UN-Habitat Establishes New Office in Tashkent

At the Samarkand Climate Forum on 4 April, President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev met with UN Under-Secretary-General, Head of the UN-Habitat Programme (UN-Habitat) Anaclaudia Rossbach. The sides discussed the opening of the UN-Habitat office in Tashkent.

The participants also reviewed cooperation in sustainable urban development, modernisation of infrastructure and improvement of quality of life. Rossbach praised Uzbekistan’s reforms to develop ‘smart’ and ‘green’ cities.

Plans to hold World Cleanliness Day in Uzbekistan were discussed. Following the meeting, the sides agreed to develop a roadmap for co-operation.

Kursiv Uzbekistan also reports that Mirziyoyev and the UN deputy head discussed accelerating the launch of the SPECA Programme Trust Fund.