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04 December 2023

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 ...

22 October 2023

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 i...

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…

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...

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...

17 November 2021

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 opp...

29 October 2021

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 mi...

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 antiseptic...

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 av...

14 January 2020

A mother takes her case to Kyrgyzstan’s Supreme Court to get her children back

Aiperi welcomes us on the fourth floor of a grey building on the edge of Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.  Her apartment is warmed both by electric heaters and also by the giggles and laughter of her three-year-old daughter, Mavliuda. Seated with a cup of tea at a table fully set for her guests, in the Kyrgyz tradit...

26 November 2019

I never said “YES”

Aisuluu, 42, was abducted and forced to marry when she was just 17 years old while studying to be a teacher in Bishkek the capital city of Kyrgyzstan. Aisuluu, 42, was abducted and forced to marry when she was just 17 years old while studying to be a teacher in Bishkek the capital city of Kyrgyzstan. BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan – She enters the room,…

Supporting National Social Protection Systems to Respond in Times of Crisis

Social protection systems are increasingly being used to provide emergency assistance during times of crisis. These systems allow for more effective, efficient and sustainable solutions in delivering aid than creating parallel responses. This report documents an intervention by the State Agency for Social Welfare1...