Today, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) brought together representatives from the Government of Uzbekistan, civil society organizations, international organizations, and experts from around the world to share best practices in combating and preventing gender-based violence (GBV) at an international conference. The conference, entitled, “Combating Violence Against Women in Uzbekistan: Achievements, Challenges, and Perspectives,” also highlighted progress and persisting challenges in efforts to eliminate GBV and to promote gender equality.

As reported earlier, a footage surfaced on November 24 on social media showing men forcibly dragging a woman into a car . A few hours later, the Tashkent police department reported that the incident occurred on Thursday in front of multi-storey buildings in 22nd block of Tashkent’s Uchtepa district. The men in the video were identified to be the woman M.A.’s, 22, husband D.Sh., 30, and her father-in-law H.M., 59.

Delegation, headed by the head of the Anit-Economic Crimes Department under the Prosecutor General's Office, attended the plenary meeting of the Eurasian Group (EAG) on Combating Money Laundering and Financing of Terrorism on November 21-25 in Dushanbe in Tajikistan.

On November 23, a delegation led by the Defense Minister, Lieutenant General Bakhodir Kurbanov landed in Turkey. According to the Ministry of Defense, this visit was organized in line with the agreement between the leaders of the two countries on further development and strengthening of friendly and strategic partnership ties, expanding multilateral cooperation between the countries.

Gofurjon Mirzaev, by a presidential decree, was appointed adviser to the president in charge of civil service, dialogue with the public and coordination of the activities of local authorities.

Footage surfaced on social media showing men forcibly dragging a woman into a car. Judging by it, the incident occurred today, on November 24, at around 7:30 am.

In early December, the President of Kazakhstan, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, is expected to visit Uzbekistan. Today, the newly appointed Kazakh ambassador presented his credentials to the Uzbek president in Tashkent.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev today received credentials from the new Ambassadors of the Republic of Korea Kim Hee Sung, of Kyrgyzstan Musa Jamanbaev, of Algeria Boumedian Gennad, of Kazakhstan Beibut Atamkulov and of the United States Jonathan Henick, the presidential press service reported.

Starting from December 1, Uzbekistan will introduce points system for driving offences. In early April 2022, the President signed the Measures to reliably ensure human security and a sharp reduction in deaths on highways Decree.

Tashkent will host meeting of the Uzbek-UK Council for Trade and Industry. This week, Deputy Minister of Investment and Foreign Trade Badriddin Abidov met with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United Kingdom Tim Torlot.

Uzbekistan is hosting a high-level Central Asian Climate Dialogue ‘From global knowledge to local solutions: climate resilient institutions in Central Asia’. The event, initiated with the support of Uzhydromet, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan and will be organized by UNDP in Uzbekistan through EU-funded ‘Climate Change and Resilience in Central Asia’ project in close cooperation with GIZ Initiative of ‘Green Central Asia’ funded by the German Agency for International Cooperation.

Uzbekcosmos Space Research and Technology Agency as part of the space monitoring will identify violations in the economy the by processing and analyzing space images. This task was entrusted to the agency by the Nov. 23 presidential decree.

Road map was signed in Paris for construction of a tram system in Tashkent on November 22. The document was endorsed by Deputy PM/Minister of Investments and Foreign Trade Jamshid Khojaev and Minister for Foreign Trade, Economic Attractiveness and Affairs of French Citizens Abroad Olivier Becht.

Under the influence of high inflationary expectations and import inflation, core inflation is expected to stand at 12.5-13% in 2022, the Central Bank said in a report.

Uzbekistan will purchase 17 aircraft and 2 helicopters from France worth total of 815.3 million euros. The purchase agreements were signed during the official visit of the Uzbek delegation to Paris.

96 coronavirus cases were recorded in Uzbekistan on November 22, the Ministry of Health reported. This is the highest figure in the last four months. The highest number of cases - 57 - was detected in Tashkent, 16 - in Tashkent province, 12 - in Namangan.

U.S. representative Vicente Gonzalez underscored the intention to make significant progress in removing Uzbekistan from the Jackson-Vanik amendment through passing of a special act for a normal trade regime between the US and Uzbekistan.

President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev and President of France Emmanuel Macron signed a Joint Statement on High-level Comprehensive Partnership Ties between the two countries.

Today, the United States through its Agency for International Development (USAID), delivered 131,000 kilograms of food aid worth approximately $410,000 to Uzbekistan. This 13th annual shipment of food aid contains a nutritious vegetable and legume mix which is specially formulated to deliver micronutrients, increase daily calorie and protein intake, and has an extremely long shelf life. The mix will be distributed to health and social care institutions and vulnerable households.

On November 22, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev and French President Emmanuel Macron held talks at the Elysee Palace in Paris, the presidential press service said.