The risk of zoonotic diseases in Central Asia is exacerbated by biodiversity loss and changes in human-wildlife interactions. To mitigate these risks, IUCN is implementing a project in five Central Asian countries, in collaboration with national authorities and international partners.

MPs of the Legislative Chamber passed the Digital Evidence Bill in the second and third readings at its August 27 session and sent it to the Senate, the press service of the Chamber said.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev met with the athletes who participated in the Paris Olympics, their parents and coaches at the Koksaroy residence.

The University of World Economy and Diplomacy hosted an international conference entitled: Afghanistan ruled by the Taliban - the approach by neighboring countries and superpowers".

The Anti-Trust Committee has completed the probe into the Shangfeng-Bridge of Friendship cement plant in Andijan province, the presidential press service said.

"Installation of alternative energy sources will be the priority of national policies of Uzbekistan", Shavkat Mirziyoyev said at the government meeting on energy conservation and expansion of the use of alternative energy sources on Tuesday.

Today in Tashkent, the 9th Annual Meeting of the Multidimensional Poverty Peer Network (MPPN) commenced. This event brings together global leaders, policymakers, economists, and experts from 63 countries and over 20 international organizations to deliberate on key issues in the fight against poverty.

Zakir Jalali, director of the third political department of the Foreign Ministry of the Islamic Emirate, said that Abdul Ghafar Tirawi has been introduced as the ambassador of the Islamic Emirate to Uzbekistan. 

The Ministry of National Defense of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan has responded to the recent statements made by the US Ambassador to Uzbekistan.

Adoption of Tobacco Harm Reduction (THR) measures, including greater access to nicotine alternatives such as e-cigarettes, would help to save 464,000 lives in Uzbekistan, according to major new research.

Following the meeting with business leaders on August 23 in Tashkent, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev launched seven joint projects worth a total of $520 million in the two countries.

The Uzbek authorities and the United States have come to an agreement on the fate of the military aircraft and helicopters that were ferried from Afghanistan to Uzbekistan in August 2021, said the US Ambassador Jonathan Henick.

Russia will provide Uzbekistan with mpox test kits produced by the Vector Scientific Center, the press service of the Russian Federal Service for Surveillance on Consumer Rights Protection and Human Wellbeing (Rospotrebnadzor) said.

The A320 aircraft of the private airline Qanot Sharq, operating Istanbul to Samarkand flight, made an emergency landing on Monday evening at the airport of the small town of Merzifon in the northern Turkish province of Amasya.

In Dangara district of Fergana province, on the evening of August 26, one of the local residents stabbed a local police officer, the provincial police department said.

Top officials from Uzbekistan and the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) stressed their joint commitment to promote economic and social development through investments in sustainable infrastructure.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev signed a decree aimed at improving the system of government support for civil society institutions, the president’s spokesman Sherzod Asadov said.

The Central Election Commission approved the creation of polling stations at diplomatic and other missions of Uzbekistan in foreign countries at its Monday session.

Dry and warm weather will prevail in Uzbekistan on Monday and Tuesday, Uzgidromet said. The air temperature in most areas will be within +32…+35 degrees Celsius range, in the south — up to +36…+38 degrees.

The foundation stone of a religious school was laid on sixty acres of land with financial cooperation from Uzbekistan in the New City area of Mazar-e-Sharif.