Kazakhstan Food
Kazakhstan (04/05)
Trade: Exports (2003)--$12.9 billion: oil products (65%), base metals (20%), food and agricultural goods (6%), chemicals (4%). Imports (2003)--$8.3 billion: machinery (43%), chemicals (15%), energy (12%), base metals (12%), food (8%). ... Travelers can check the latest health information with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, Georgia. A hotline at 877-FYI-TRIP (877-394-8747) and a web site at http://www.cdc.gov/travel/index.htm give the most recent health advisories, immunization recommendations or requirements, and advice on food and drinking water safety for regions and countries. A booklet entitled Health Information for International Travel (HHS publication number CDC-95-8280) is available from the U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402, tel. (202) 512-1800. ... [Read More]
Kazakhstan
Information on vaccinations and other health precautions, such as safe food and water precautions and insect bite protection, may be obtained from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's hotline for international travelers at 1-877-FYI-TRIP (1-877-394-8747); fax 1-888-CDC-FAXX (1-888-232-3299), or via the CDC's Internet site at http://www.cdc.gov/travel. For information about outbreaks of infectious diseases abroad consult the World Health Organization's (WHO) website at http://www.who.int/en . Further health information for travelers is available at http://www.who.int/ith . ... [Read More]
Kazakhstan
Prison conditions remained harsh and sometimes life-threatening, although there were some signs of improvements during the year. Some of the instances of mistreatment occur in prisons. Guards, who are poorly paid, steal food and medicines intended for prisoners. Violent crime among prisoners is common. According to the Interior Ministry, during the year there were approximately 70,000 prisoners in facilities designed to hold 60,000. A 2000 amnesty reduced the number of prisoners by more than 26,700; however, overcrowding remained a problem. ... [Read More]
International Adoption Kazakhstan
the child is admitted to the United States as an immigrant. A foreign–born orphan who enters the United States on an Immediate Relative (IR) –3 visa automatically becomes a U.S. citizen upon admission. A foreign-born child who enters the United States on an IR-4 visa and is later adopted in a U.S. court, will become a U.S. citizen when the adoption is finalized in the United States (the child will be a legal permanent resident until then). For further information, please consult with the consular section at the U.S. Embassy or the nearest office of the Immigration and Naturalization Service. Additional information is available at http://www.tra ... [Read More]
Kazakhstan
Police reportedly often detained foreigners without official charges, sometimes mistreating them. The Kyrgyz press reported that police held 500 Kyrgyz, Uzbek, and Tajik citizens accused of illegal migration in jail for 4 days without food and deported them, with police firing into the air to force them to leave. ... [Read More]
US Department Of State Post Report
Imported and local baby food is available, as are diapers and other basic baby care products. Convenience foods are limited to prepared salads, frozen pizzas, and grilled whole chicken. Packaged foods, especially imported goods, are often kept on store shelves well past the marked expiration dates. ... For the Western consumer, the availability of food and household products is improving. Although many food and household products used by a typical American family can now be purchased locally, the Department of State still authorizes a consumables shipment for employees assigned to Kazakhstan due to periodic shortages and seasonal selection of many basic foodstuffs. Please check with your parent agency for current regulations and shipping weight authorizations. The CLO at Embassy Almaty will have suggestions for a consumables shipment ( cloalmaty@state.gov). ... [Read More]
Kazakhstan
Overcrowding, inadequate prison diet, and a lack of medical supplies and personnel contributed to the spread of tuberculosis and other major diseases. Government officials reported that l0,000, or 12 percent of all, prisoners suffered from tuberculosis. Government representatives assert that the incidence of tuberculosis is declining, in part as a result of cooperation with WHO to improve conditions for both prisoners and the civilian population. These figures do not differ significantly from figures provided by human rights observers. The Government's senior prisons official acknowledged that the number of prisoners with AIDS is growing. The number infected reportedly grew from 256 in 1999 to 263 in 2000, although the authorities maintain that the prisoners were infected before being incarcerated. Experts believe, however, that many cases go unreported. Prison guards, who are poorly paid, steal food and medicines intended for prisoners. Violent crime among prisoners is common. Prisone ... [Read More]
Uzbekistan (07/05)
Trade: Total exports--(2004 est. $3.7 billion): largest contribution from cotton, gold, natural gas, mineral fertilizers, ferrous metals, textiles, food products, automobiles. Major export markets--Russia 22%, China 9.2%, Ukraine 7.4%, Tajikistan 6.1%, Bangladesh 4.7%, Turkey 4.6%, Japan 4.3%, Kazakhstan 4.1%. Total imports--(2004 est. $2.58 billion): machinery and equipment, chemicals, metals, foodstuffs. Primary import partners--Russia 22.3%, United States 11.4%, South Korea 10.9%, Germany 9.5%, China 6.5%, Turkey 6.1%. ... [Read More]
2002
1111--06/10/02 World Food Summit: Five Years Later; Ann Veneman, Head of Delegation and Secretary of Agriculture; U.S. Delegation Press Conference at the Food and Agricultural Organization Summit; Rome, Italy ... 1111--01/08/02 Reforming the Global Food System; Alan P. Larson, Under Secretary for Economic, Business and Agricultural Affairs; Remarks to the Washington International Trade Association; Washington, DC ... [Read More]
Department of State Washington File: Excerpt: U.N. Briefing on Food Deliveries in Afghanistan, Nov. 3
--But that's not all, if we've got the logistics; we need to have enough food flowing to deliver. To speed this process up, WFP is buying bulk quantities of the food in the region, including Iran and Kazakhstan, and tomorrow (Sunday), 2 huge bagging machines will be flown in from WFP's Djibouti operation to Turkemenabad. This means we can bring in bulk wheat and bag it insitu and load it immediately onto trucks, enabling us to take it more quickly and efficiently to the north and north west of Afghanistan. Turkmenabad will become a major hub as it has road links to transport food to the north and north west of the country as well as rail and road networks to Tajikistan which allows WFP to get into the northeast. . . . ... [Read More]
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