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Supporting for vulnerable groups during the Covid-19: The People’s Movement for “Generosity and Support” in Uzbekistan
367In the days after the first coronavirus cases were confirmed, Uzbekistan has implemented bold and early health and social distancing measures to depress the spread of COVID-19. As observed in many other countries, the global economic slowdown and domestic containment measures have affected on households and businesses negatively nationwide in Uzbekistan. To lessen the impacts, the government has adopted a package of anti-crisis measures to increase health spending and enlarge social and business safety nets. In particular, the President of Uzbekistan has signed a US$ 1 billion economic relief plan to boost the economy and aid vulnerable population groups.
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How Uzbekistan will revive tourism sector
372Uzbekistan’s tourism saw tremendous damage in light of coronavirus outbreak in the world. According to the UN World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), the frequency of international tourism travels will decrease by 80% by the end of 2020 worldwide. As a result, 74 million workplaces will be cut; the area will see $800 billion loss.
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In a time of pandemic it is better to stay at home
413The world is fighting coronavirus pandemic. The infection spread across the globe had a tremendous negative impact on different aspects of life, including labor migration.
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Uzbekistan to introduce a single Social Register
417Unemployment and poverty rates in times of pandemic remain a serious problem even in the most developed countries. The number of jobless people in Uzbekistan has also increased. In particular, according to early estimation, pandemic might impact the income of 450 thousand families.
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Akmal Saidov meets with the UN Resident Coordinator and UNDP Resident Representative in Uzbekistan
375The First Deputy Speaker of the Legislative Chamber of the Oliy Majlis, the Director of NCHR Akmal Saidov and the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan Sherzod Asadov met with the UN Resident Coordinator for the Republic of Uzbekistan Helena Fraser and the UNDP Resident Representative in Uzbekistan Matilda Dimovska via videoconference.
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Uzbekistan intends to introduce international standards in statistics
424The field of statistics in Uzbekistan will change. This is linked to the harmonization of domestic methods with international standards. According to experts, this will ensure the effectiveness and correctness of the ongoing reforms within the framework of the current policy of the leadership of the State.
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The legal framework for the consumer basket to be developed
2020-06-03 6204On June 3, 2020, President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev chaired a videoconference on poverty reduction
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Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Uzbekistan on the incident at Uzbek-Kyrgyz border
441On May 31, 2020, incident occurred on the Chashma section of the Uzbek-Kyrgyz State border between residents of the border regions.
