http://www.un.uz/en/post.html en Sat, 19 May 2012 02:10:59 +0100 http://www.un.uz/en/podcast/56-joint-message-by-un-secretary-general-and-unesco-director-general-on-the-occasion-of-orld-press-freedom-day--may-.html Thu, 03 May 2012 00:00:00 +0100 Freedom of expression is one of our most precious rights. It underpins every other freedom and provides a foundation for human dignity. Free, pluralistic and independent media is essential for its exercise. This is the message of World Press Freedom Day. Media freedom entails the freedom to hold opinions and to seek, receive and impart information and ideas through any media and regardless of frontiers, as stated in Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. This freedom is essential for healthy and vibrant societies.

]]> http://www.un.uz/en/podcast/55-unesco-the-orld-bank-undp-un-information-office-and-unv-aard-oltin-qalam-nominees.html Thu, 03 May 2012 00:00:00 +0100 On the occasion of the World Press Freedom Day, Uzbekistan held the Seventh International Contest “Oltin qalam” (Golden pen) for Excellence in Journalism  among the media professionals. UNDP, the UN Information Office in Uzbekistan and UNV awarded a special prize "For the best media coverage of issues related to empowering women and increasing their role in social development".

]]> http://www.un.uz/en/podcast/54-competition-draft-a-speech-for-un-secretary-general.html Wed, 02 May 2012 00:00:00 +0100 The United Nations Academic Impact and the Brookings Institution in Washington DC are launching a global contest for university students, inviting them to imagine a speech that would be made by the Secretary-General at the opening of the next session of the General Assembly.

]]> http://www.un.uz/en/podcast/53-talking-un-episode-to-jaco-cilliers-the-ideas-behind-undp.html Mon, 23 Apr 2012 00:00:00 +0100 It was two weeks back that the United Nations Information Office launched its first ‘Talking UN’ episode, interviewing the UN Resident Coordinator Anita Nirody in regards to the concepts and principles which act as the core motivators behind the UN’s work in Uzbekistan. Following the overwhelmingly positive response to this initial video, the second ‘Talking UN’ film has been produced with the UNDP Deputy Resident Representative Jaco Cilliers as its honoured guest.

]]> http://www.un.uz/en/podcast/52-tashkent-residents-citizens-of-the-orld.html Mon, 23 Apr 2012 00:00:00 +0100 The first Mother Earth Day was celebrated in 1970, and has since then been recognised around the world as a rare opportunity for humanity to reflect on its universal goals: to protect our planet, to maintain peace, and to ensure that our world continues to develop in an efficient, mutually-beneficial and sustainable manner. The United Nations Information Office and the United Nations Development Programme have celebrated Mother Earth Day of April at the Palace of Youth Creativity in Tashkent, an event that was attended by journalists, UN representatives and students.

]]> http://www.un.uz/en/podcast/51-talking-un-episode-one-anita-nirody---un-resident-coordinator.html Thu, 12 Apr 2012 00:00:00 +0100 When the United Nations Information Office switched on the lights, turned on the cameras and began filming its inaugural ‘Talking UN’ episode, the office was honoured to receive the UN Resident Coordinator Anita Nirody as its special guest. Ms. Nirody’s comments during filming reflected the purpose of the United Nation’s Information Office’s ‘Talking UN’ series’: to understand the thought processes that serve as the foundation for the UN’s multiple national projects.

]]> http://www.un.uz/en/podcast/50-un-friday-making-youth-the-future.html Tue, 10 Apr 2012 00:00:00 +0100 During the UN Friday’s panel discussion, a topic that often surfaced and was indeed  the main focus of the dialogue exchanged between the guest panellists, the event moderators and the gathered audience, was not whether youth are sufficiently motivated to help develop Uzbekistan, but rather how their desire to do so can be nurtured and encouraged

]]> http://www.un.uz/en/podcast/49-un-friday--stories-of-empoerment.html Tue, 10 Apr 2012 00:00:00 +0100 While this UN Friday was attended by numerous journalists, students, volunteers, consulate representatives and UN colleagues, it was particularly honoured to receive four highly-respected women working various professional fields. These guests include Ms. Kristen DiMatteo, elementary principal at the Tashkent International School, Ms. Aziza Umarova, head of the Good Governance Team at UNDP Uzbekistan, Ms. Kristi Gruizenga, political/economic officer at the US Embassy, and Ms. Dinara Dultaeva, press secretary and spokesperson at Fund Forum. These four remarkable women formed the panel of our UN Friday, where they offered a unique insight into their professional careers, the challenges they had faced while attaining their current positions, and the successes they have achieved.

