05 August 2010

International Year of Youth Approaching

Countries and youth organizations around the world are beginning preparations for the upcoming International Year of Youth. The General Assembly recently proclaimed that the Year will run from 12 August 2010 - 11 August 2011. The theme of the year is "Dialogue and Mutual Understanding," in an effort to "encourage communication across generations and promote the ideals of peace, freedom, progress, solidarity and dedication to the objectives and goals of progress and development, including the Millennium Development Goals."

19 July 2010

THE SECRETARY-GENERAL MESSAGE FOR NELSON MANDELA DAY New York, 18 July 2010

Nelson Mandela is a towering figure. He embodies the highest values of humanity, and of the United Nations. His life, his strength and his decency are an example to us all. He fought his oppressors for years. And then, he forgave them.

01 July 2010

United Nations Moves Humanitarian Aid from Uzbekistan to Southern Kyrgyzstan

The United Nations yesterday sent a convoy of 28 trucks loaded with humanitarian relief from the city of Andijon in Uzbekistan to the southern Kyrgyz city of Osh to assist people affected by the recent unrest in southern Kyrgyzstan.   The aid was originally intended for refugees who fled to Uzbekistan in the aftermath of the deadly ethnic clashes that erupted on 10-11 June in Kyrgyzstan's south. Over the past week, the vast majority of the refugees have returned home, and the UN agreed with the Government of Uzbekistan to transfer the aid to southern Kyrgyzstan where it is urgently needed.   The consignment consisted of food, tents, blankets, water & sanitation material as well as health and hygiene kits from UNCHR, UNICEF, WFP and OCHA. This relief will now support the humanitarian response to the estimated 375,000 internally displaced persons (IDP), returnees and host families in and around Osh and Jalalabad.

30 June 2010

UNDP, UNFPA Hold Youth Theater Festival on Gender

Today, the Republican Theater for Young Audience has become a venue for the Youth Theater Festival organized by UNDP's Project "Development of Capacities of the National Human Rights Institutions in Uzbekistan" in collaboration with the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and the Center for Youth Initiatives "Kelajak Ovozi." Eight teams of talented youth representing various regions of Uzbekistan staged performances on gender issues.

25 June 2010

UNODC Holds Media Brieing to Mark International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking

The UNODC office in Tashkent has held a press conference today devoted to the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking (26 June).