Uzbekistan Country Gender Assessment: Update

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adB. 2016. Report and Recommendation of the president to the Board of directors. affordable Rural Housing program. 
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Calculated by adB from data provided by the State Committee on Statistics in 2016 for this CGa update.
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In 2014–2015, over 330,000 migrant workers returned to Uzbekistan. during January–September 2015, remittances 
sent via money transfer systems decreased by $1.8 billion (59%) compared with the same period in 2014. adB. 2016. 
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effort. during the social and gender survey conducted in preparation for the next phase of the 
development Investment program (HIRdIp) program 2016, many families stated that they 
would never have been able to accumulate the necessary financial resources and technical 
capability to build houses similar to those in HIRdIp massifs and then connect them to basic 
infrastructure.
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Quantitative data confirm that basic infrastructure is a key reason to purchase 
a home in a standard building.
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2. Government Commitments
the government is keen to continue its short- and long-term strategy for building affordable 
housing, together with improved trade and transport services; ensured access to electricity, 
natural gas, and drinking water; and the construction of kindergartens and schools, cultural 
objects and sports, and modern roads. New residential areas form a single complex that 
includes the necessary infrastructure, particularly 415 kilometers (km) of drinking water pipes, 
320 km of gas pipelines, almost 300 km of power lines, and thousands of kilometers of new or 
renovated main and secondary roads.
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Since 1996, citizens’ participation in real estate ownership and housing construction has been 
reflected in six official codes
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and eight laws, including the Law on Collateral, the Law on 
Mortgages, 29 decrees of the president, and 44 decrees of the Cabinet of Ministers. In 2016–
2017, decrees of the president endorsed five key legal acts related to housing construction.
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Moreover, the government incentives provided for SMe growth in rural housing complexes 
specifically benefit women entrepreneurs.
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One priority of the Strategy of actions for 2017–
2021 involves the implementation of target programs for affordable housing.
3. ADB Interventions
the HIRdIp (2011–2015) was aimed at accelerating rural development, increasing rural 
job and livelihood opportunities, and improving rural living conditions, thus providing an 
attractive alternative to urban migration. adB cofinanced the HIRdIp as a multi-sector 
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adB. 2016. 
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Housing for Integrated Rural Development Program
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 Social and Gender Survey. 
Uzbekistan Resident 
Mission. p. 45.
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Most respondents (74.5%) said that access to basic infrastructure was crucial to buying a new home within a building. 
adB. 2016. 
Socio-economic survey of HIRD beneficiary households.
Institute for Social Research under CoM for adB.
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the National Information agency of Uzbekistan. 2017. 
The Speech of President Shavkat Mirziyoyev,
8 March. http://uza.
uz/ru/politics/vystuplenie-prezidenta-respubliki-uzbekistan-shavkata-mirziye-06-03-2017
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the Land Code, Civil Code, Housing Code, Family Code, administrative Code, and tax Code.
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decree of the president # 2639 (21 October.2016).