Kyrgyzstan crisis
Ethnic violence in the southern cities of Osh and Jalalabad and surrounding areas in Kyrgyzstan forced more than 300,000 children and adults from their homes. We are doing all we can for those affected.
Following ethnic violence, families were separated. Women and children were sent to temporary shelters (primarily large houses or mosques in cities) or to the Kyrgyz-Uzbek border.
The men stayed behind. Some 80,000 people made it across the border into Uzbekistan. Others amassed on the Kyrgyz side or in other villages and the homes of host families.
Children witnessed and experienced terrible violence, insecurity and the loss of family, friends and their homes. They are now in need of protective services, psychosocial counselling; and assistance to address their needs and deal with their losses.
What we are doing
- Our emergency assistance in Osh and Jalalabad following June's unrest reached more than 250,000 people with food, non-food items, protection, rubble removal and livelihood assistance.
- The food aid program has reached more than 200,000 beneficiaries with food such as wheat flour, vegetable oil and yellow split peas.
- We are providing many safe play areas and health and hygiene products, as well as children’s shoes and clothing.
- We are putting small-scale entrepreneurs back in business in Osh and providing businesses with the basic equipment and supplies needed to restart their activities.
- We have supported the construction of 334 winter-ready permanent homes in the districts of Kyzyl Kishtak (Osh province) and Bazar Korgon (Jalal-Abad province).