The President of the Senate met with the UNESCO Regional Director

    International cooperation 17 November 2022 1222

    On November 16 of this year, Chairman of the Senate of the Oliy Majlis Tanzila Narbayeva met with Afshan Khanum, Regional Director of the UNICEF Children's Fund for Europe and Central Asia.

    During the conversation, the prospects of Uzbekistan's cooperation with UNICEF were discussed, in particular, the implementation of large-scale programs for the social protection of children, their health and quality education.

    The Chairman of the Senate stressed that this meeting is a logical continuation of constructive cooperation between Uzbekistan and UNICEF, recognized the important position of the Fund in the UN system in the implementation of large-scale programs for the social protection of children, their health and quality education in Uzbekistan.

    In turn, Afshan Khan noted that the II World Conference on the Upbringing and education of young Children held in Tashkent was fruitful, while Uzbekistan is making significant progress in this area thanks to the attention paid at the level of the head of state.

    Following the meeting, an agreement was reached to intensify cooperation between Uzbekistan and UNICEF in the implementation of mutually beneficial joint projects and programs, the information service of the Senate of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan reports.