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Shavkat Mirziyoyev

lines on the record: 62
first: 2017-09-24
most recent: 2023-09-24
sittings or episodes: 4
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“I want to reiterate that on this path Uzbekistan will always remain committed to strengthening deep and long-term cooperation with United Nations structures and all countries.”
2023-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 78 (2023)
“We need an open, peaceful and sustainable Afghanistan that is actively engaged in regional cooperation initiatives and ready for mutually beneficial partnerships with its neighbours and other countries. From this rostrum. I urge the international community to come together in resolving the issue of Afghanistan. I believe it is essential that we work together to develop a flexible and constructive approach to the Afghan issue under the leadership of the United Nations. At this turning point in history, we must all consider what kind of planet we will leave to future generations. Only through shared aspirations and collective action can we achieve lasting peace and prosperity. More than ever, we need mutual trust, unity and a spirit of cooperation. In conclusion.”
2023-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 78 (2023)
“Next year, in order to study the rich heritage of those great scholars and reveal to the world the true humane essence of Islam, we propose organizing in Uzbekistan an international conference entitled “Islam: a religion of peace and kindness”. The developments in Afghanistan have had a direct impact on international security. The country is facing an unprecedented situation that demands a unique approach to resolving its issues. Leaving Afghanistan to once again face its problems alone would be a grave mistake. Ignoring it. isolating it and imposing sanctions on it only exacerbate the hardships facing ordinary Afghans. We believe that humanitarian aid to the Afghan people should not be reduced. We call for developing appropriate mechanisms that can utilize Afghanistan’s frozen international assets to address its acute social problems.”
2023-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 78 (2023)
“We Member States must be more united and work together to combat common threats such as international terrorism. I would like to emphasize another important matter. We believe that the recent manifestations of religious intolerance and Islamophobia that we have seen in some countries are unacceptable. Under the auspices of UNESCO, and in order to promote ideas of religious tolerance and cooperation globally, we propose establishing an international centre in Uzbekistan for interreligious dialogue and cooperation. We take great pride in the fact that our country is the homeland of outstanding scholars and thinkers such as Al-Khwarizmi. Al-Biruni. I bn Sina. Imam Al-Bukhari. Mirzo Ulugbek and Alisher Navoiy. who made incomparable contributions to the development of science and showed Islam to be a religion of knowledge and peace.”
2023-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 78 (2023)
“As part of our Mehr humanitarian operation — which means “benevolence” and has been carried out five times over — we have repatriated more than 530 of our citizens, most of them women and children, from conflict zones in the Middle East and Afghanistan. They have all received medical, psychological and social assistance and other forms of support. Here at United Nations Headquarters in June, the international community heard stories from people who had been repatriated to our country and who had embarked on a new life. In order to continue the ongoing efforts in that direction and to promote a continued exchange of lessons learned, we have taken specific measures under the auspices of the Office of Counter-Terrorism to establish a council of regional experts on systemic work with people repatriated from combat zones.”
2023-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 78 (2023)
“I would like to emphasize that adapting the main sectors of Uzbekistan’s economy to climate change, achieving carbon neutrality and drastically increasing green energy’s share in our energy mix remains a strategic task for us. We need to strengthen our joint efforts to prevent the spread of the scourge of extremism and the radicalization of young people. In Tashkent in March, we adopted a joint plan of action for the implementation of the United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy in Central Asia. As part of our national strategy on countering extremism and terrorism, we are particularly emphasizing the issue, including by helping people affected by extremist ideas to return to normal lives and reintegrate into society. We have gained unique experience in that regard.”
2023-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 78 (2023)
“We are building systematic cooperation as part of the green development programme that the countries of the region have adopted. That partnership completely dovetails with our interests and is aimed at preventing threats related to climate change. In that regard. I believe that the implementation of the outcomes of the High-Level Dialogue on Climate Change and Resilience in Central Asia will be extremely useful. We have put forward an initiative on adopting a draft resolution entitled “Central Asia facing global climate threats: solidarity for common prosperity”, and we propose to discuss its substance at an international climate forum to be held in Samarkand next year. In that regard.”
