Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- Chairperson of the Senate of the Oliy Majlis, Chairperson of the Republican Commission on Increasing the Role of Women in Society, Gender Equality and Family Tanzila Narbaeva met with the Director of UN Women Sima Sami Bacchus.

Issues such as strengthening cooperation between Uzbekistan and UN Women, in particular, further intensifying the activities of this organization in our country, and joint implementation of promising projects in the field of ensuring gender equality, were discussed.

It was noted that in recent years, systematic work has been carried out in Uzbekistan to achieve gender equality, ensure the rights and interests of women, and create equal opportunities for them, and in this, UN recommendations play an important role.

It was emphasized that the Strategy for Achieving Gender Equality in the Republic of Uzbekistan is in tune with the strategic plan of UN Women for 2022–2025. to achieve gender equality and the empowerment of women around the world.

Sima Sami Bacchus noted that UN Women considers Uzbekistan as a key partner in the region and is ready to actively cooperate in large-scale transformations and implementation of the SDGs in the country. Considering the significant role of Tashkent in matters of women’s participation in ensuring peace and security, interest was expressed in expanding cooperation with Uzbekistan within the framework of the Dialogue of Women Leaders of Central Asian Countries.

“Given the significant progress that Uzbekistan has achieved in ensuring gender equality, we consider your country as a bridge that could play a connecting role in the development of gender issues among the countries of the region,” noted Sima Sami Bacchus.

At the end of the conversation, an agreement was reached on further strengthening cooperation between Uzbekistan and UN Women through the implementation of practical projects.