On May 14, 2024, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan Bakhtiyor Saidov met with the Deputy Secretary General of the United Nations, Executive Director of UN Women Sima Sami Iskandar Bakhus, who arrived in Uzbekistan to participate in the "Asian Women's Forum" held in Samarkand.
The Minister expressed gratitude to the Sami Iskander Bacchus Family for their continued support of reforms aimed at creating the best conditions for women and girls in our country.
It was noted that ensuring gender equality, promoting the empowerment of women, and realizing their full potential in our society are among the main priorities of the Government of Uzbekistan on the way to achieving long-term prosperity, the press service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Uzbekistan reports.
On the sidelines of the UN Climate Change Conference in Baku, the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev met with the Prime Minister of the Czech Republic Petr Fiala.
As follows from the report of the representative office of the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs in the Occupied Palestinian Territories, there are still no favorable conditions for the delivery of a sufficient number of humanitarian supplies to the enclave.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday, October 29, sent a letter to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu protesting against the new law adopted the day before in the country prohibiting the activities of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA).