2023-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 78 (2023)
“If that trend continues, the flow of the Amu Darya and the Syr Darya, the two major rivers in our region, could decrease by 15 per cent in the next 20 years. It is expected that the per capita water supply will fall by 25 per cent and agricultural yields by 40 per cent. Unless we take timely and effective measures, the consequences of those problems will seriously undermine our region’s socioeconomic stability. In that context, we support the establishment of the position of a special representative of the Secretary-General for water resources. We are in favour of attracting and introducing state-of-art technologies for the process of establishing a water- saving-technologies platform in Central Asia, using the United Nations Inter-Agency Mechanism on All Freshwater Related Issues. Including Sanitation.”
2023-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 78 (2023)
“In those challenging conditions, while the countries of Central Asia have continued to grapple with the tragedy of the Aral Sea. our region is becoming one of the parts of the world most vulnerable to climate change. Uzbekistan is doing its best to mitigate the consequences of the Aral Sea tragedy, which remains a global problem. In the past few years we have created 1.7 million hectares of green areas with drought- tolerant plants on the dried-up bed of the Aral Sea. but the support of the international community is essential if we are to continue those vital efforts. Over the past 30 years, the air temperature in our region has increased by 1.5°C — more than twice the global average. As a result, nearly one third of the total area of glaciers in the region has melted.”
2023-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 78 (2023)
“For example, last year, girls accounted for 49 per cent of university enrolments, and women’s participation in public administration reached 35 per cent for the first time. We have enacted a special law aimed at protecting women and minors from domestic violence, and we are interested in further expanding our cooperation with UN-Women. As a joint initiative, we have proposed holding the Asia Women’s Forum in Uzbekistan next year to discuss the fulfilment of women’s creative potential and to exchange experiences and best practices in that area. The world is facing a critical environmental situation today. The triple planetary crises of climate change, biodiversity loss and environmental contamination are worsening.”
2023-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 78 (2023)
“We are interested in establishing effective cooperation with the United Nations and its specialized structures while studying the best practices and achievements of other regions. In that regard. I propose to establish a working group at the United Nations to support youth development in Central Asia. As part of that endeavour, it would be helpful to develop a youth agenda for Central Asia for 2030. Women’s active participation in society and public administration is an urgent issue today. One of the noblest goals of our national policy is ensuring family stability, legal protection and a peaceful life for women and girls. In addition, we are making systemic efforts to achieve equality between men and women.”
2023-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 78 (2023)
“Expanding our regional cooperation is and will be our only choice. I believe firmly that with the support of the international community. Central Asia will continue on a path of unity. In that regard, transforming Central Asia into a peaceful and prosperous region will remain a priority goal of Uzbekistan’s foreign policy from now on. In Central Asia, where almost half of the population belongs to the younger generation, dealing with the issues facing young people and creating opportunities so that they can realize their potential are vital. In order to strengthen cooperation in that area, the countries of our region recently signed an agreement on the common dimensions of our youth policy.”
2023-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 78 (2023)
“Uzbekistan has managed to address problems related to State borders, transport corridors and water use with all of its neighbours. Mutual trade between the countries of the region has grown more than two- and-a-half times and the number of joint ventures has increased fivefold. Our region has become a promising centre for economic development and a transport and communications bridge linking East and West. North and South. That has led to growing interest in our countries’ potential. Central Asia’s openness to the world is becoming an important basis for ensuring the region’s security and stable development. It is safe to say that our people have united around a growing sense of regional identity that is becoming ever stronger. We share not only a common history but a future and vital interests.”
2023-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 78 (2023)
“is the most effective factor in eradicating poverty, improving public welfare and achieving sustainable economic growth. In that respect, our country has gained considerable ground in recent years, with the education system undergoing radical transformation. In the past six years, preschool education coverage has increased from 21 to 70 per cent, and that of higher education from 9 to 38 per cent. By 2030 we will have created the conditions for every child to have access to preschool education and for half of all secondary school graduates to obtain higher education. In recent years the countries of Central Asia have embarked on a path of good-neighbourliness, stability, joint partnership and progress. Thanks to our joint efforts.”
2023-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 78 (2023)
“unfortunately, schoolchildren and university students — were mobilized to pick cotton every year from September to December. As a result. Uzbek cotton was boycotted and for years the country was blacklisted. Thanks to our will and determination, all of that is now history. Our people have been completely liberated from cotton slavery. The ban on forced labour is guaranteed in our renewed Constitution and we have introduced criminal liability for involvement in the practice. I believe it is essential to intensify the global fight against forced and child labour, and our experience shows that it is possible to put an end to such practices. One of Uzbekistan’s strategic tasks is developing our human capital and training a creative young generation. We believe that high-quality education, accessible for all.”
