This Flash Appeal addresses the needs of more than one million people affected by violent conflict in southern Kyrgyzstan in June 2010. The revised Flash Appeal requests $96,445,737 for urgent humanitarian support.

The UN System in the Kyrgyz Republic has an excellent record in formulating and implementation of joint programmes. In 2009, the following joint programmes were successfully implemented in the country:

•  Enhancing Coordination for Disaster Response in the Kyrgyz Republic
• Operationalizing Good Governance for Social Justice
• Action 2 Piloting in the Kyrgyz Republic
• Strengthening the Ombudsman Institution
• Violence Against Women  (VAW)

In 2009, the UN system has successfully formulated the One UN Programme. It is a two-year response of the UN system to the effects of energy, food and economic insecurities in the country. The UN is fully aware that these insecurities are chronic and recurrent and significantly compromise the coping mechanisms of the most vulnerable, and hindering the country's progress towards achieving the MDGs. The One UN Programme is an appropriate response to this context and combines short- and medium-term interventions to provide sustainable support to vulnerable groups to mitigate the effects of these multiple crises. This approach has been fully supported by the President and the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic as well by the UN system globally. As a result, the UNCT was honored to be selected by the UN Regional Directors Team as one of two new countries in 2010 to present the One UN Programme for funding under the Expanded Delivering as One Window (DaO).

 In 2009 the UN System in the Kyrgyz Republic has implemented the following stretegic initiatives:

•  Implementation of Flash Appeal
• Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Process

In 2009, the UN provided technical advice and expertise to address gaps in national policies and strategies. This function is traditionally the mandate of UN Theme Groups. The UNCT has four Theme Groups operating under its umbrella - Gender Theme Group, HIV/AIDS Theme Group, Communication Working Group, Operation and Management Working Group. Each of them is lead by the member of the UNCT. In 2009, all Theme Groups operated on basis of annual work plans developed jointly under the leadership of Chairs of each Theme Group.

2009 successfully generated momentum for transforming ideas into fully operational large scale assistance programmes to be funded from several sources. Through implementation of the regional project on uranium tailings co-financed by the Government of Finland active support will be provided to coordination of the joint actions of the Central Asian governments and of the respective UN Agencies under leadership of Kyrgyzstan. In close cooperation with IAEA, DFID, EURASEC, bi-lateral donors and the governments of the region, national and regional/trans-border projects will be finalized and presented at a donors’ meeting tentatively scheduled for fall 2010.  

The issue of uranium tailings and toxic industrial waste in the countries of Central Asia is extremely grave and the potential consequences of not effectively solving this problem could impact millions of people and protract the process of issue-solving for many years to come.