Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan (September 1, 2010) – During 25 – 30 August 2010, there was a short-term mission arrived at the invitation of the UN Development Programme headed by Mr. Stjepan Mesic,  Former President of the Republic of Croatia.  Mr. Mesic has been twice elected as the President of the Republic of Croatia according to the country’s Constitution and took this post from February 2000 till February 2010.

Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan (August 4th, 2010) - Meeting of Coordination Committee on Achievement of Millennium Development Goals in the Kyrgyz Republic was held under the chairmanship of the Vice-Prime-Minister of the Kyrgyz Republic Ms. Abdullaeva U.A.  Members of Coordination Committee include deputy heads of several Ministries, heads of Agencies and heads of Departments on Social Policy and International Relations of the President’s Office in the Kyrgyz Republic.

From cyclical recovery to economic tailspin

The winter crisis and drought of 2008-2009 revealed the fragility of the rapid GDP growth Kyrgyzstan reported during 2007-2008. Sharp reductions in winter electricity and heat supplies for households, schools, health-care institutions, and commercial enterprises led to significant declines in industrial output and growing concerns about access to public services.

When combined with high or rising food and energy prices and falling remittances for vulnerable households (see Table 1 below), these non-traditional threats to household welfare blurred the distinction between development programming and humanitarian/emergency responses, for the government and the international community.

Osh, Kyrgyzstan (22 July 2010) —More than 1,100 people in the cities most affected by violence in southern Kyrgyzstan last month have started work on repairing roads, cleaning up irrigation systems, removing litter and restoring parks as part of an initiative by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and local municipalities.

Following the crisis that displaced some 400,000 people in the region last month, UNDP has launched a cash-for-work programme in the major cities of Osh and Jalalabad aiming to bring short-term jobs to unemployed youth and women.

Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan (July 9, 2010) – Award ceremony of the National MDG Logo Design Contest winners took place today in the UN House with participation of Mr. Neal Walker, UN Resident Coordinator/UNDP Resident Representative.  The contest was conducted within the MDG Localization in Naryn Province Project of the UNDP Poverty Reduction Programme from January 15^th to March 15^th 2010.

The goal of the project is to support the efforts of the government and local civil society institutions to achieve MDGs.  Relevance of each logo to a specific MDG and presence of national features were among the main criteria of the contest.  Designers, design studios, artists and many interested people participated in the contest.  Selection Committee unanimously chose the work of Alelksey Lysogorov, a well-known designer, out of all 27 works submitted.

Johannesburg-New York, 11 June 2010 -The Secretary-General is deeply concerned about reports of renewed violence and several deaths in Osh, Kyrgyzstan. He calls for calm to be restored and urges all involved to show the utmost restraint to prevent further losses of life.

The Secretary-General reiterates the need to respect the rule of law and to resolve issues peacefully through dialogue. He urges the Interim Government to pay particular attention to inter-ethnic relations in the country and to take measures to ensure the peaceful coexistence of all citizens in Kyrgyzstan.

The Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Miroslav Jenca, was in Osh last Sunday and will continue his efforts to ensure the peace and stability of Kyrgyzstan.

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Бишкек, Кыргызстан (4 мая 2010 года) — В период с 2 по 4 мая 2010 года в Кыргызстане находился  с визитом Специальный  Представитель Генерального Секретаря ООН Посол Мирослав Енча.

Основной целью приезда Посла Мирослава Енчи  стало продолжение ранее начатых консультаций с руководством и членами Временного правительства Кыргызской Республики, представителями гражданского общества, дипломатического корпуса и международных организаций,  а также с отдельными политическими лидерами по текущей ситуации в Кыргызской Республике, путях ее скорейшей стабилизации.

By Ban Ki-moon

The Petionville Golf Club sits upon a hillside overlooking Port au Prince and the sea. These days, its once-groomed fairways are home to nearly 50,000 people, among the 1.2 million displaced by the earthquake and crowded together in tents or tarpaulin lean-tos provided by the UN or international relief agencies.

When I visited last week, the sun was shining. Life went on, it seemed: children played, mothers washed clothes in open-air tubs. Many people had set up businesses and informal markets selling food, charcoal, fruit, shoes, shampoo. In the sunlight it might be easy to see this as a sign of hope, life amid the ruins. But when the rains come, the steeply sloping ground will turn to mud, dangerous and diseased. For those trapped in the camp, hope will seem far away.

New York, 29 March 2010—The United Nations and United States, in cooperation with the Haitian Government, will convene a high-level donors’ conference - ‘Towards a New Future in Haiti’ - on 31 March at United Nations Headquarters in New York to secure the financial resources necessary for Haiti’s recovery, and by doing so, demonstrate the international community’s steadfast commitment to the people of Haiti as they struggle to rebuild their lives after the devastating earthquake.