Issyk-Kul Province, Kyrgyzstan (13 August, 2010) – UNDP Environment Programme and UN Volunteers held and inception seminar of the Project “Rehabilitation of Riparian Forests in Kyrgyz Republic” implemented within One UN Programme and International Year of Biodiversity.
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Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan (8 July, 2010) - A training seminar “Fundraising for Implementation of the Commitments of the Kyrgyz Republic under Global Environmental Conventions” took place in “Sayakat-Asia” Hotel.
The training seminar was conducted for regional officers of the State Agency on Environment Protection and Forestry under KR Government (SAEPF) with support of UNDP Programme “Environment Protection for Sustainable Development”. In the course of seminar officers of the SAEPF, regional forestry, parks and reserves got acquainted with issues of fundraising for environmental activity, development and inception of projects in the field of environment protection. Among the participants were also representatives of United Nations Development Programme and Japan International Cooperation Agency.
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Бишкек, Кыргызстан (1 апреля 2010 г.) – 2 апреля в отеле «Парк Отель» состоится семинар «Глобальный Экологический Фонд в решении экологических проблем Кыргызстана». Семинар пройдет при поддержке Государственного агентства по охране окружающей среды и лесного хозяйства при Правительстве КР (ГАООСиЛХ) и ПРООН. Основной целью семинара является обсуждение вопросов партнерства всех заинтересованных сторон, а также подведения итогов цикла ГЭФ-4 (2006-2010 гг.), и перспективы новых проектов ГЭФ-5 со всеми исполнительными агентствами ГЭФ в Кыргызстане. В ходе семинара будут представлены 11 проектов ГЭФ, реализуемых в Кыргызстане.
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Cholpon-Ata, Kyrgyzstan (March 18, 2010) – In the framework of the UN International Year of Biodiversity and implementation of temporary Moratorium adopted by Presidential Decree #7 as of 10 January, 2008, GEF/UNDP Project “Strengthening policy and regulatory framework for mainstreaming biodiversity into fishery sector” will hold a handover ceremony of special equipment transfer worth $100 000 in the Issyk-Kul Administration of Environment Protection and Forestry building. For the first time ever the staff of the local Administration of Environment Protection and Forestry will get for their disposal motorboats, mobile fish hatcheries, trailers for boats, work clothes, binoculars with digital camera, night vision equipment and etc. The equipment will be transferred for the capacity building of the State Ecological Inspection Service and conservation of Issyk-Kul Lake biodiversity.
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Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan (March 2, 2010) – Multi-country Capacity Building Project Inception Workshop will be held in the UN House.
The workshop is devoted to 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.
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Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan (December 14, 2009) – UNDP Environment Program and GEF/UNDP Projects “Strengthening Policy and Regulatory Framework for Mainstreaming Biodiversity into Fishery Sector”, “Capacity Building for Improved National Financing of Global Environmental Management in Kyrgyzstan”, “Demonstrating Sustainable Mountain Pasture Management in the Suusamyr Valley”, “Capacity Building for Implementation of Sustainable Waste Management principles in the Kyrgyz Republic” “Assessment of Radioactive Waste Management Capabilities in the Kyrgyz Republic in Transboundary Context” presented the results of their activities for the last year at the Board Meeting of the Kyrgyz Republic State Agency on Environment Protection and Forestry.
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Moscow, Russia (6 July 2009) -- Development progress in the Commonwealth of Independent States has declined, in part as a result of the on-going global economic and financial crisis. The Millennium Development Goals Report 2009, launched in Geneva by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, says that in almost all areas, the two groups of countries that are part of the CIS—one in Asia and the other in Europe—have experienced a very different pace of progress. Read: Russian Language Version of Article Read: Millenium Development Goals Report 2009.
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Dear participants of the regional conference!
In accordance with the Course of the President of the Kyrgyz Republic for renewal of the country and the Country Development Strategy till 2011, our country is pursuing an active and step-by-step policy aimed at ensuring sustainable development, economic growth and further strengthening the principles of democratic governance. Our main national priorities are closely connected with the UN Millennium Development Goals.
Among the key work areas is environmental protection as a fundamental basis for sustainable human development, providing the balance of human rights, society, nature, preservation of unique natural complexes for our future generations.
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Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan (April 20, 2009) – From April 21-24 Bishkek will host a regional conference titled ““Uranium tailings: local problems, regional consequences, global solutions”, initiated by the Kyrgyz Government with assistance of UNDP in the Kyrgyz Republic.
Delegations from Central Asian countries – Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan, also, representatives of other interested states, donors, international organizations, development agencies, expert communities, private sector and NGO’s are invited to participate at the conference.
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New York, USA (March 31, 2009) - The United Nations General Assembly this morning unanimously approved Helen Clark of New Zealand as the new Administrator of the UN Development Programme (UNDP) for a term of four years.
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon nominated Helen Clark last week to replace outgoing Administrator Kemal Derviş of Turkey.
“Helen Clark was selected, amongst a group of excellent candidates, for her outstanding qualifications and numerous accomplishments in her long career,” said Michèle Montas, the Secretary-General spokesperson, in an official statement.
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