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Central Asia is not directly involved in the ongoing military conflict in the Middle East, but it is bound to feel its consequences. The instability surrounding Iran could impact transport corridors and energy routes, and may also negatively affect security in the region—both at the borders and within the republics themselves. asiaplustj.info »
As winter approaches, concerns over potential heating and electricity shortages in Kyrgyzstan are intensifying, with neighboring Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan stepping in to prevent a full-scale crisis. Eurasianet reports that the looming energy shortage is driven by critically low water levels in the Toktogul Reservoir, a key source of hydropower for Central Asia. asiaplustj.info »
Central Asian countries are not interested in the continuation of the conflict in Ukraine, as they maintain close relations with both sides of the conflict, says international relations expert Muhammad Shamshutdinov, according to CABAR. asiaplustj.info »
A high-level plenary session was held in Samarkand as part of the climate forum, where environment ministers from Central Asia’s countries and Mongolia discussed joint actions to combat the triple planetary crisis: climate change, biodiversity loss, and environmental pollution. asiaplustj.info »
The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) reportedly held a meeting with a representative of Tajikistan in Geneva, urging the country to prevent the deportation of Afghan migrants to Afghanistan, where their lives are at risk. asiaplustj.info »
Recent cold weather in Tajikistan has caused a crisis in power supply and greatly increased the population’s problems. People are complaining about a lack of electricity, while officials claim that the cause was a sudden increase in demand for electricity from the population itself, which led to an accident on the country’s high-voltage power lines. At about 11:10 a.m. asiaplustj.info »
CABAR.asia reports that power crisis in Kyrgyzstan has gained momentum in recent years. Electricity produced within the country reportedly fails to cover the needs of the population, and the country faces energy shortages. Electricity imports rise every year. asiaplustj.info »
The Islamic Organization for Food Security (IOFS), Tajikistan is also member of it, annually implements projects to provide humanitarian aid to Afghanistan. The food crisis in Afghanistan is an extremely important agenda for all Central Asia’s nations. asiaplustj.info »
In a statement delivered at an international meeting of Special Envoys on Afghanistan in Doha, UN Secretary-General Ant asiaplustj.info »
The Central Asian nations can be divided into two groups – upstream (Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan) and downstream countries (Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan). Central Asia has significant energy resources, but they are distributed unequally. asiaplustj.info »
Costs for renewables continued to fall in 2021 as supply chain challenges and rising commodity prices have yet to show their full impact on project costs. The cost of electricity from onshore wind fell by 15%, offshore wind by 13% and solar PV by 13% compared to 2020. asiaplustj.info »
Radio Liberty’s Tajik Service , known locally as Radio Ozodi , notes that unprecedented information and propaganda campaign aimed at justifying the Russia’s so-called “special military operation” in Ukraine on one hand, and a flow of information showing the tragic consequences of the war that include large-scale human rights violations, alleged atrocities, asiaplustj.info »
The United Nations has warned that Moscow’s so-called special military operation in Ukraine could soon cause a global food crisis that may last for years. Speaking at a UN meeting in New York on global food security, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on May 18 that the war had worsened food insecurity in poorer nations due to rising prices. asiaplustj.info »
The Russian currency sinks to a record low against the dollar after Western countries impose new sanctions on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine. The Russian ruble sank 30% after new Western sanctions. asiaplustj.info »
Tajikistan on February 26 suspended flights to some cities of the Russian Federation over the Ukraine crisis, an official source within the Civil Aviation Agency under the Government of Tajikistan told Asia-Plus Monday afternoon. asiaplustj.info »
Tajik political scientist Parviz Mullojonov has shared his thoughts on ways to resolve the situation in the Gorno Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAO). According to him, the protest movement in GBAO is purely internal phenomenon being of socioeconomic nature. asiaplustj.info »
Eurasianet says Tajikistan has come knocking again at the Kremlin’s door in a bid to restore transportation links interrupted by the coronavirus pandemic. Russia is reportedly may be using the moment to pressure Dushanbe into considering membership in its Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU). asiaplustj.info »
Eurasianet says Tajikistan is in the throes of a food crisis. In a regular year, the United Nations estimates, almost a third of the country is malnourished. Now it’s surely worse, according to Eurasianet . asiaplustj.info »
Next year is shaping up to be a humanitarian catastrophe and rich countries must not trample poor countries in a “stampede for vaccines” to combat the coronavirus pandemic, top U.N. officials told the U.N. General Assembly on December 4. asiaplustj.info »
The Government of Tajikistan and the Asian Development Bank have signed a grant agreement for 50 million U.S. dollars. The grant will be awarded to help the Government of Tajikistan mitigate the adverse economic and social impacts of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. asiaplustj.info »
Collection of fruits and vegetables is going on in Tajikistan. A part of them is exported to the Russian Federation via territories of Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan. Despite disturbances caused by the coronavirus pandemic, Tajikistan has exported about 70,000 tons of fruits and vegetables this year so far. asiaplustj.info »
