A meeting with a representative of the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights was held in the МISD of the RK

Today, Madiyar Kozhakhmet, Chairman for Civil Society Affairs of the IIOR of the Republic of Kazakhstan, met with the Regional Representative of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) for Central Asia, Richard Komenda, within the framework of his working visit to the Republic of Kazakhstan.

During the conversation, M. Kozhakhmet informed the interlocutor about new approaches to the development of the media and the creation of conditions for increasing their competitiveness, as well as about the work on the targeted implementation of Kazakhstan's obligations in the field of human rights.

Thus, at the initiative of the Head of State, large-scale political reforms have been launched in the republic in terms of protecting human rights, building a democratic society and introducing the concept of a “Hearing State”.

Following the meeting, the participants of the event confirmed the mutual commitment of the parties to fruitful cooperation between Kazakhstan and the UN.