New York, 6 February 2012 — Young people around the world are deeply concerned about a lack of job opportunities and are calling for an increase in investment in this area, according to the latest World Youth Report, issued today by the United Nations.

In the aftermath of the economic crisis, the global youth unemployment rate saw its largest annual increase on record in 2009, resulting in around 75.8 million unemployed youth.

"Энергетическую отрасль страны нужно спасать! Эта задача не только государства, но и каждого отдельно взятого гражданина" - данной фразой, прозвучавшей из уст одного из участников нашего очередного круглого стола, было сказано все. Действительно, уже не раз слышим от специалистов, что в Кыргызстане энергетика находится на краю пропасти. Еще чуть–чуть, и... Тем не менее все мы за редким исключением относимся к электроэнергии с неким пренебрежением, тратим без оглядки, об экономии не

Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan (February 3, 2012) – From 30 January through 3 February 2012, a delegation of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (GFATM) visited Kyrgyzstan. Main goal of the visit is monitoring of implementation of the Global Fund grants and meeting with partners. The delegation consisted of Maria Kirova, Head of the GFATM Department for Eastern Europe and Central Asia, Sandra Irbe, GFATM Portfolio Manager for Eastern Europe and Central Asia  and Vitaly Jumagaliev, Senior Civil Society Specialist of the GFATM Partnership Department.

570 young people of Osh and Jalal-Abad provinces were trained 12 Vocational Schools on the most demanded professions during April-July 2011. They were unemployed youth from poor families aged 16-28, living in distant villages and areas affected by the ethnic conflict in the south of Kyrgyzstan in June 2010. The training was organized in by UNDP, UNICEF and UNHCHR within a joint project “Youth, Livelihood and Peace Promotion”, which was initiated in response to the crisis situation.  The project was funded by the UN Peacebuilding Fund and the Government of the Russian Federation.

On July 19, 2011 during a certificates award ceremony in vocational school #12 a young lady, who was standing among other invited guests, caught eyes of spectators. When she stepped up and delivered her congratulating speech, graduates of the school recognized her as a graduate of the last year’s courses. That day Aziza Suleimanova took part in the ceremony as an employer and hired two girls who completed hairdresser courses to work in her own beauty salon “Elina”.

Сегодня в Посольстве Российской Федерации в Бишкеке состоялась встреча, посвященная результатам сотрудничества Российской Федерации и системы ООН в Кыргызской Республике по оказанию содействия в 2011 году в постконфликтном восстановлении республики. В ходе встречи также рассматривались планы сотрудничества на ближайшую перспективу.

Во встрече принимали участие Чрезвычайный и Полномочный Посол Российской Федерации в Кыргызской Республике Валентин Власов и дипломаты Посольства, Постоянный Координатор системы ООН в КР Александр Аванесов, Руководитель Аппарата Президента КР Жанторо  Сатыбалдиев, Министр иностранных дел КР Руслан Казакбаев и главы учреждений системы Организации Объединенных Наций в КР.

Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan (January 4, 2012) –  In 2011 UNDP Disaster Risk Management Programme helped to reconstruct five pedestrian bridges in three villages of Boz-Uchuk village district of Aksy district of Issyk-Kul province.  For years these bridges/roads in the village had not been maintained and posed risks to the lives of people. A total of 7,5 km of internal roads in the Ichke-Jergez, Novo-Voznesovka and Enchilesh villages  were renovated providing safe access for people to agricultural and pasture lands.

Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan (December 28, 2011) –  In  2011 UNDP Disaster Risk Management Programme helped plant 5 thousand transplants of 12 species in a forestry territory of the National Academy of Science located in Ak-Soo district of Issyk-Kul province. Local community helped to clean the forest from broken and dry woods. This helped local residents make some provision of firewood and decrease risks to forest fire.

Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan (27 December, 2011) – A 7.5 km long road between Kok-Bulak and Ashuu-Tor and 10 bridges were reconstructed the village Tort-Kul of Tong district of Issyk-Kul province. UNDP Disaster Risk Management Programme provided 225 000 soms for implementation of these projects. Along with local rescue teams, reconstruction works also engaged members of vulnerable households who received food for their work from UNWFP. 202 members of vulnerable households received a total of 27.5 tons of wheat flour and vegetable oil.

Каракол, Кыргызстан (27 декабря 2011 г.) – Три комплекта оборудования для производства рыбного корма (кормовые дробилки и напольные механические весы) на общую сумму 829 662 сомов ($17 850) получили ассоциации прудовых хозяйств прииссыккулья. Мощности и комплектность оборудования позволяют получать в час до 1 тонны сбалансированного витаминизированного рыбного корма на каждой из установок. Этого объема достаточно, чтобы рыборазводческие хозяйства региона смогли выйти на планируемый максимальный уровень производства рыбы – 500 тонн в год – расчетная потребность населения иссык-кульской области в рыбной продукции.