Meeting with the UN Population Fund (UNFPA)

On October 8, 2024 the Ambassador-at-Large - Head of the Representative Office of the MFA of the Republic of Kazakhstan in Almaty, Zh. Abdrashov, received on a courtesy visit the UNFPA Deputy Regional Director in the Regional Office of Eastern Europe and Central Asia, K. Beck, Strategic Partnership Regional Adviser at the UNFPA Regional Office for Eastern Europe and Central Asia (EECARO), M. Diavolova, and the Head of the UNFPA’s Sub-Regional office for Central Asia in Almaty, S. Esperança.

 

During the meeting, the Head of the Representative Office stressed the importance of cooperation with the UNFPA Sub-Regional Office in Almaty to address key issues in the field of medical education, gender equality and demographic data collection to promote sustainable development goals.

 

The parties also noted Kazakhstan's initiative to establish the UN Regional Center for Sustainable Development for Central Asia and Afghanistan in Almaty, which has already been supported by all countries of the region and the UN Secretary-General.

 

As part of the next Country Programme, UNFPA representatives expressed confidence in further strengthening of fruitful cooperation between the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan and UNFPA.