multi-country Capacity Building Project Inception Workshop will be held in the UN House.
The workshop is devotedto the presentation of the new GEF/UNDP Project aimed at capacity building at national and international levels for development and implementation of participatory approach and strategies on combating land degradation in frames of operational National Programming Frameworks.
UNDP, the UN's global development network which operates on the ground in 166 countries, advocates for change and connects countries to knowledge, experience and resources to help people build a better life and open the choices and opportunities. Its mission is to assist countries to accelerate progress on human development. UNDP builds its work on two pillars to best serve the needs of the international community, member states and society at large. The first pillar upholds its role to coordinate and enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of the UN system as a whole at the country level. And the second one sustains the UNDP as the United Nations lead development organization, providing advocacy, policy and technical support to programme countries by working on the cross-cutting and multisectoral challenges of poverty reduction, democratic governance, crisis prevention and recovery, and environment and sustainable development.
The UNDP country office launched its activities in the Kyrgyz Republic in 1993, shortly after the country became independent in 1991, thus ushering in the official UN presence in the country. UNDP's mission is to help accelerate the achievement of the national Millennium Development Goals through capacity building and policy advice in poverty reduction, good governance, environmental sustainability, regional cooperation, gender equality, and conflict prevention and recovery. UNDP, the UN's global development network which operates on the ground in 166 countries, advocates for change and connects countries to knowledge, experience and resources to help people build a better life and open the choices and opportunities. Its mission is to assist countries to accelerate progress on human development.
Located in Central Asia on the historical Silk Road, Kyrgyzstan is a mountainous country famous for its natural heritage including its high peaks, glaciers, lakes, snow leopards and other natural attractions. The Kyrgyz Republic gained independence in 1991 and embarked on a transition to a democratic system of governance and market economy. Today, the country of 5.2 million populations is host to a growing private sector and vibrant civil society. It is a member of many international organizations, including the World Trade Organization and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization. The economy has grown at an average rate of 4.4 percent since 2000, and poverty has decreased from 52 percent in 2000 to 39.9 in 2006.
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