2023-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 78 (2023)
“We also intend to increase by several orders of magnitude the scale of our water supply, health care, education and other social services to the population. We support the Secretary- General’s Global Accelerator on Jobs and Social Protection initiative. In order to share best practices within that framework, in 2024. under the auspices of the United Nations, we propose holding an international conference in Uzbekistan on “Social Protection: The Path towards Development”. In recent years. Uzbekistan has achieved remarkable results where the protection of human rights is concerned. We have completely abolished forced labour and child labour. For 100 years, millions were forced to pick cotton in Uzbekistan. The vast majority of the population — from teachers and doctors to entrepreneurs, workers and employees and.”
2023-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 78 (2023)
“It is on that legal basis that we have adopted our Uzbekistan 2030 development strategy. It is in line with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, and we are fulfilling all the commitments we have undertaken. One of the outcomes of our ongoing reforms is that the economy of Uzbekistan, despite the global challenges, is showing steady growth. Over the past six years, the gross domestic product of the country has grown more than one and a half times. Our main objective is to double that figure by 2030. Another priority of our economic liberalization is becoming a full member of the World Trade Organization in the near future. We have halved poverty in our country since 2017. thanks to policies aimed at improving our people’s living standards, and our aim is to reduce poverty rates to 7 per cent by 2030.”
2023-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 78 (2023)
“We remain committed to continuing our policy of creating a new Uzbekistan as a law-governed, secular, democratic and social State. Our country is boldly pursuing a path of fundamental reforms and strengthening the principles of democracy and justice, based on ideals representing humane values and interests. In April, for the first time in the history of Uzbekistan, a nationwide referendum was held on our revised Constitution, which defines the priorities for our national development. More than 90 per cent of the voters in the referendum supported this truly popular Constitution, thereby ensuring that our reforms will indeed be irreversible. In our basic law we have reaffirmed our commitment to the principles of the equality of all citizens, human rights and freedom of speech and conscience, regardless of nationality, language or religion.”
2023-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 78 (2023)
“In this complex situation, the notions of preserving a spirit of practical cooperation and interaction, placing our common interests above existing conflicts and strengthening unity among countries are becoming more relevant than ever. Last year we launched the Samarkand Solidarity Initiative, which is aimed at improving our shared security and development. Our main goals are to comprehensively understand our responsibility for the present and future of our countries and peoples and to engage in a global dialogue with all parties that are ready for open and constructive cooperation. I am confident that the Secretary-General’s initiative to hold a Summit of the Future next year will help address the current challenges to international and regional development and increase the influence and effectiveness of our Organization.”
2023-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 78 (2023)
“Today’s meeting of the General Assembly is taking place in the context of fundamental changes in our system of international relations. There is a global crisis of confidence. We are experiencing problems with the functioning of security globally and seeing a growing unwillingness to comply with international law. causing huge increases in tension. These geopolitical contradictions are creating new obstacles to the free flow of trade, investment and innovation. Even in areas that concern the fate of humankind as a whole, such as climate change, hunger and inequality, we can feel that mutual communication has been lost.”
2023-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 78 (2023)
“Participants in the Assembly will have the opportunity to familiarize themselves directly with the difficult situation in the Aral Sea region, which has become the epicentre of an environmental disaster as a result of the drying up of the Aral Sea, and will be able to draw their own conclusions. We also intend to launch an initiative at the Assembly to develop a world environmental charter designed to lay the foundations for a new environmental policy for the United Nations. Ladies and gentlemen, Uzbekistan is ready to develop mutually beneficial, long-term and multifaceted partnerships with every country and global organization in the world. I am confident that we will continue to strengthen our close cooperation, aimed at ensuring safe and sustainable development and building a prosperous future. Thank you for your attention.”
