On 18 January 2012, Mr. Johann Siffointe, Representative of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in Kyrgyzstan handed over his Letter of Presentation to H.E. Mr. Ruslan Kazakbaev, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kyrgyz Republic. 

Mr. Johann Siffointe, a French national with a Masters of International Law from Oxford University, has been working for the UN Refugee Agency since 1994 in a number of countries including the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Myanmar, Cambodia, Papua

19 December 2011 – The Security Council today voiced its appreciation of efforts by the United Nations regional centre for preventive diplomacy in Central Asia, particularly its focus on trans-boundary threats to stability, the management of common resources and cooperation on anti-terrorism measures.

(Bishkek, 16 December 2011) - “We adults should do all we can to protect children from violence, neglect and abuse,” said Jonathan Veitch, UNICEF Representative in Kyrgyzstan, at the opening ceremony. “We hope that this Centre will be a model for the creation of a nationwide child protection services.”

14 December 2011 – The United Nations has “never been so needed” to deal with the planet’s most pressing challenges, from the impact of climate change to growing demands for human rights to helping people facing humanitarian crises, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon told a year-end press conference today.

(Bishkek, 9 December 2011) - The infection of 191 children with HIV in hospitals in South Kyrgyzstan between 2007 and December 2011 is a tragedy. All measures should be taken to ensure that these children receive proper care and support and no more children get the virus. A growing pressure on individual healthcare workers hinders such measures and diminishes any efforts on healthcare system improvement. The UN is concerned to learn that 14 healthcare workers have faced criminal charges, of

Today on Human Rights Day, we look back on a year of people marching in the streets to end injustice, inequality and tyranny and to demand their fundamental rights and freedoms. In 2011 we witnessed profound historical changes.In large numbers, women, men and young people came together to express their frustrations and opinions. They sought the comfort of camaraderie to voice their dreams and hopes for a better future, and their ideas spread through social media.

(New York, 2 December 2011) - Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has called on the new leadership in Kyrgyzstan to encourage national dialogue and reconciliation as the Central Asian country seeks greater stability in the wake of last year’s overthrow of the government and subsequent deadly ethnic clashes.

(Бишкек, 1 декабря 2011) – На Иссык-Куле пройдет двухдневный обучающий семинар по индивидуальным сообщениям (жалобам) в рамках механизмов ООН по правам человека.  Основной целью данного семинара является повышение осведомленности о процедурах рассмотрения индивидуальных жалоб органами ООН по правам человека и обсуждение национальных процедур по обеспечению исполнения соображений (решений) по этим жалобам, а также механизмов реализации всех других рекомендаций механизмов ООН в сфере прав

Бишкек, 28 ноября, 2011 - Сегодня, 28 ноября  в Бишкеке начала работу Национальная конференция «Вклад женщин Кыргызстана в развитие страны: от Уркуи Салиевой до наших дней».  Она проходит в рамках масштабной  16-дневной кампании против гендерного насилия под общим лозунгом « От мира в каждом доме – к миру в Кыргызстане».

Bishkek, November 25th, 2011- The problem of increasing violence in its various forms is still a particularly serious problem of the state. Violence as a fact, not only undermines the livelihoods of women, but also impairs the safety of society.

Revived practice of early marriage, abduction of brides, polygamy are the clearest evidence of how influential today in Kyrgyzstan are the patriarchal values, morality and ideology. Another sad example is a flash of sexual violence during the June events