AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoGrassroots Football for Child Safety: In Punjab’s Rurka Kalan, a Youth Football Club academy is training nearly 250 children free of charge and running 14–15 centers across the province, aiming to keep kids on the pitch and off the streets—an approach praised as a model for tackling drug abuse through sport. Uzbekistan Reading Push: President Shavkat Mirziyoyev has launched a nationwide Uzbek Reading Challenge and a broader National Reading Movement, framing books as a state-backed tool for independent thinking in the AI era. Child Rights Spotlight: Uzbekistan’s Children’s Ombudsman reported appeals nearly doubling in 2025 to 1,934, with new criminal and administrative cases tied to violence against children. Cultural Heritage & Skills: Uzbekistan is expanding cooperation with ICCROM and moving to set up City & Guilds qualification centers to boost vocational skills. Regional Diplomacy: Uzbekistan also advanced OSCE cooperation and hosted the 3rd Uzbekistan–China Interregional Forum in Xi’an.
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