2021-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 76 (2021)
“In 2022, in the city of Nukus in the Aral Sea region, we intend to collaborate with the United Nations in holding a high-level international forum on green energy. We support the adoption of a global framework for biodiversity as soon as possible, and we are ready to hold one of the meetings of the parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity in our country. Besides that, in order to discuss the priorities of global environmental policy in detail, we propose holding the sixth session of the high-level United Nations Environment Assembly in Uzbekistan under the auspices of the United Nations in 2023.”
2021-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 76 (2021)
“That is our human duty to our current and future generations. I would like to take this opportunity to express my deep gratitude to Member States for the General Assembly’s adoption in May of this year of resolution 75/278, declaring the Aral Sea a region of ecological innovations and technologies. We are determined to achieve the goals of the Paris Agreement on Climate Change and are taking concrete measures to switch to renewable energy sources. Specifically, by 2030 we plan to double the our economy’s energy efficiency, increase the share of renewable energy sources to 25 per cent and develop environmentally friendly transport. By 2025, we plan to bring into production new solar and wind power plants with a total capacity of 2,900 megawatts.”
2021-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 76 (2021)
“That will undoubtedly be facilitated by the holding in Tashkent, in November of this year, of an international conference on the tenth anniversary of the adoption of the Joint Action Plan within the framework of the United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy. Within the framework of the event, held jointly with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), the signing of a regional programme for the countries of Central Asia for the period from 2022 to 2025 will lay a solid foundation for work in this area. As a continuation of our efforts, we intend to work with UNODC to develop a joint anti-drug action plan encompassing the countries of Central and South Asia. Colleagues, Uzbekistan pays serious attention to the issues of combating climate change, protecting the environment and preserving biodiversity.”
2021-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 76 (2021)
“We recently opened the Uzbekistan-Afghan border and resumed deliveries to Afghanistan of essential products such as food supplies, petroleum products and electricity. In this current difficult time, we cannot abandon Afghanistan to isolation and leave it to deal with its enormous problems alone. As the Assembly is aware, last year, from this rostrum, we proposed creating a permanent action committee on Afghanistan at the United Nations. I believe firmly that the role of the United Nations regarding the Afghan question should be strengthened and that its voice should sound louder than ever. The growing threats, conflicts and transnational challenges in the world demand the further strengthening of international cooperation.”
2021-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 76 (2021)
“Our primary task is transforming Central Asia into a prosperous and steadily developing region and a space of trust and friendship. We therefore consider it a priority to strengthen our cooperation with neighbouring and other nearby regions. We have taken the initiative to work for the adoption of a special General Assembly resolution on enhancing mutual connectivity between Central and South Asia. I want to emphasize once again that Afghanistan is an integral part of Central Asia. It is not just we, Afghanistan’s neighbours, that are interested in establishing peace and tranquillity there but the whole world. Uzbekistan has consistently been providing the Afghan people with every possible form of assistance.”
2021-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 76 (2021)
“We should emphasize that this aim is in line with the Goals of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. We propose holding an international conference in Tashkent dedicated to the study of the problems of global economic recovery and best practices for reducing poverty in the post-COVID period. It is well known that our country successfully organized the World Youth Rights Conference on Involving Youth in Global Action. We are continuing our efforts in that direction by holding the Global Education Forum in Uzbekistan’s ancient city of Samarkand as part of the regular dialogues on human rights held there. Friends, In future we will continue to strengthen the new political atmosphere of mutual understanding and respect, good-neighbourliness and strategic partnership in the Central Asian region.”
2021-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 76 (2021)
“Our democratic transformations are founded on the provision and protection of human rights, freedoms and legitimate interests. We are taking decisive steps to ensure freedom of speech and media, freedom of religion and belief, gender equality and interethnic harmony. For the first time in its history, Uzbekistan was elected a member of the Human Rights Council. In order to ensure that our reforms continue on their course, we have developed our Strategy for a New Uzbekistan. The Strategy’s essence lies in strengthening the role of civil-society institutions, protecting human rights, reducing poverty, providing every citizen with a guaranteed source of income and achieving sustainable environmental development. Our main goal is to become a country with an above-average per capita income by 2030.”
2021-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 76 (2021)
“I would like to take this opportunity to express my gratitude to our foreign partners for the practical assistance they have provided within the framework of the COVID-19 Vaccines Global Access, COVAX. We support further strengthening the coordinating role of the World Health Organization in effectively combating pandemics and ensuring the international recognition of vaccination results. The text of a code on voluntary commitments by States during a pandemic, developed by the Republic of Uzbekistan and distributed as an official document of the General Assembly, is our practical contribution to that work. Ladies and gentlemen, Today the large-scale and dynamic democratic reforms that have been carried out in our country in the past few years have become irreversible.”
