Banner for the international photo biennial entitled "Youth and Time"
A reception was held in Tashkent on 24 October to celebrate United Nations Day. Guests included Government officials, Parliament members, representatives of the diplomatic corps, the donor community, civil society organizations, the mass media, and the UN System. The acting UN Resident Coordinator addressed the guests, focusing on the UN’s unique and indispensable role in global affairs and its 16-year long collaboration with Uzbekistan.
At the reception, a photo slide show about the UN System in Uzbekistan was unveiled, along with an exhibition of UN publications in English, Uzbek and Russian. Arranged in an agency-based order, the slide show served as a gateway to the UN in the country, revealing in an easily understandable way the diversity and scope of the UN’s support to Uzbekistan.
Other events for UN Day included the international photo biennale on the theme “Youth and Time”, a Model UN conference for university students, lectures and presentations at schools and universities about the UN its partnership with Uzbekistan.