The World Bank's Global Food Crisis Response Program has helped to mitigate the social, and health and nutrition impact of rising food prices on children, pregnant and breastfeeding women, elderly and other vulnerable groups in Moldova, Kyrgyz Republic, and Tajikistan. As part of the program, temporary cash transfers, nutritional supplements, flour fortification and food packages were provided through three timely and targeted food crisis response projects. In all, a total of 67,000 beneficiaries received food, 1.3 million received vitamin A supplements and 360,000 received

"This was the goal of the consolidated effort by the President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev, the US President Barack Obama and Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev with active mediation

To address the urgent needs of Kyrgyz farmers, the U.S. Government, through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), allocated $150,000 worth of funds to purchase 100 mt of spring wheat elite seed, 100 mt of spring barley elite seed, 40 mt of corn seed, and 100 mt of compound fertilizers .

These commodities will be distributed

Funding of a total USD 3.6 million was committed for the implementation of the One UN Programme in Kyrgyzstan in 2010. This sum represents core UN funding granted to the UN system in Kyrgyzstan to be allocated to projects determined jointly between the United Nations and the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic through the Joint Steering Committee.

The following Security Council statement was read out today by Council President Zhang Yesui (China):

The members of the Security Council welcomed the briefing by Miroslav Jenca, Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General, on the work of the United Nations Regional Centre for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia over the past six months.

The members of the Security Council appreciated the efforts of the Regional Centre to assist Central Asian countries in responding to challenges in the region, in accordance with its mandate,

Gulnura Toralieva in London (RCA No. 597, 09-Dec-09)

Figures showing a rise in the number of women dying in childbirth have only confirmed the multiple challenges facing maternity provision in Kyrgyzstan, which is short of qualified hospital staff, medical supplies and equipment.

From January to the end of August, the latest period for which national data are available, 58 deaths were recorded among mothers during pregnancy, childbirth and the post-delivery period.

This assistance from the American people

The Council adopted the following conclusions:

1. "The Council reaffirms the strong EU commitment to aid effectiveness1which is essential towards improved development results and enhanced poverty reduction. The EU, providing nearly 60% of global ODA, will continue to show leadership in implementing the aid effectiveness agenda and be a driving force in delivering on the commitments made.

2. Noting that some encouraging results have been achieved, the Council underlines that continued strong political

In response to the severity of the food crisis and the need for prompt action, the World Bank Group set up the Global Food Crisis Response Program (GFRP) in May 2008 to provide immediate relief to countries hard hit by food high prices. The Bank response has been articulated in coordination with the United Nations' High-Level Task Force on food security. Through its response, the Bank is supporting the implementation of the joint Comprehensive Framework for Action (CFA).

The World Bank Group increased GFRP to