Saida Mirziyoyeva spoke at the UN Conference on Water Issues

At the UN conference on water issues in New York, Saida Mirziyoyeva spoke on behalf of Uzbekistan, raising issues important to the Aral Sea region. 
On the present day, a conference on water issues of the structure is held at the UN headquarters. The international community jam at such a conference for the first time after a 45-year hiatus. Because the issue is extremely relevant: by 2050, 5 billion people of the planet's population may suffer from water shortages.

On March 23, at the high-level plenary session of the conference, Saida Mirziyoyeva, a member of the delegation of our country, spoke about the consequences of the Aral Sea tragedy from the UN pulpit, the large-scale work carried out by Uzbekistan to mitigate them and Uzbekistan's leadership in uniting international efforts in this regard.

Saida Mirziyoyeva recited lines from the work of Ibroyim Yusupov, the noble poet of Karakalpak Eli, describing that Moynok on the islet was formerly a port city with large production capacities, and later the balance broke, and the dead shores of the sea became a cemetery of ships.When talking about the measures implemented by Uzbekistan, financing the region, increasing its economic potential, the main thing is to restore the health of the matured Karakalpak El, over $ 14 million was said to have been donated to create green spaces in the area.The perseverance, hard work, creativity of the people of Karakalpakstan, who are directly experiencing the consequences of the tragedy, were especially recognized. In the harsh conditions of the region, attention was paid to the need for strong care and support, especially for women, to expand opportunities for them.