UN Resident Coordinator Presents Credentials to President of Kyrgyzstan

Welcoming the UN Resident Coordinator and congratulating on her appointment, the President of Kyrgyzstan expressed confidence that the Kyrgyzstan-UN relations will further deepen under her leadership. He thanked the UN system for its continued support of the implementation of the country’s development priorities and in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals, providing humanitarian assistance to the people affected by the recent escalation of violence along the Kyrgyz-Tajik border.  

Ms. Antje Grawe offered her condolences for the lives lost during the flareup of the conflict and informed of the UN family’s engagement in the immediate humanitarian response in the affected communities, whilst underlining the importance of social cohesion. The UN Resident Coordinator re-stated the UN’s commitment to supporting the Government’s and people’s aspirations for sustainable development, peace and prosperity, including through the new five-year UN Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework 2023 – 2027, signed with the Government in June 2022. She also reaffirmed the UN’s support to further strengthening the protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms and looked forward to supporting the implementation of the country’s new gender equality strategy.

Ms. Antje Grawe also expressed the UN’s support to the country’s ambitious climate action goals and initiatives aimed at preserving mountainous ecosystems and biodiversity.