KazAID Chairman of the Board Nurgali Arystanov Held a Series of Bilateral Meetings with International Partners in Almaty

On November 4–5, 2026, in Almaty, Amb. Nurgali Arystanov, Chairman of the Board of the Kazakhstan Agency of International Development (KazAID), held a series of bilateral meetings with representatives of international organizations to discuss cooperation issues.

Following the Regional Seminar on Disaster Risk Reduction and Resilience for Central Asia, he met with Takasaka Muneo and Iwai Sakura, Coordinators for Central Asia and the Caucasus at the East and Central Asia and the Caucasus Department of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), with the participation of Nurlan Bekbussynov, Deputy Director of the Center for Emergency Situations and Disaster Risk Reduction (CESDRR). Following the meeting, the parties reaffirmed their intention to continue interaction aimed at the sustainable development of the region and expressed interest in exchanging experience and implementing joint projects on disaster risk reduction in the region.

During the meeting with Hammad Hundal, Head of the Regional Office (Hub) of the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) Group in Almaty, Amb. Nurgali Arystanov presented information on the Agency's projects aimed at developing partner countries in Central Asia and Afghanistan, and shared the Agency's promising directions for 2027. The parties considered aspects of cooperation under the South-South framework, trilateral partnership, and the transfer of Kazakhstan's best practices to partner countries.

During the meeting with Sergiu Eshperansa, Head of the Subregional Office of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), Coordinator for International Partnership and Programs, the issues of cooperation between UNFPA and KazAID were discussed, particularly in the fields of healthcare and climate change.