Yesterday marked the 30th anniversary of the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, a day set aside each year since 1992 to acknowledge the effort and struggle of people living in poverty, a chance for them to make their concerns heard, and to recognize that poor people are the first ones to fight against poverty. Every year on this day, the United Nations invites all countries to devote the Day to presenting and promoting concrete activities to eradicate poverty and destitution.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev will pay a state visit to Kyrgyzstan. This was announced today at a press conference by the Deputy Foreign Minister of Kyrgyzstan Nuran Niyazaliev, 24.kg said.

Vietnamese VietJet Air airline will launch Ho Chi Minh to Tashkent direct flights, Uzbekistan Airports reported. The first flight is scheduled for December 15 and will be operated on Airbus A330 aircraft once every 10 days.

The swearing-in ceremony of newly appointed US Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Uzbekistan Jonathan Henick took place in Washington.

Ambassador of Uzbekistan to India Dilshod Ahadov met with President of Travel Agents Association of India (TAAI) Jyoti Mayal and President of Foreign Tour Operators Association Riaz Munshi, Dunyo reported.

Close relations between the countries of Central Asia make it possible to jointly fight against common challenges and threats in the region, said the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Uzbekistan Vladimir Norov at the conference "International and regional cooperation in the field of border security and border control to combat terrorism and prevent the movement of terrorists" on October 18-19 in Dushanbe.

The new Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) released today finds that reducing poverty at scale is possible and unveils new ‘poverty profiles' that can offer a breakthrough in development efforts to tackle the interlinked aspects of poverty. This analysis by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI) at the University of Oxford looks beyond income as a measurement of poverty to understand how people experience poverty in different aspects of their daily lives - from access to education and health, to living standards such as housing, drinking water, sanitation and electricity.

At the Ministry of Foreign Affairs was held a meeting with the Czech ambassador Václav Jílek, the Dunyo reported. Reportedly, the parties discussed the bilateral ties and planned joint activities in the near future and reached an agreement on the preparation of the next round of political consultations and the 9th meeting of the Intergovernmental Commission on Economic, Industrial and Scientific-Technical Cooperation in the first half of 2023.

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $59 million loan and $500,000 grant to enhance livability and economic competitiveness in four secondary cities of Uzbekistan.

Development of the Uzbek language and its transformation into a language of international communication were discussed in Mecca.

On October 17, the northern areas of Uzbekistan, on October 18-19, the rest of the territory of the country will be invaded by a cold and humid air mass through the Volga region, Uzhydromet reported.

Cabinet of Ministers issued the Additional measures to ensure compliance with the code of ethics and conduct by civil servants Resolution.

Kazakh authorities should not extradite four Karakalpak diaspora activists to Uzbekistan, where they would face a serious risk of politically motivated prosecution and torture, Human Rights Watch said today. All four activists – who emigrated to Kazakhstan years ago – have advocated for protecting the sovereignty of the Republic of Karakalpakstan, in northern Uzbekistan, where protests erupted earlier this year over proposed constitutional amendments, Human Rights Watch said.

Ten-person group of local businessmen attended training within the Uzbekistan Business Leaders (UBL) program implemented in the United States by the American Councils on International Education in Washington DC from September 7 to October 4, Dunyo reported.

On October 12, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev signed a decree waiving from customs import duties for 14 types of equipment and 21 types of raw materials and semi-finished products.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev will visit Turkmenistan on October 20-21. This became known on October 16 during the meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan, chaired by the president, where Deputy PM / Foreign Minister Rashid Meredov reported on the work being done to prepare for the official visit of the President of Uzbekistan to Turkmenistan for October 20-21.

The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) added $5.35 million in new funding to an existing Development Objective Grant Agreement (DOAG) with the Ministry of Public Education. The DOAG outlines USAID’s commitment to invest $55 million to support the Ministry’s ambitious program of comprehensive reform of the general secondary education system over the period 2019-2026.

Russian President Vladimir Putin called for the activation of "all mechanisms of interaction" between Russia and the countries of Central Asia. He said this at the first Central Asia-Russia summit, which took place as part of the CIS Summit in Astana on Friday, where he was joined by the leaders of Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan.

Better Cotton Initiative (BCI) will open a representative office in Tashkent. This became known on October 14 at a meeting between the Chairperson of the Senate, the chief of the National Commission for Combating Human Trafficking and Forced Labor Tanzila Narbayeva and BCI manager Rachel Beckett.

A number of documents were signed at a meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) on October 14 in Astana aimed at further developing and strengthening integration ties in the trade, economic, cultural and humanitarian spheres, as well as in the field of security.