18/07/10 UN Resident Coordinator praises Uzbekistan’s efforts in responding to Kyrgyz crisis

Дата публикации: Feb 09, 2012 1:29:36 PM

UN RESIDENT COORDINATOR PRAISES UZBEKISTAN’S EFFORTS IN RESPONDING TO KYRGYZ CRISIS

UN country team in Uzbekistan highly evaluates the effective efforts of Uzbekistan in response to the humanitarian crisis, which became a result of the violence in Kyrgyzstan in June and led to mass flow of refugees to eastern regions of Uzbekistan, UN Resident Coordinator Anita Nirody said.

In her letter to President of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov, Anita Nirody expressed deep gratitude to the head of the state and the country’s government for close, effective and timely interaction with the United Nations agencies, which had been provided with immediate access to refugee camps created on the territory of Uzbekistan after the first wave of disorder in Kyrgyzstan.

Upon the invitation of the government of Uzbekistan, the UN Resident Coordinator, as well as representatives of the UNICEF and the WHO that visited refugee camps and received first-hand information on their state, were amazed by the high level of selflessness and measures undertaken by the leadership of Uzbekistan, Anita Nirody said in her letter.

Following consultations with the government of Uzbekistan, United Nations agencies, including UNHCR, UNICEF, World Food Program, UN OCHA, World Health Organization, UNFPA and others sent employees and humanitarian aid, which included blankets, foodstuffs, water, sanitary and hygienic items, as well as first medical aid kits for refugees.

“After the return of refugees in the end of June, the humanitarian aid of the United Nations, which was delivered to Uzbekistan, was forwarded to the neighboring Kyrgyzstan. In this regard, we express our special gratitude to the government of Uzbekistan for the support of our activities,” Anita Nirody said.

Expressing hope for further interaction, UN Resident Coordinator said she believed joint efforts to solve the refugee situation would help to further strengthen cooperation between the United Nations and the government of Uzbekistan.