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The support of UN member states for Uzbekistan's initiatives is the result of systemic reforms in the country
2024-12-26 415The Republic of Uzbekistan has demonstrated significant success in the international arena, strengthening its active participation in the United Nations (UN) and its specialized agencies. In 2024, the country achieved a number of key milestones that underline its commitment to universal principles and standards in the areas of human rights, socio-economic development, labor, and global cooperation.
One of the most significant achievements was the election of a representative of Uzbekistan to the UN Human Rights Committee (HRC) for the period 2025-2028, which was an important evidence of the strengthening of the country's position in the system of international human rights mechanisms. The HRC, as an authoritative treaty body, monitors the implementation by states parties of their obligations under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, to which Uzbekistan acceded in 1995. This step not only emphasizes the importance of the country's progress in ensuring and protecting human rights, but also demonstrates its readiness to actively participate in the formation and improvement of global standards in this area. The participation of a representative of Uzbekistan in the work of the HRC opens up broad opportunities for the exchange of best practices, strengthening international cooperation and contributing to the development of fair and effective approaches to the protection of human rights and freedoms at the global level. -
Even in the face of a complex historical legacy New Uzbekistan is striving for a more equitable and transparent system
2024-12-24 426After gaining independence in 1991, Uzbekistan has long retained elements of the centralized system of governance characteristic of post-Soviet countries. However, since 2016, a new stage of development has begun in the country, marked by the implementation of structural reforms aimed at democratizing society, reducing corruption and improving conditions for civic participation.
The implementation of reforms is linked not only to domestic challenges, such as the need to improve the living standards of the population, but also to the country's desire to integrate into the global economy and strengthen its reputation in the international arena. These reforms actively discussed both in academic circles and among political analysts.
Since 2016, Uzbekistan has demonstrated a consistent strategy of institutional transformation. According to Professor A.A. Abdullaev of Tashkent State University, ‘the country is in the epicenter of unprecedented socio-political changes aimed at cardinal modernization of all spheres of social life’. -
How the media of New Uzbekistan promote national content
381Today, amid globalization, not only is the number of geopolitical contradictions, armed conflicts, and international disputes increasing, but also the number of informational attacks. As a result, information has become a powerful tool in the modern world. One could even argue that it can be more dangerous than nuclear weapons. Informational attacks aim to subjugate the mind and heart of a person, to destroy their moral foundations, and to sever ties with national traditions and values, and these attacks have an insidious nature. Therefore, it is critically important to develop a national immunity to information and to create competitive national content in the information space. This has become an urgent necessity and a requirement of our time. Consequently, this issue been actively discussed in the national media environment, where different opinions are expressed.
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Uzbekistan: the path to the upper-middle-income group
311According to the latest World Bank estimates, 52 countries currently fall into the upper-middle-income category. Over the last 25 years, the methodological parameters for measuring and setting thresholds of prosperity have undergone significant changes.
In this regard, it is appropriate to consider the population's level of well-being based on the modern version of the World Bank's methodology. Furthermore, it seems reasonable to identify the dynamics of key macroeconomic indicators that have contributed to the significant changes over the past two decades. Ultimately, this will help determine the trajectory for achieving the long-term economic policy goal of the Republic of Uzbekistan, which aims to transition the country into the category of upper-middle-income states, as outlined in the Uzbekistan-2030 Strategy.
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MAIN DIRECTIONS OF NATIONAL PARLIAMENTARISM IN NEW UZBEKISTAN
2024-12-21 339In recent years, Uzbekistan has been rapidly getting onto a new stage of development. The democratic image of the country is changing. Economic, political, social reforms and transformations are taking place.
The main thing is that in our country the basic fundamental rights and freedoms of each person have become truly ensured. In particular, respect for human rights, ensuring the inviolability of private property, and guaranteeing freedom of speech are universal values that shape the content of the activities of state bodies.
The most important thing is that such principles and concepts as "human dignity", "man - society - state", "state - for man", "enhancement of human dignity", put forward by the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev, deeply penetrate our real life. We are all witnesses of the fact that in Uzbekistan, regardless of the sphere or industry, the goal of the large-scale reforms being implemented is to glorify human dignity, to find solutions to the problems that concern our people. -
During 2017-2023, Uzbekistan’s foreign trade increased 2.4 times
986Uzbekistan is implementing measures aimed at liberalizing the economy and enhancing the competitiveness of export-oriented sectors. Within the framework of the "Uzbekistan-2030" Strategy, particular attention is paid to improving the country’s foreign economic activities and expanding international cooperation.
One of the primary goals of the Strategy is to create a diversified economic and foreign trade structure that enables Uzbekistan to address global and regional economic challenges more effectively. These include reducing customs duties and simplifying import and export procedures, which are intended to stimulate the growth of foreign economic activities.
Uzbekistan's foreign trade strategy focuses on establishing a sustainable and competitive economy capable of adapting to changes on the international stage and effectively utilizing its resources to achieve economic growth.
In 2023, the main export items included fruits and vegetables, precious metals, textiles, copper and copper products, as well as automotive parts. Among the most imported items were medicines, passenger cars, auto parts, oil, wheat, and smartphones. -
Judicial reform in New Uzbekistan: On whom do judges depend?
2024-12-20 1023Ensuring the rule of law and further reform of the judicial and legal system are the second priority area of the Strategy “Uzbekistan – 2030” and provide for the independence of the judiciary, a guarantee of reliable protection of the rights and freedoms of citizens, and strengthening the rule of law in the judicial and legal system.
From 2017 to 2021, the judicial and legal system was revised, law enforcement agencies were reformed, aimed at ensuring reliable guarantees for the protection of the rights and freedoms of citizens, primarily from criminal attacks, as well as preventing infringement of their honor and dignity, and limiting their legitimate interests. The ongoing judicial and legal reforms are based on such constitutional principles as the rule of law, the priority of human rights and freedoms, equality of citizens before the law, humanism, justice and the presumption of innocence.
Thus, large-scale measures have been implemented to ensure the genuine independence of the judiciary, increase the authority of the court, democratize and improve the judicial system.
In implementing the norms of the Strategy, a single Supreme Court was created, the highest judicial body in the sphere of civil, criminal, administrative and economic proceedings, which strengthened the judicial power and created conditions for uniformity of judicial law enforcement practice. -
By 2030, Uzbekistan plans to export 10-15 billion kWh of electricity to Europe
2024-12-20 1043In the modern history of the Republic of Uzbekistan, starting from 2016, as in all sectors of the economy, fundamental reforms have also been carried out in the energy sector. The essence of the reforms in the energy industry lies in deep structural transformations, modernization, and diversification.
An important step in this direction was the creation of the Ministry of Energy of the Republic of Uzbekistan in 2019. The Ministry of Energy and its subordinate organizations carry out state regulation of processes related to the production, transmission, distribution, and consumption of electrical and thermal energy, coal, as well as the extraction, processing, transportation, distribution, sale, and use of oil, gas, and their derivatives.
