Visit of the United Nations Assistant Secretary-General, Director of the Regional Bureau for Europe and the CIS of the UNDP to Almaty

On May 29, 2025, in the «UN Plaza» building, Ambassador-at-Large – Head of the Representative Office of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan in Almaty Zhanibek Abdrashov held a meeting with the United Nations Assistant Secretary-General and Assistant Administrator and Director, Regional Bureau for Europe and the CIS of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Ivana Živković, who was on a visit to Almaty.

The parties discussed strengthening cooperation within the framework of the UNDP Country Programme on key priorities such as social protection, digital inclusion and climate action.

Special attention was paid to the Regional Centre for the Sustainable Development Goals for Central Asia and Afghanistan in Almaty.

At the end of the meeting, the parties confirmed their readiness for activization of further cooperation aimed at solving current issues of the region.

Zh. Abdrashov and I. Živković also jointly visited the «UN Plaza» building, where they got acquainted with the activities of the UN hub.