2021-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 76 (2021)
“In these important processes, which are linked to the fate of the whole world, it is the United Nations that is called on to continue to play a leading role, imbuing its activities with qualitatively new content. We support the efforts of the Secretary-General aimed at strengthening solidarity and unity in the international relations system and increasing the effectiveness and transparency of the Organization’s activities. Colleagues, Today the focus of our attention continues to be the sociopolitical as well as the socioeconomic consequences of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, which has become a disaster on a planetary scale. We fully endorse the United Nations approach creating opportunities for equitable access to and equitable distribution of vaccines based on the principle of leaving no one behind.”
2021-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 76 (2021)
“President Abdulla Shahid, Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, Heads of Delegations, ladies and gentlemen, I would first like to sincerely congratulate Mr. Guterres on his reappointment to the post of Secretary-General. Today humankind is at a turning point in its development in which the nature of international relations is radically changing. Transnational threats to peace, security and sustainable development are worsening, climate change is intensifying, mass migration flows are increasing and traditional values are being lost. I believe firmly that in this difficult situation the role and importance of the United Nations and its specialized agencies are growing.”
2021-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 76 (2021)
“We need to work on the basis of new approaches and close cooperation against common threats to security and sustainable development. The central role of the United Nations as a coordinating international structure needs to be further strengthened. Uzbekistan always stands ready to develop a wide-ranging and mutually beneficial partnership with all countries of the world, as well as practical dialogue with the United Nations and its institutions. Thank you for your attention.”
2020-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 75 (2020)
“LADIES AND GENTLEMEN! In conclusion, I would like to emphasize yet another point: the continuing unrest in various parts of the world, the growing conflict and violence, environmental disasters and other modern threats are exacerbating the global problems of misery and poverty. These problems become especially acute in the condition of pandemic. The voice of poverty, which is getting even more alarming today, must raise concerns in entire world community and all of us. In this regard, we propose to set the issues of poverty eradication and the fight against poverty as one of the main topics of the next session of the United Nations General Assembly and hold a Global Summit on these issues. DEAR FRIENDS! It is clear to all of us that the socio-economic landscape of the post-pandemic world will be completely different.”
2020-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 75 (2020)
“The Aral Sea region became the centre of an environmental tragedy. To mitigate the current situation, we are carrying out an enormous work to create two million hectares of new plantations and forests, to form a layer of soil. On our country’s initiative, the United Nations Multi-Partner Human Security Trust Fund for the Aral Sea Region was established. We hope that this Fund will serve as a base platform for the international community to provide practical assistance to the population living in a stressed ecological zone. We propose to adopt a special resolution of the UN General Assembly declaring the Aral Sea region an area of ecological innovation and technologies. It would be expedient to mark the date of adoption of this important document as the International Day for the Protection and Restoration of Ecosystems.”
2020-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 75 (2020)
“In this regard, it is important to work on the principle of “From instability and destruction — to peace and prosperity”. To this end, we propose to establish a permanent UN commission on Afghanistan that would address the concerns of long-suffering Afghan people. The main task of this Commission must be to promote and facilitate the economic and social development of Afghanistan. DISTINGUISHED HEADS OF STATE AND GOVERNMENT! Another acute problem of our time is related to global climate change. Today, every country feels the negative effects of this process. Unfortunately, such negative developments also pose a great threat to the sustainable development of Central Asia. I would like to once again draw your attention to the devastating effects of the drying up of the Aral Sea.”
2020-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 75 (2020)
“We fully support the peace talks among the Afghan political forces launched this year in the city of Doha in September. We express hope that these talks will serve for bringing in peace and stability in the long-suffering land of Afghanistan. In order to broadly involve Afghanistan in the process of economic integration in the region, we have started the implementation of major infrastructure projects such as the Surkhan-Puli Khumri power line and construction of a railway from Mazar-i-Sharif to the sea ports of the Indian Ocean. We believe that the issues of ensuring peace and stability in Afghanistan must remain a constant focus of the United Nations. Only together and through close cooperation we can realize all the dreams and aspirations of the Afghan people.”
