DUSHANBE, Tajikistan ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) today welcomed the Green Climate Fund (GCF) Board¡¯s approval of a USD 30 million climate adaptation project that will directly benefit 73,500 people and help vulnerable communities in Tajikistan strengthen resilience to climate change and protect food security and livelihoods.
DUSHANBE ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) and the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Tajikistan have signed a Technical Assistance Agreement to jointly implement key activities under the project titled: ¡°Engaging Youth Smallholder Farmers through Agri-Tech for Improved Food Security and Value Chains,¡± supported by the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA).
DUSHANBE ¨C The Government of Tajikistan, the United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) and the Government of the Republic of Korea have completed the reconstruction of two schools in Rasht and Tojikobod districts, which were damaged by an earthquake this year.
Dushanbe, Tajikistan ¨C The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) announced a new $7 million award to the Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) to support vulnerable households in response to rising food insecurity in Tajikistan.
DUSHANBE ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) and the Government of Tajikistan today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to deepen their cooperation on addressing food and nutrition security for 2023 to 2026.
DUSHANBE ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) and the Government of Tajikistan today inaugurated two Â鶹ÊÓƵ-funded bridges over the Yaghnob river, at a ceremony attended by Rajabboi Ahmadzoda, Head of Sughd Region, along with representatives from the Ayni District and residents of the valley. The bridges will strengthen economic capacities and improve livelihoods and food security of rural communities in this valley of the Sughd Region.
DUSHANBE ¨C In 2022, the United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) received a US$357,000 contribution from the Government of Japan in support of the country¡¯s School Feeding Programme.
Dushanbe, Tajikistan ¨C The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Deputy Administrator Isobel Coleman joined the United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) Country Director Adham Musallam in announcing a new US$10 million award to help communities most affected by rising food insecurity in the country.
DUSHANBE ¨C The Government of Tajikistan, the milling industry and the United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) today held a national roundtable on the implementation of the national food fortification law and the next steps to further expand wheat flour fortification in the country.
DUSHANBE ¨C Representatives from Tajikistan state institutions, wheat flour mills and the private sector have completed a four-day study tour to Uzbekistan to learn about the implementation of Uzbekistan¡¯s wheat flour fortification regulatory framework. The visit was organised by the United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ), in partnership with the Government of Tajikistan.
DUSHANBE ¨C The Government of Tajikistan and the United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) today presented the 2022-2027 State Programme on School Feeding Development in the Republic of Tajikistan. The presentation in Dushanbe was attended by representatives for the Government, UN agencies and the Embassy of the Russian Federation.
DUSHANBE ¨C Representatives from the Government of Tajikistan, wheat flour mills and the United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) today held a roundtable meeting in Guliston town, Sughd Region, to discuss the implementation of the national fortification law and hear from various stakeholders in wheat flour fortification in the country.
DUSHANBE ¨C British Ambassador to Tajikistan Tim Jones visited Vakhsh, Jaloliddini Balkhi, and Yovon districts of Khatlon Region and saw first-hand the school feeding programme implemented by the United Nations World Food Programe (Â鶹ÊÓƵ).
Dushanbe ¨C A batch of food aid ¨C 948.5 mt of fortified wheat flour ¨C procured with funding from the Russian Federation, has arrived in Tajikistan. The food will be used to prepare hot meals for school children in rural areas as part of Â鶹ÊÓƵ-supported school feeding programme.
DUSHANBE- The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) welcomes a contribution of US$ 2 million from the Russian Federation in support of the school feeding programme in Tajikistan.
DUSHANBE ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) has supported the construction and rehabilitation of 70 houses damaged or destroyed by a magnitude 5.8 earthquake that struck Rasht Valley back in July.
DUSHANBE ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) has started delivering food to Afghanistan from Tajikistan in support of the agency¡¯s emergency response for Afghan families facing hunger this winter.
DUSHANBE ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) and the Embassy of the Russian Federation in Tajikistan handed over 1,485 tons of fortified wheat flour and around 61 tons of vegetable oil to the Ministry of Education and Science of Tajikistan during a ceremony this week. The food will cover the needs of the national School Feeding Programme in the Districts of the Republican Subordination (DRS), Khatlon Region, and the Gorno-Badakshan Autonomous Oblast (GBAO).
DUSHANBE ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) and the local authorities of Sughd Region inaugurated a bakery in the town of Isfara today. This is the sixth such bakeries that Â鶹ÊÓƵ has renovated and built in the region with funding from the Russian Federation.
DUSHANBE ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) and the Ministry of Education and Science of Tajikistan signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) today for the development of a sustainable National School Feeding Programme.
DUSHANBE ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) and the Embassy of the Russian Federation in Tajikistan today inaugurated a bakery in Pani district, the eighth such bakery Â鶹ÊÓƵ has helped build with funding from Russia. A steady supply of bread made in these bakeries will be used in school meals for 11,000 primary schoolchildren across 300 schools in the country, helping to make sure that children are healthy, ready to learn, and stay in school.
DUSHANBE ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) has begun delivering fortified wheat flour and vegetable oil to the families of vulnerable schoolchildren in the Khatlon Region of Tajikistan, supported by USD 1 million from the Russian Federation.
DUSHANBE ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) today held a ceremony to hand over to the Government of Tajikistan more than 180 tons of vegetable oil purchased with funds from the Russian Federation. This is the first batch of a total of 300 tons of vegetable oil to cover the needs of its National School Feeding Programme.
DUSHANBE ¨C Switzerland, through the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC), contributed US$1.1 million towards the United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) COVID-19 response in Tajikistan.
DUSHANBE ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) and the Committee for Environmental Protection (CEP) under the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan signed an agreement last week to launch a climate change adaptation project funded by the Green Climate Fund (GCF). The project will benefit over the next four years approximately 115,000 food-insecure people in rural Tajik communities.
