Ministry of Finance hosts a meeting of the UNICEF Regional Director
22/11/2021 10:25
Ministry of Finance hosts a meeting of the UNICEF Regional Director
22/11/2021 10:25
Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- On 20 November 2021, the UNICEF Regional Director for Europe and Central Asia Afshan Khan met with the Deputy Minister of Finance of the Republic of Uzbekistan Jamshid Abruyev at the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Uzbekistan.
During the meeting, the significant reforms achieved in the republic in the field of social protection of the population were discussed, including the development and implementation of the information system "Unified Register of Social Protection" throughout the country, carried out with the direct support of UNICEF.
UNICEF representatives noted the importance of the gradual reform of the system of social protection of the population carried out in the country, and first of all, in the field of social protection of children. Thus, special attention was paid to the recently adopted decisions of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan in the field of social protection and support for persons with disabilities, orphans, as well as the reform of social benefits for families with children.
Also, Ms. Afshan Khan gave a positive assessment of the work carried out in the republic on the development of the National Strategy for Social Protection of the Republic of Uzbekistan jointly with international organizations, including UNICEF. She expressed UNICEF’s readiness for further close cooperation in the implementation of this strategy, as well as assessment of the results of implementation and preparation of further measures to improve the system of social protection of the population in the Republic of Uzbekistan.
UNICEF representatives confirmed their readiness to carry out a multidimensional poverty assessment, including in the assessment of child poverty in the republic, to prepare, based on these assessments and analyzes, appropriate measures to reduce poverty, including child poverty, in the Republic of Uzbekistan.
In conclusion, the achieved positive results of joint activities of UNICEF and the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Uzbekistan in the field of social protection of the population were noted, and prospects for continued close cooperation in this area were outlined.
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