The child poverty rate in Uzbekistan has decreased by 7.8 percentage points from 21.5% in 2021 to 13.7% in 2023. The lowest child poverty rates are in Navoi region and Tashkent city, while relatively high child poverty rates are found in Syrdarya and Jizzakh regions.
For spring holiday Navruz, families across Uzbekistan gather to prepare sumalak, a traditional dish. Stirring the mixture, they dream of their children’s education, availability of gas at home, and peace in their homeland. Kholida Musulmon captures this tradition in her photo story for Gazeta.uz.
National Guard, Tashkent Main Department of Internal Affairs and other law enforcement agencies heightened security measures in shopping centers, parks, markets and other public places.
Ecology Ministry announced a Car-Free-Day in Tashkent on Friday, March 29. Earlier, a presidential decree instructed all government employees, including heads of state bodies, to commute to work using public transportation on this day.
Agency for External Labor Migration reported on increased security measures at Istanbul airport, primarily targeting foreigners aged 20−35, and issued warnings to Uzbekistan citizens about inspections. In January-February, 163 local citizens were denied entry to Turkey, with 54 having previous bans.
Agency for External Labor Migration has recommended Uzbekistan citizens residing in Russia to constantly carry their documents with them and to avoid unnecessary visits to crowded places. The agency noted there is no urgent need to return home.
Government of Uzbekistan included about 160 mosaic panels on buildings in Tashkent and other cities and districts to the national list of tangible cultural heritage. Many of these mosaics have been destroyed or painted in the previous years, some are obscured by advertising banners.
Shavkat Mirziyoyev attended iftar in Namangan. In his address, the president wished for global peace and stability, and for Uzbekistan to steadfastly follow “the right path predetermined by our faith” and embracing modernity alongside. Photos and video attached.
Air quality in Tashkent can now be monitored on Air Tashkent portal. The department of digital development under the hokimiyat installed 10 air quality monitoring stations, with 30 more planned ahead. The website also shows registered fire, location of heating centers and other data.
Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan plan to install water meters for measuring cross-border water consumption, enabling bilateral online data exchange. Previously, similar gauging stations were installed along the Uzbekistan-Tajikistan border for the same purpose.
Defense Ministry of Uzbekistan refuted a circulating social media post claiming that an Afghan military helicopter was dislodged on the border between Afghanistan and Uzbekistan. “These reports are unfounded,” stated the Defense Ministry.
Population census in Uzbekistan is now scheduled for 2025−2026. Initially planned for 2022, it was postponed due to the pandemic. The results are expected to be published in 2027. Additionally, the Statistics Agency will start preparations for the agricultural census.
President of Uzbekistan signed changes to laws softening liability for violation of the ban on drone import and use. First-time violators will now be fined and not sent to jail. Adjustments are part of efforts to attract more tourists (there were cases of prosecution of tourists).
Tashkent residents observed thick smog this morning. The capital city of Uzbekistan ranked high in global air pollution once again, according to IQAir. Despite plans for an air pollution warning system to start on March 1, no information regarding its launch has been released yet.
Nearly all schools across Uzbekistan are equipped with fiber-optic and radio-relay lines for Internet connectivity. However, the provision of computers hinges on budget allocations, Minister of Digital Technologies Sherzod Shermatov stated.
A gas explosion in a private residence in Fergana injured three young Indian citizens. They are students at Fergana Medical Institute of Public Health.
From March 10, mosques across Uzbekistan began the evening taraweeh prayer for Ramadan. Gazeta.uz correspondent Evgeny Sorochin prepared a photo report from Ohun Guzar mosque, one of Tashkent’s oldest mosques built in 1850.
In Tashkent, a court has ordered that the defendants must pay 75.6 billion soums in moral damages to the families of 68 deceased and 16 injured children poisoned by the medications Doc-1 Max and Ambronol. Additionally, the court has mandated to reimburse the state for the Quramax bribe amount.
Operation of cars below Euro-5 standards will be gradually restricted in Tashkent, Nukus, and regional centers until 2030, as per the decree issued by the president of Uzbekistan.
Criminal case launched over the deaths of three Indian nationals resulting from the collapse of an iron structure at the construction site of a copper processing plant at Almalyk Mining and Metallurgical Complex in Tashkent region.
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