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The coronavirus pandemic has aggravated the risk of trafficking in persons, especially for women and children, UN said. According to the organisation, 70 per cent of victims of trafficking are women, including nearly 20 per cent of minors. 20 per cent of victims are adult men, and the rest are boys. (more…)
In 2020, Kyrgyzstan faced a 20 per cent decline in the commodity turnover. Whereas exports declined by 1.1 per cent only during the coronavirus pandemic, imports fell by 26.2 per cent or 1.3 billion dollars. (more…)
Not only ecologists are talking about emissions of carbon dioxide, plastic pollution of the planet, global warming, and other environmental problems. There are more and more people who are trying to lead an eco-friendly lifestyle. But sometimes out of good intentions, in order to help nature, people take actions that not only do not help to cope with the ecological crisis but also harm the planet.
According to the Ministry of Health and Social Development, over 505 thousand people in Kyrgyzstan were vaccinated as of August 5, 2021. It amounts to 14.8 per cent of the total number of citizens subject to vaccination. Both doses were administered to over 135,000 people. (more…)
In Kyrgyzstan, only every seventh medical worker who had had coronavirus received promised compensation from the government.
At the end of July 2021, the parliament of Kyrgyzstan adopted new versions of the Criminal, Criminal Procedure Codes and Code of Offences on the second and third readings. According to experts, they curtail civil rights, reduce humanisation and cause a high risk of corruption. (more…)
The COVID-19 pandemic has been accompanied by a lot of myths and has given rise to many fakes: people around the world have been treated using dubious methods and believed conspiracy theories.
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Today many countries in the world are discussing the issue of vaccination certificates, or “covid” or vaccine passports as the mandatory requirement to the entry to another country. (more…)
In 2020, the number of official abortions in Kyrgyzstan declined by 26 per cent as compared to previous years. According to experts, this is related to the restrictions imposed due to the coronavirus pandemic. (more…)
Since early June 2021, weather forecasters in all Central Asian states report abnormal heat. According to experts, the average air temperature in the region will be increasing every year. (more…)