Abbreviations and acronyms

ADB

Asian Development Bank

CEDAW

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women

CIS

Commonwealth of Independent States

COE

Council of Europe

CRRC

Caucasus Research Resource Centre

CSO

Civil society organisations

DF

Discrimination in the family

DHS

Demographic and Health Surveys

EBRD

European Bank for Reconstruction and Development

ECMI

European Centre for Minority Issues

EFCA

Eurasia Foundation of Central Asia

FAO

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

FGM

Female Genital Mutilation

GDP

Gross domestic product

GID-DB

Gender Institutions and Development Database

IWPR

Institute for War and Peace Reporting

ILO

International Labour Organization

MP

Member of Parliament

NGO

Non-governmental organisation

NEET

Not in Education, Employment or Training

OECD

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

OGMAP

City of Osh Municipal Auto Transport Enterprise

RAFPR

Restricted access to productive and financial resources

RCL

Restricted civil liberties

RPI

Restricted physical integrity

SDGs

United Nations Sustainable Development Goals

SIGI

Social Institutions and Gender Index

SME

Small and Medium Enterprise

STEM

Science, technology, engineering and mathematics

UN

United Nations

UN Women

United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women

UNDESA

United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs

UNDP

United Nations Development Programme

UNECE

United Nations Economic Commission for Europe

UNESCO

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization

UNFPA

United Nations Population Fund

UNHCR

United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees

UNICEF

United Nations Children's Fund

UNODC

United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime

USAID

United States Agency for International Development

USSR

Union of Soviet Socialist Republics

VAW

Violence against women

WHO

World Health Organization

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