On the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, UNICEF joined the world in tracking some Heroes- Advocates & Humanitarians who are championing the cause of equal opportunities for people with disabilities. They shared their views, concerns and dreams to realize the rights of persons with disabilities.

The Tashkent City Clinical Emergency Hospital, the perinatal center and the infectious diseases hospital No. 3, previously redesigned to treat patients with coronavirus, returned to their usual mode and now are treating patients of own profile, the Ministry of Health said.

Zomin all-season ski resort is planned to be built in the Jizzakh province, the State Committee for Tourism Development said. According to the project, Zomin district will host hotels, cultural and recreational, shopping and entertainment and other tourist venues.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev signed еhe Establishment of additional non-business days during public holidays and transfer of non-business days in 2021 Decree, the Ministry of Justice said.

The Committee on Defense and Security of the Legislative Chamber proposed more lenient fines for improper parking, the MP Doniyor Ganiev said.

The Foreign Ministries of Uzbekistan and Germany held the 16th Round of Political Consultations, via videoconference, the Uzbek Foreign Ministry said.

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Project for Improvement of Locust Management (Phase II), funded by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has been officially launched for the benefit of Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. The total amount received for the project is $7.5 million, the organization said in a statement.

Two judges of the Tashkent Province Criminal Court were sacked for insulting a traffic police officer of Parkent District, another judge was reprimanded, the Supreme Court said.

Today, on December 2, the President Shavkat Mirziyoyev had a telephone conversation with the President of Afghanistan Ashraf Ghani the press service of the Uzbek leader said.

As of November 1, 43,581 people are living with HIV in Uzbekistan, the director of the Republican AIDS Center Kakhramon Yuldashev said, which is an increase by 1,483 people to the last year. This is significantly less than last year, when 3337 HIV-infected were identified in just 10 months.

Today, on December 2, the President Shavkat Mirziyoyev hosted the visiting Deputy Head of the Presidential Administration of Russia Dmitry Kozak, the presidential press service said.

The Center for Economic Research and Reform (CERR), together with the Anti-Corruption Agency, has developed a methodology for evaluation of corruption and shadow economy ranking for government bodies, enterprises and provinces the Center, CERR said.

Four self check-in kiosks have been installed at Tashkent Airport, Uzbekistan Airports reported. The kiosks allow passengers to quickly and easily go through all the check-in stages, select the desired seat in the aircraft cabin and print the boarding pass. The installation of self-check-in kiosks is also planned at other Uzbek international airports.

The Uzbek Deputy PM Aziz Abdukhakimov met with the Belarussian Ambassador to Uzbekistan Leonid Marynich on Tuesday. The parties discussed the ways to promote tourism, as well as attracting Belarusian companies in the construction of eco-houses in Uzbekistan, in particular in Bustonliq and Zomin districts (Tashkent and Jizzakh province), the State Tourism Development Committee said.

In Tashkent, judges of the city administrative court embezzled 8 billion soums, the Deputy Director of the Anti-Corruption Agency Umida Tukhtasheva said.

Yesterday, December 1, Shavkat Mirziyoyev had a telephone conversation with the President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Zhomart Tokayev, the Uzbek presidency website said.

On November 30, the European Commission approved the Uzbekistan's application for obtaining the status of a beneficiary of the Generalized System of Preferences plus "GSP +", the Uzbek Ministry of Investment and Foreign Trade said in a statement.

Uzbekistan will get the observer status in the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) in December, said Mikhail Anisimov, the director at a department of the Russian Ministry of Industry and Trade Tuesday.

The Foreign Minister Abdulaziz Kamilov spoke to the U.S. Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo Monday.  The U.S. Secretary Pompeo reaffirmed U.S. steadfast support for Uzbekistan’s sovereignty, territorial integrity and independence, and for President Mirziyoyev’s reform agenda.  The Foreign Minister and the Secretary reflected on the progress of human rights reforms, including broadening religious freedom, combatting trafficking in persons, and expanding space for civil society and journalists, and also discussed opportunities for U.S. exporters and investors as Uzbekistan pursues market-oriented policies and privatization.

Mehriddin Abdullayev, Chairman of Uzbekneftegaz, answered a question about the volume of gas production in Uzbekistan.