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USAID Supports Visually Impaired Citizens of Uzbekistan

Thursday, December 10, 2020–Today, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) handed over 2,000 copies of the “Collection of Legal Documents on the Rights of People with Visual Impairments” in Braille to the Ministry of Justice of Uzbekistan. The collection contains documents such as the Law on Social Protection of the People with Disabilities and ...

By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Thursday, 10 December, 2020 | Topics: News, Press Releases, South & Central Asia, U.S. & Uzbekistan, U.S. Agencies, USAID

Essay for Human Rights Day

Tatiana Dovlatova, Leader of the “Open Line” initiative group In my human rights advocacy work, it is very clear to me that empathy and solidarity are very important. Even when others cannot help with anything specific, their empathy is very important and it gives me strength. I got into human rights advocacy by fate. My ...

By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Thursday, 10 December, 2020 | Topics: Human Rights, Press Releases, South & Central Asia | Tags: Human Rights Day

COVID-19 Information

Last updated: [12/09/2020] The United States Government does not plan to provide COVID-19 vaccinations to private U.S. citizens overseas. Please follow host country developments and guidelines for COVID-19 vaccination. Country-Specific Information: As of March 15, 2020, official cases of COVID-19 have been acknowledged to exist in Uzbekistan. All public gatherings of more than 30 people, ...

By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Wednesday, 9 December, 2020 | Topics: Alert, Exclude, Messages for U.S. Citizens, News, U.S. & Uzbekistan, U.S. Citizen Services | Tags: COVID-19, Quarantine

Ministry of Public Education and USAID Partner to Help Improve Secondary Education in Uzbekistan

December 4, 2020, Tashkent, Uzbekistan – From November 30 to December 4, 2020 more than 80 education professionals participated in a virtual workshop on “Curriculum Development and Review” hosted by the USAID-funded Education for Excellence Program. The workshop fostered a shared understanding and deepening of knowledge and skills on modern curriculum development that are essential to ...

By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Friday, 4 December, 2020 | Topics: Education, News, Press Releases, South & Central Asia, U.S. & Uzbekistan, U.S. Agencies, USAID

Self-Defense Classes for Women and Girls

Personal safety should be your right no matter where you are, whether you are in your home, workplace, or on the street. Unfortunately, the fact that one in three women and girls experience physical violence in their lifetime, most frequently by a person they know, is proof that this isn’t the case. The problem is ...

By U.S. Mission Uzbekistan | Tuesday, 1 December, 2020 | Topics: Alumni, Education, News, Press Releases, South & Central Asia, U.S. & Uzbekistan

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