]]> http://www.un.uz/en/podcast/47-secretary-generals-message-on-orld-health-day--april-.html Tue, 10 Apr 2012 00:00:00 +0100 Each year on 7 April, we observe World Health Day to mark the anniversary of the founding of the World Health Organization in 1948.  This year’s theme, "Good health adds life to years", conveys an important message: promoting good health throughout life improves one’s chances of remaining healthy and productive in one’s later years.

]]> http://www.un.uz/en/podcast/45-un-comes-to-the-management-development-institute-of-singapore-in-tashkent.html Tue, 20 Mar 2012 00:00:00 +0000 The United Nations Information Office in Uzbekistan is dedicated to building connections with their nation’s youth, educating them about the UN and providing them the tools they need to make constructive changes in their communities. It was with this goal in mind that the office conducted a workshop at the Management Development Institute of Singapore on Friday the 24^th of February, educating business management students about the core principles behind the United Nations Information Office’s work in Uzbekistan, and the reasons why its operations have remained innovative and successful.

]]> http://www.un.uz/en/podcast/44-hiv-increasingly-threatens-omen-in-eastern-europe-and-central-asia.html Tue, 20 Mar 2012 00:00:00 +0000 It is important to stress that HIV remains one of the leading causes of death and disease among reproductive-age women around the globe. HIV is a particularly worrisome threat to women in Eastern Europe and Central Asia, where women can represent up to 50% of the region’s people living with the condition.

]]> http://www.un.uz/en/podcast/43-learning-on-the-job-communication-in-the-un.html Mon, 19 Mar 2012 00:00:00 +0000 It’s an understood truth that while education in the classroom is important, it is even more necessary that this knowledge is applied in a practical manner. Knowing that this especially the case in journalism and communications, were most professional education occurs ‘on the job’, the United Nations Information Office has prepared a series of educational seminars regarding the industry to be conducted at universities around Tashkent. The first such event was conducted at the Management Development Institute of Singapore (MDIS) on the 9^th of March. During this seminar, the United Nations Information Office staff taught students about the operations and role of media and communications in the humanitarian field, while encouraging them to apply this knowledge in a practical circumstance.

]]> http://www.un.uz/en/podcast/42-celebrating-a-historic-friendship-the--years-of-cooperation-photo-ehibition.html Mon, 19 Mar 2012 00:00:00 +0000 On Friday the 2^nd of March, a beautiful Uzbek spring day, the UN family in Tashkent worked with the United Nations Communication Group to hold the ’20 Years of Cooperation’ photo exhibition, recognising the 20^th Anniversary of Uzbekistan’s membership in the UN. This historic event, conducted at the prestigious State Museum of History of Uzbekistan, was attended by UN Agency officials and colleagues, the UN Resident Coordinator Anita Nirody, Minister of Foreign Affairs Mr.Abdulaziz Kamilov, representatives of the UN’s government partners, and several journalists from Uzbekistan’s print, radio and television media agencies.

]]> http://www.un.uz/en/podcast/35-a-tradition-of-global-aareness.html Sun, 19 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0000 Tashkent’s School №50 has a tradition like many of its fellow academies, but it is not an annual theatre performance, a sports festival or a weekly ritual. School №50’s tradition, and perhaps its specialty, is MUN conferences. This passion was first instilled by the United Nations Information Office (UNO) in 2008 and has remained strong ever since. When students entered the school’s concert hall on the 1^st of February 2012 to participate in its fourth MUN conference, it was clear that they felt a sense of honor and pride by taking part in such a respected event.

]]> http://www.un.uz/en/podcast/34-un-friday---remembering-the-holocaust.html Sun, 19 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0000 Capturing the Holocaust in one setting, in only two hours, is simply not possible. There have been so many books, articles, studies, debates, discussions and controversies surrounding the horrific period of history that attempting to give it justice in a single event is impractical. It was with full knowledge of this inherent limitation that the United Nations Information Office, the Embassy of Israel in Tashkent and the Israeli Cultural Centre came together nevertheless to hold a special UN Friday to recognise the  International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust. As the first UN Friday to cover this event, it’s intention was not to provide a comprehensive, complicated and conclusive insight into the significance of the Holocaust, but rather to portray poignant, focused glimpses at this period of history, and to remind us of why we must never forget. This event combined a number of elements, including presentations by a number of esteemed guests, a performance delivered by the talented students of the Jewish School in Tashkent, and the screening of the documentary ‘The Last Flight of Petr Ginz’.

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