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A returnee couple outside their new home in southern Kyrgyzstan

UN rights office cites continued lack of justice for victims of Kyrgyz violence

10 June 2011
A year after ethnic violence in Kyrgyzstan killed hundreds and displaced thousands, justice has not prevailed, and there is a lack of confidence in the rule of law, a United Nations human rights official said today.
This woman who was displaced by the violence in southern Kyrgyzstan returned to find her house badly damaged

Kyrgyzstan: UN rights chief urges follow-up action on report on ethnic violence

4 May 2011
The United Nations human rights chief today welcomed the newly released report of the commission that probed last year’s inter-ethnic violence in Kyrgyzstan and urged the country’s Government to act quickly on the recommendations.
UNODC Executive Director Yury Fedotov

Senior UN official stresses Kyrgyzstan’s key role in regional anti-drug efforts

26 April 2011
The United Nations anti-drug chief today highlighted the key role of Kyrgyzstan in countering illicit drug trafficking, as he met with officials in the Central Asian nation to discuss a range of issues, including drug treatment services and prison management.
Miroslav Jenca

Further dialogue, strong institutions vital for Kyrgyz democracy, UN stresses

14 April 2011
Gathering in the Kyrgyz capital one year after the revolution that overthrew the country’s Government, senior United Nations and European officials emphasized the need for continued dialogue and the strengthening of state institutions as the nation works to consolidate peace and democracy.
A woman collects vegetable oil and packages of high energy biscuits at a WFP distribution point

UN agency invested nearly $6 million this year to aid Kyrgyzstan’s most vulnerable

29 December 2010
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) spent nearly $6 million this year in Kyrgyzstan, where it is assisting 240,000 conflict-affected people in the south and 380,000 other vulnerable people in six out of seven of the country’s provinces.
One of the new homes in southern Kyrgyzstan takes shape

UN completes shelter project for Kyrgyz left homeless by ethnic violence

3 December 2010
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) today announced the completion of its emergency shelter programme in southern Kyrgyzstan, which provides temporary housing for over 13,400 people whose homes were damaged or destroyed during ethnic clashes in June.
The Bishkek White House, seat of the Kyrgyzstan government, president and parliament.

Ban congratulates Kyrgyzstan on results of ‘positive’ parliamentary elections

1 November 2010
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon congratulated the people of Kyrgyzstan on the results of the 10 October parliamentary elections, which were released today and were assessed by observers as positive, transparent, and well organized.
Refugees swarm the border with Uzbekistan on their way home to villages in Kyrgyzstan's south

Four months after Kyrgyzstan violence, UN refugee agency reports strides

8 October 2010
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said today that good progress has been made to help the displaced and returnees four months after violence rocked southern Kyrgyzstan.
Foreign Minister Ruslan Kazakbaev of Kyrgyzstan

Kyrgyzstan makes case at UN for additional aid after violent clashes

27 September 2010
Kyrgyzstan’s needs further international assistance to recover from the effects of the inter-ethnic violence in June, the country’s Foreign Minister told the General Assembly today, saying there were people still in need of housing, medical aid and other social services.
President of Kyrgyzstan Rosa Otunbaeva

UN chief pledges continued support for Kyrgyz recovery

23 September 2010
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today assured the President of Kyrgyzstan of the continued support of the United Nations for rehabilitation, recovery and reconciliation in the Central Asian nation in the wake of the crisis that erupted earlier this year.