2020-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 75 (2020)
“The United Nations Global Anti-Terrorism Strategy is being successfully implemented. We are in favour of conducting the International conference on the ten-year results and forthcoming prospects of this Joint Plan of the Regional Strategy. As it is well-known, the ancient cultural and rich spiritual heritage of our region is of global importance. We are ready to hold the International Forum “Central Asia at the Crossroads of World Civilizations” in the ancient city of Khiva in 2021 in cooperation with UNESCO. DEAR PARTICIPANTS OF THE SESSION! We see Afghanistan as an integral part of Central Asia. The Tashkent High-Level Conference on Afghanistan in March 2018 marked a new stage in the mobilization of the international community’s efforts to resolve the Afghan problem.”
2020-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 75 (2020)
“Our common achievement is consultative summits of the Central Asian Heads of State, which was put forth as an initiative at the 72nd session of the United Nations General Assembly and has been regularly held since then. Over the past four years, Uzbekistan’s bilateral trade with neighbouring states has grown almost five-fold. During these days of trial our countries are standing by and not leaving one another alone. Today, the Central Asian states face an important strategic task. This is to ensure deep integration of our region into the global economic, transport and transit corridors. In this regard, we propose to establish a Regional Centre for the Development of Transport and Communications under the auspices of the United Nations. Today, the effective security cooperation is maintained in Central Asia.”
2020-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 75 (2020)
“In August the Samarkand International Forum on Youth Rights was successfully held under the auspices of the United Nations. I would like to take this opportunity to once again call on you to support Uzbekistan’s initiative to adopt the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Youth. In addition, we propose to adopt a special resolution of the United Nations General Assembly on enhancing the role of parliaments in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals and ensuring human rights. DEAR FRIENDS! The fundamental changes are taking place now in the region of Central Asia. We have managed to create an atmosphere of good neighbourliness, mutual trust, friendship and mutual respect among the states of the region.”
2020-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 75 (2020)
“In this regard, important legislation has been adopted and independent Anti-Corruption Agency was established. The economic reforms are being dynamically continued in our country. For the first time, we have publicly declared our determination to reduce poverty. We are achieving this through development of entrepreneurship and job creation; improving the investment climate and business environment; building a modern infrastructure and providing targeted social assistance to the population through training people to new professions. In our country, where over half of the population is young, an extensive work is underway to ensure that every young person takes a worthy place in society and demonstrate their potential. The Youth Parliaments and the Agency for Youth Affairs are operating in Uzbekistan.”
2020-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 75 (2020)
“The role of women in public administration is growing. In our new Parliament the number of women deputies has doubled. The human rights situation has also completely changed. The forced and child labour were fully abolished. The National Human Rights Strategy was adopted. In response to a call from the United Nations to reduce the number of stateless persons, this year alone 50,000 of our compatriots were granted Uzbek citizenship. The situation with religious freedom in our country has also improved dramatically. Further strengthening the inter-ethnic harmony and inter-religious tolerance is a constant important task for us. Comprehensive reforms to ensure true independence of the judiciary and the rule of law are being consistently implemented. The uncompromising fight against corruption has reached a new level.”
2020-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 75 (2020)
“We also welcome the proposal of Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to hold a summit on the pressing issues of food security in the current context of the crisis. DEAR PARTICIPANTS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY! Three years ago, speaking from the high rostrum of the United Nations, I stated that Uzbekistan was firmly determined to implement radical reforms. As a result of our large-scale measures on political, social and economic modernization of society, a new Uzbekistan is being formed. Today, the process of democratic transformations in our country has become irreversible. Last year’s parliamentary elections demonstrated the growing political activism of the population and parties, the role of civil society institutions and the influence of the media. The gender equality policy became a priority for us.”
2020-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 75 (2020)
“Since the early days of the COVID-19 outbreak in Uzbekistan, we have focused all our efforts and resources to containing this dangerous disease and, most importantly, saving the people’s lives. Social protection and health systems are being cardinally strengthened to mitigate the negative effects of the pandemic; targeted support is provided to the population, sectors of the economy and businesses. Special funds have been set up to this end. I would like to take this opportunity to express my deep gratitude to all our friends and partners who have generously supported during this time of trials. We fully support the international community’s all efforts to effectively combat the pandemic, including the development and widespread use of essential drugs and vaccines.”
