Why is this important
Poverty reduction is a key factor in improving the quality of life, stabilizing consumer demand, and reducing social tension. The programs are aimed at sustainable growth: jobs, infrastructure, and social protection — this affects businesses, people’s incomes, and regional development.
Supporting women and young professionals creates a reserve of personnel, promotes gender equality, and promotes digital development.
What’s resolved
- The goal is to reduce the poverty rate to 6% by the end of 2025.
- Since 2016, 7.5 million people have been lifted out of poverty.
- The poverty rate in 2024 is 8.9%.
- The “From Poverty to Prosperity” program includes seven priority areas (stated at the forum).
- More than 30 international organizations and about 200 experts are participating in the forum.
What they say
We are creating conditions not just for the employment of poor people, but for increasing the number of permanent jobs, providing people with stable sources of income, — president Shavkat Mirziyoyev.
It was also noted that models of small business, handicraft, and industrial zones, as well as the guaranteed sale of household plots, are already being created in the regions.
Context
Uzbekistan previously adopted national poverty criteria with the participation of the World Bank and the UN. The Strategy “From Poverty to Prosperity” is one of the central directions of the state’s socio-economic course for the coming years.
The external economic situation, climate change, and global challenges make poverty reduction an even more urgent task.
