The Danish Refugee Council has restored houses in Kyrgyzstan for 10,000 displaced who were forced to leave their homes and businesses after the clashes in 2010. The situation in Kyrgyzstan is now so good that DRC is ending its effort in the country.

(Bishkek, June 8, 2013) – Justice for crimes committed during the ethnic violence in southern Kyrgyzstan in June 2010 remains elusive and the authorities’ commitment to accountability is in doubt, Human Rights Watch said today. Many people have gone on trial in connection with the violence. But the justice process has been seriously flawed from arrest to conviction, and has led to lengthy prison sentences based on unsound convictions.

The Global Overview collates information from a range of sources and displays it in a manner that allows for quick comparison of different humanitarian crises.

05/31/2013 20:37 GMT

by Tolkun NAMATBAYEVA

BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan, May 31, 2013 (AFP) - Kyrgyzstan on Friday declared a state of emergency after bloody clashes between security forces and protestors over the arrests of dozens of demonstrators who cut off power to a Canadian-owned gold mine they want nationalised.

Prosecutors said that 92 people were arrested when security forces moved in to disperse the protest over the Kumtor mine, retake control of an electrical substation and dismantle their tents.

The Eurasian Food Security Network has just been launched with the first online consultation "Food Security issues in the Eurasian region: major challenges and G8/G20 initiatives in relation with the regional situation".

The Eurasian Food Security Network was set up for the Eurasian Center for Food Security (ECFS) as a result of the collaboration between the ECFS, the World Bank and the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO).

The just-published 2012 Annual Report on Switzerland's International Cooperation sets out a unified strategy that encompasses – for the first time – humanitarian aid, technical and financial cooperation, economic and trade policy measures, and cooperation with the countries of Eastern Europe. SDC Director-General Martin Dahinden and State Secretary and Director of SECO Marie-Gabrielle Ineichen-Fleisch stress that this important milestone has been welcomed both by Parliament and by public opinion.

HIGHLIGHTS

• For the first time in ten months, the retail price of wheat flour decreased by 5% on a month-to-month basis in April. However, the national average price remained 42% higher than in April 2012. The increase in price remained higher in rural area (45%) compared to urban area (39%).

• While the price of milk decreased in Osh, Jalalabad and Batken in April 2013, it remained higher than in northern oblasts.

The Global Overview collates information from a range of sources and displays it in a manner that allows for quick comparison of different humanitarian crises.

The Global Overview collates information from a range of sources and displays it in a manner that allows for quick comparison of different humanitarian crises.