2020-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 75 (2020)
“In this context, all of us have deeply realized the need to consolidating the mutual efforts of governments, parliaments, civil society institutions; strengthening the principles of common responsibility; coordinating international partnership accordingly; increasing the status and capacity, as well as expanding the competences of the World Health Organization. Our goal is to jointly create fair global system that ensures basic rights, freedoms, health and well-being of every human being. In this regard, we propose to develop under the UN auspices an International Code of Voluntary Commitments of States during pandemics. This document should reflect each state’s commitments to its citizens and international partners. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN!”
2020-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 75 (2020)
“DISTINGUISHED PRESIDENT VOLKAN BOZKIR! DISTINGUISHED SECRETARY-GENERAL ANTONIO GUTERRES! DISTINGUISHED HEADS OF DELEGATIONS! LADIES AND GENTLEMEN! The seventy-fifth session of the General Assembly is being held for the first time in the history of the United Nations in a completely new format — an online videoconferencing due to the coronavirus pandemic. Such a global catastrophe has not been observed on our planet in the last hundred years. This calamity has vividly revealed humanity’s vulnerability. The current threatening and complex situation has proved that all states and peoples of the world are interconnected and that regular dialogue, trust and close cooperation among us are extremely important.”
2020-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 75 (2020)
“It would be designed to promote tolerance and mutual respect, ensure religious freedom, protect the rights of believers and prevent discrimination against them. While steadfastly maintaining its non-aligned status, Uzbekistan is open to dialogue. We are interested in expanding cooperation with all partners in the name of peace, progress and prosperity. We see that cooperation as a vital precondition for the successful implementation of the most important tasks of reform carried out in our country, the main focus of which is people, their needs and their interests.”
2017-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 72 (2017)
“One of them, Muhammad al-Bukhari, is acclaimed all over the world as the author of Sahih al-Bukhari, the second-most important book in Islam after the Qur’an. In order to preserve and study his richest legacy and disseminate his teachings on enlightened Islam, we decided to establish the Imam Al-Bukhari International Research Center in Samarkand. The activities of the Center for Islamic Civilization, which is being established in Tashkent, will contribute to the implementation of that task. I would like to address the participants at this meeting with a proposal to adopt a special draft resolution of the General Assembly on education and religious tolerance. Its main goal would be to promote universal access to education and eradicate illiteracy and ignorance.”
2017-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 72 (2017)
“In our opinion, States that accede to the convention would make firm commitments in order to raise the level of awareness with regard to one of the main, vital priorities of their social policies. We consider communicating the humanistic essence of Islam to the broader world community to be one of the most important tasks at hand. We cherish our sacred religion as the focal point of time-honoured values. We strongly condemn and will never agree with those who equate our great faith with violence and bloodshed. Islam calls upon us to be kind and peaceful. It calls for the preservation of genuine humanity. I would like to especially note the invaluable contribution of a whole line of outstanding members of the Central Asian renaissance to the development of the Islamic and world civilization.”
2017-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 72 (2017)
“Our task is to provide conditions for the self- realization of the youth and create a barrier against the spread of the virus of the ideology of violence. We believe that, in order to achieve that, we need to develop necessary multilateral cooperation in the sphere of social support of the younger generation and bolster the protection of their rights and interests. In that regard, Uzbekistan proposes to develop a United Nations international convention on the rights of youth, which would constitute a unified, international legal instrument aimed at the development and implementation of youth policy, taking into account the conditions of globalization and the rapid development of information and communication technologies.”
2017-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 72 (2017)
“The aggravation of terrorist threats in the world, especially in recent years, indicates that the use of primarily forceful methods of counteraction is not justified. Often, efforts are reduced to combating the consequences of challenges, rather than addressing their root causes. I believe that, along with other factors, ignorance and intolerance are at the heart of international terrorism and extremism. In that regard, the most important task is to fight for the minds of people, especially young people. Most of the crimes linked with extremist activity and violence are committed by the people under the age of 30. Today’s youth is the largest generation in the history of humankind, totalling 2 billion people. The planet’s future and well-being depend upon what kind of people our children will grow up to be.”
2017-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 72 (2017)