UN Resident Coordinator met with Chairman of Cabinet of Ministers

The sides discussed the Kyrgyzstan’s national development priorities as well as the joint preparations for the implementation of the new five-year UN Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework (UNSDCF) which will enter into effect in January 2023. In this context, they also exchanged views on implementing Kyrgyzstan’s ambitious climate action initiatives and agreed to continue the close dialogue on the preservation of mountainous ecosystems and biodiversity.

The Chair of the Cabinet of Ministers and the UNRC also discussed the ongoing efforts to meet the immediate needs of over 77,700 of the most vulnerable among the affected people in Batken, through the recently launched Response Plan of the Disaster Response Coordination Unit (DRCU).

Ms. Antje Grawe congratulated the Chair of the Cabinet of Ministers on Kyrgyzstan’s recent election to the UN Human Rights Council and reiterated the readiness of the UN system to continue to work with the Government, civil society and all partners in promoting human rights in the country.