In 2010 UNDP Kyrgyzstan is set to strengthen its partnership with the national partners to accelerate Kyrgyzstan’s progress toward the Millennium Development Goals.

Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan (January 22, 2010) – Today UNDP Kyrgyzstan is hosted a major meeting with its national partners in Jannat Hotel, Bishkek.  The meeting was attended by Representatives of the President’s Institute, key ministers, the Speaker of the Kyrgyz Parliament, and all UNDP national programme directors.  The event aimed to strengthen the traditionally strong partnerships between the UNDP and the Kyrgyz Government in their work together towards development results in Kyrgyzstan.

When the Haitians will have received their life-saving emergency food, water and health care, the world must invest in adequate risk reduction for this disaster ridden nation. Or do we want to continue to administer expensive band-aids every five years for the rest of this century?

In every big disaster the same things happen:  There is too much focus on international relief, while local efforts and national preparedness are largely ignored. The thousands rescued by community activists remain unregistered - those saved by international groups produce global headlines. The many graphic stories of victims receiving or not receiving external aid overshadow the main lessons from Haiti, from the tsunami and from Hurricane Katrina: most lives, limbs and livelihoods were lost needlessly. Simple preparedness and prevention measures agreed by nations at the 2005 World Conference on Disaster Reduction have already saved countless lives in other Caribbean islands and elsewhere. But we have failed to give the people of Haiti their first line of defence against recurrent hurricanes, floods, mudslides and earthquakes.    

The United Nations Department of Public Information would like to invite you to an online discussion on “Women and the Media”, one of the 12 critical areas of concern identified in the Beijing Platform for Action in 1995. It is scheduled to take place from 1 to 28 February 2010.

It is part of a series of United Nations online discussions dedicated to the fifteen-year review of the implementation of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action (1995) and the outcomes of the twenty-third special session of the General Assembly (2000); and is hosted by WomenWatch (http://www.un.org/womenwatch), an inter-agency project of the United Nations Inter-agency Network on Women and Gender Equality (IANWGE). WomenWatch is a unique electronic gateway to web-based information on all United Nations entities’ work and the outcomes of the United Nations’ intergovernmental processes for the promotion of gender equality and women’s empowerment. These discussions will be a contribution to the 54th session of the Commission on the Status of Women, which will take place from 1 to 12 March 2010.

 

 

Программа ПРООН по сокращению бедности объявляет конкурс среди дизайнеров, дизайн-студий, художников и всех желающих

GENEVA (ILO News) – The number of jobless worldwide reached nearly 212 million in 2009 following an unprecedented increase of 34 million compared to 2007, on the eve of the global crisis, the International Labour Office (ILO) said in its annual Global Employment Trends report. 

Based on IMF economic forecasts, the ILO estimates that global unemployment is likely to remain high through 2010. In the Developed Economies and European Union unemployment is projected to increase by an additional 3 million people in 2010, while it will stabilize at present levels, or decline only slightly, in other regions.

The ILO also said the number of unemployed youth worldwide increased by 10.2 million in 2009 compared to 2007, the largest hike since 1991.
    
  

Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan (December 28, 2009) – The Youth Fall Conference took place in professional lyceum #91 on December 5, 2009 within the UNDP “Vocational Education for Street Children Project in the Kyrgyz Republic”.  More than 50 students from pilot lyceums in Sokuluk rayon of Chui oblast were given an opportunity share with their experience of child participation at the conference.

During the conference, the participants also obtained information on main Project outcomes.  Different trainings on healthy life style issues, safe live activity as well as legal issues were arranged for children within the Project implementation period.  Also they obtained leadership and presentation skills resulting in a free expression of their opinion.  Kids were also able to disseminate the knowledge obtained among the students of their lyceums.  Sports activities, jointly conducted with the UNDP Project, impart health life style issues to children as well as developed a team spirit.   

Итоги реализации Страновой программы КР по достойному труду на 2006-2009 гг. обсудили 22 декабря 2009г. на «круглом столе» в Бишкеке.

В мероприятии приняли участие представители Центрального агентства по развитию, инвестициям и инновациям, Министерства труда, занятости и миграции КР, Госинспекции труда при Министерстве труда, занятости и миграции КР, Госагентства по профтехобразованию  при Министерстве труда, занятости и миграции КР, Федерации профсоюзов КР, Национальной конфедерации работодателей КР, Федерации работодателей промышленности «Гильдия Директоров», Торгово-промышленной палаты КР, а также Международной организации труда и Программы развития ООН.

Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan (December14, 2009) – UNDP Poverty Reduction Programme has launched “Localization of the Millennium Development Goals in Naryn oblast” Project.  This is the first project aimed at adapting eight development goals at oblast, rayon, aiyl okrug and village levels, that are designed to address extreme poverty reduction, achievement of universal primary education, promotion of gender equality and women empowerment, child mortality reduction, combating HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases, ensure environmental sustainability and develop global partnership.  These goals have its indicators on global and country levels.