Article
When early diagnosis saves lives
Today, Nuria Ziyadinova’s home is quiet. Her youngest daughter, 1.5-month-old Sofia, is sleeping peacefully in her cradle. For many families, this is an ordinary scene – but for Nuria, it’s a precious moment of calm after weeks of worry. A couple of weeks ago, during a routine home visit for newborns, a family doc...
Video essay
Travelling by horseback to deliver lifesaving care in remote Kyrgyzstan
Jiydegul Rysbaeva Seitkazievna has been a medical nurse in Kyrgyzstan since 1988. In the rural, isolated valley where she lives, it isn't convenient – or even possible – to drive to the families she serves by car, or to take a train. Instead, she uses a different mode of transport. “I administer vaccines on horseb...
Article
The teachers and imams fighting for vaccines
Nasiba Nachitova, a kindergarten teacher in Batken city, frequently speaks to parents about the importance of vaccination. However, she didn't always understand the crucial role that immunization plays in protecting children. “I used to hear that you needed to get vaccinated, but I had no idea that refusing vaccin...
Article
Air pollution in Kyrgyzstan causes major health impacts for children
In Kyrgyzstan, air pollution is the single biggest environmental risk factor for premature death and ill-health, with young children among the most affected. In Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan a UNICEF study found that residents are exposed to annual average concentrations that range from moderately elevated to far more than ...
Statement
UNICEF commends the Government of Kyrgyzstan on the repatriation of 83 children and women from Syria
BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan/GENEVA, 22 October 2023 –, "UNICEF welcomes the repatriation of 83 Kyrgyzstani children and women from Syria. The repatriations – supported by UNICEF and actioned under the “AiKol” Mission – are an example of the Government of Kyrgyzstan’s commitment to upholding children’s rights set out in t...
Statement
UNICEF welcomes the repatriation of 64 Kyrgyzstani children from Syria
BISHKEK/GENEVA, 30 August 2023 - , "UNICEF welcomes the repatriation of 95 Kyrgyzstani citizens including 64 children and 31 mothers from Syria under the “AiKol” Mission. UNICEF commends the Government of Kyrgyzstan to fulfill its commitments under the Convention on the Rights of the Child and facilitate the reintegration of children and their mothers with their families and…
Report
Best Practices of Gender-Transformative Programming in Europe and Central Asia
Gender equality is one of the most critical organizational priorities for UNICEF. It is embedded as a core part of UNICEF’s mandate to promote the realization of equal rights for all children. Gender is identified as a normative principle and a cross-cutting programming priority that supports UNICEF’s vision of le...
Report
Repatriation and reintegration of children affected by conflict in Syria and Iraq to Central Asia
Since 2019, more than 1,100 children have been repatriated to Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan from camps and places of detention in Syria and Iraq. These children are victims of armed conflict. While in camps and detention facilities, they were deprived of liberty, education, protection and othe...
Blog post
Advocate Ziedullo Atakuziev from Kyrgyzstan finds strength in his disability
"My name is Ziedullo and I am 18 years old. Cerebral palsy has not stopped me from achieving my goals and I am here to tell you that you can achieve yours too. I live in Osh in the Kyrgyz Republic. For as long as I can remember, I was bullied at school. ‘Disability' was a word to be afraid of. So when the opportun...
Press release
About 1 million school children in Kyrgyzstan will increase their knowledge and skills on safe behaviour during emergencies
BISHKEK, 25 October 2021, – UNICEF, in collaboration with the National Society of the Red Crescent in Kyrgyzstan, launched the second phase of the "Enhancing the resilience of children to climate and disaster risks in the Kyrgyz Republic" project, funded by the Government of Japan for the total sum of US$ 4 milli...
Press release
UNICEF procures healthcare supplies worth over KGS 12 million to help the Kyrgyz Republic respond to COVID-19
BISHKEK, August 18, 2021 – , UNICEF, , delivered personal protective equipment worth over KGS 12,000,000 to the Ministry of Health and Social Development. UNICEF provided 8,000 medical masks, 12,500 pairs of nitrile gloves for vaccinators, 20,000 pairs of gynaecological gloves, and 11,350 units of antiseptics for...
Article
Lights, camera, action!
Bishkek, 11 May 2020 –, Gulsara Kamchybekova starts this day in the COVID-19 shutdown in front of a raft of television prompters, film crew, glaring lights and cameras. The 49-year old, secondary school physics teacher is inside a studio to record lessons which will be broadcast later on television and made availa...