Democratic Governance

April 16-23 – 30 young people from all seven provinces participated in an eight-day youth camp in "Ak-Tash" guest house, Chui province. The camp was titled "Unity and harmony - a pledge of peace!" and aimed at improving capacity of youth in conflict resolution in their communities and disseminate the knowledge among their peers in the regions. Camp participants also discussed a contingency plan during organization of elections in the country under the project "Infrastructure for the peace - political dialogue and preventive actions". They also learned about mechanisms of interaction between NGOs, government structure and international organizations in conflict situations and during peace building activities. Learn more from Jamilya Arbynalieva, UNDP DGP (Jamilya@youth.undp.kg).

The Dag Hammarskjöld Fund for Journalists is now accepting applications from professional journalists from developing countries for its 2012 fellowship program. The application deadline is Wednesday, March 30, 2012.

The fellowships are available to radio, television, print and web journalists, age 25 to 35, from developing countries who are interested in coming to New York to report on international affairs during the 67th session of the United Nations General Assembly.  The fellowships will begin in early September and extend to late November and will include the cost of travel and accommodations in New York, as well as a per diem allowance.

March, 2, 2012

Kyrgyzstan became a full member of the United Nations on March 2^nd, 1992, hence the year 2012 marks the 20 years of existence of the UN in the Kyrgyz Republic. The country participates in world summits dedicated to modern developmental problems, and makes its contributions to the development of joint measures and solutions on the most pressing directions. Numerous important initiatives set forth by Kyrgyzstan have been supported by the UN member states.

On February 21, 2012 jury panel of the photography and poster contest titled Live Better: Right Here, Right Now met in the UN House in Bishkek to evaluate the submitted works. The contest was announced on December 1, 2011 and we stopped accepting submissions on February 10, 2012. Main goal of the contest was to visualize processes, principles, goals and other aspects of local self-governance. Works submitted for the contest will be used as advocacy and educational tools for the general public as well as decision makers.

The following submissions were selected as the best:

New York, 6 February 2012 — Young people around the world are deeply concerned about a lack of job opportunities and are calling for an increase in investment in this area, according to the latest World Youth Report, issued today by the United Nations.

In the aftermath of the economic crisis, the global youth unemployment rate saw its largest annual increase on record in 2009, resulting in around 75.8 million unemployed youth.

Democratic Governance 

Sept-Oct – Around 200 local councilors took part in trainings in Bishkek city (Chui province) and in every province centers.  The training module was based on international materials adapted to Kyrgyzstan.  Basic competencies such as local policy formulation, decision-making, acting in the best interest of local communities were discussed during the trainings.  Moreover, participants also learned about representative role and oversight function of a councilor especially regarding executive bodies’ activities (Aiyl Okmotu).  The mode of teaching was interactive with a large number of different cases taken from everyday life of local councils, role-plays and experience sharing exercise as local councilors were coming from different districts.  Local councilors expressed a great interest to the subject and found the training very interesting and useful. Learn more from Ms. Damira Sulpieva, DGP LSG component coordinator (ds@dgov.undp.kg).

Уважаемый господин Председательствующий!

Уважаемые участники международной конференции!

От имени организаций системы ООН  еще раз  разрешите поздравить всех Вас с 20-летием независимости Кыргызской Республики.

Прошедшие 20 лет стали поистине судьбоносными  в истории вашей страны и ее народа. Пройденный  путь связан с  радикальными преобразованиями в политической и социально-экономической сферах. Трансформация государства и общества была сопряжена с  большими трудностями. Вместе с тем, за прошедшие годы ярко проявилась воля  народа Кыргызстана к построению демократического и современного общества с достойным уровнем жизни. Кыргызстан уверенно вошел в мировое сообщество, активно участвует в разностороннем международном сотрудничестве.

Democratic Governance 

August 1-5 – Training for media on legal and professional aspects of covering the upcoming presidential elections took place in Bishkek, Jalal-Abad and Osh. Journalists were trained to identify key issues in covering the electoral process and develop solutions.  The training combined theory and practical exercises with involvement of not only media trainers, but also lawyers, CEC members and press service.  More than 80 people from national and regional media outlets participated in the training.  The initiative was supported by UNDP Kyrgyz Elections Support Project funded by the EU and the German Government, in partnership with the CEC, Internews Network Representative Office and the International Foundation for Election System (IFES).  Learn more from Meder Dastanbekov, KESP Project Coordinator ( md@dgov.undp.kg).

Democratic Governance 

July 13-17 – As part of series of capacity building trainings for partner organizations, EU-UNDP New Legal Framework Project conducted a workshop for 41 staff members of the Ministry of Justice including the Minister.  General objective of the workshop was strengthening overall capacity of the staff and assistance in drafting higher quality legislation.  Participants had an opportunity to deepen their knowledge and carry out five types of mandatory expertise in practice under guidance of experts.  Learn more from Ms. Gulmira Mamatkerimova, Project Manager (gm@dgov.undp.kg). 

Молодежный проект USAID, Молодежный проект и Проект по поддержке выборов ПРООН и Молодежная программа Фонда «Сорос-Кыргызстан» в партнерстве с ОФ «Институт Гражданского Образования» объявляют конкурс на участие в «Летней школе демократии 2011» (ЛШД)!

 «Летняя школа демократии 2011» – это 3 семинара, которые будут проведены  июне (12-18), июле (10-16) в г. Бишкеке и августе (31 июля-6 августа) на озере Иссык-Куль в 2011 году. Семинары осветят самые сложные вопросы в политике, экономике, в вопросах культуры, многообразия и прав человека и будут проводиться лучшими местными и международными экспертами и тренерами. Рабочий язык семинаров – русский.