New York, 1 September 2026 – An International Meeting on Victim Assistance and Environmental Remediation was held at United Nations Headquarters under the co-chairmanship of Kazakhstan and Kiribati.The meeting continued a series of events held at UN Headquarters to mark the International Day against Nuclear Tests, shifting the focus from preventing future tests to practical measures aimed at addressing their long-term humanitarian and environmental consequences.The event was convened pursuant to relevant UN General Assembly resolutions co-sponsored by Kazakhstan and Kiribati. Discussions focused on assistance to individuals and communities affected by the use and testing of nuclear weapons, the environmental remediation of affected areas, and the strengthening of international cooperation.As President of the Republic of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev emphasized in his statement on the occasion of the International Day against Nuclear Tests, the Semipalatinsk Nuclear Test Site inflicted irreparable harm on human health and the environment for decades, leaving behind a painful legacy. The international meeting was therefore aimed at advancing practical solutions to these challenges.Opening the event on behalf of the UN Secretary-General, UN High Representative for Disarmament Affairs Izumi Nakamitsu expressed appreciation to Kazakhstan and Kiribati for their leadership in convening this important discussion. She stressed that the consequences of the use and testing of nuclear weapons persist for decades and affect multiple generations, while addressing them requires sustained national efforts, adequate resources and effective international cooperation. Particular emphasis was placed on ensuring the participation of affected communities in identifying priorities and shaping assistance measures.Speaking as Co-Chair of the meeting, Permanent Representative of Kazakhstan to the United Nations Kairat Umarov emphasized that affected individuals and communities must remain at the centre of international efforts. He invited participants to share concrete experiences, lessons learned and practical recommendations capable of translating accumulated knowledge and expertise into tangible action.The voices of affected communities featured prominently in the programme. Masako Wada, a representative of the Japan Confederation of A- and H-Bomb Sufferers Organizations, Nihon Hidankyo, spoke about the long-term consequences of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.Kazakh artist and anti-nuclear activist Karipbek Kuyukov spoke about the consequences of nuclear testing at the Semipalatinsk Test Site and the significance of the international anti-nuclear movement “Nevada-Semipalatinsk.” Participants were also shown a short film about his life and public advocacy.The meeting attracted broad international interest, bringing together numerous representatives of UN Member States, international organizations, affected communities, civil society, and scientific and academic institutions. Participants exchanged national and expert experiences and put forward proposals for improving practical mechanisms for victim assistance and environmental remediation.Director of the Department of International Security at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan Arsen Omarov presented Kazakhstan’s experience in addressing the consequences of nuclear testing at the Semipalatinsk Test Site, including measures to provide medical and social support to the population, conduct scientific research into the effects of nuclear testing, carry out radiation monitoring, and rehabilitate affected areas.He also highlighted the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) and the work of Kazakhstan and Kiribati as Co-Chairs of the Working Group on Victim Assistance, Environmental Remediation, and International Cooperation and Assistance. In particular, proposals were presented for establishing an international trust fund designed to facilitate the mobilization of financial, technical and scientific support for affected States and communities.During the thematic panel entitled “Victim Assistance and Environmental Remediation: Experiences, Lessons Learned and International Cooperation”, representatives of affected communities, including those from Kazakhstan, the World Health Organization, the International Committee of the Red Cross, and scientific and academic institutions discussed practical measures in this area.Following the meeting, the Co-Chairs will compile the practical proposals and recommendations presented during the discussions with a view to their subsequent implementation in accordance with the mandate of the UN General Assembly.Source : https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/mfa-kazakhstanun/press/news/details/1285387?lang=ru

September 3 marks the first-ever celebration of Kazakh Tazy Day in Kazakhstan. The date was chosen for a reason: on September 3, 2024, the Federation Cynologique Internationale (FCI) decided to grant preliminary recognition to Kazakhstan’s national dog breed.The decision was adopted in Amsterdam. The Kazakh Tazy was assigned international breed standard No. 372, while Kazakhstan was officially recognized as the breed’s country of origin.For centuries, the Kazakh Tazy has lived alongside people across the Great Steppe, serving as a traditional hunting dog and becoming an integral part of the culture and everyday life of the Kazakh people. Its special place in the national tradition is also reflected in the FCI international standard, which refers to the Tazy as one of the “Zheti Qazyna” the Seven Treasures of the Kazakh people.Efforts to preserve the breed and secure its international recognition have intensified in recent years. In 2022, President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev instructed the relevant authorities to take measures to preserve the national breed and promote it internationally.In 2023, the necessary legislative framework was established. Issues related to the breed standard, certificates of origin, state support, scientific research, and breeding activities were formally regulated.An important milestone was the accession of the Union of Cynologists of Kazakhstan to the Federation Cynologique Internationale. On August 22, 2023, at the FCI General Assembly in Geneva, the Kazakh organization was granted full membership in the Federation. Its accession was supported by 72 of the 77 countries participating in the vote.Following this, Kazakhstan gained the opportunity to officially submit its national breed for international recognition. In March 2024, a package of documents on the Kazakh Tazy was submitted to the FCI and reviewed by the Federation’s Standards Commission and Scientific Commission.In May of the same year, a special single-breed dog show was held in Astana, where 100 Kazakh Tazys of different ages, colors, origins, and types were presented to international experts. FCI specialists assessed the dogs’ conformation, movement, and conformity with the breed type.As a result of this work, on September 3, 2024, the FCI decided to grant preliminary recognition to the Kazakh Tazy.“The Kazakh Tazy has lived alongside our people for centuries. The breed has been preserved to this day thanks to hunters, breeders, cynologists, dog owners, and everyone who has worked with the Tazy from generation to generation. International recognition was an important result of this work, but the work does not end there. Our task now is to preserve the Tazy’s breed characteristics, genetic pool, natural traits, and working qualities,” said Yerlan Nyssanbayev, Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Kazakhstan.Today, around four thousand Tazys are registered in the Unified Stud Book of the Union of Cynologists of Kazakhstan. The actual number of dogs is higher, however, as some animals in villages and remote areas have not yet been covered by the centralized canine registration system.Specialists continue their work across the regions, conducting breeding evaluations, collecting information on dogs’ origins, and maintaining records. This work is necessary to trace dogs’ pedigrees and offspring, preserve breed characteristics, and maintain the genetic diversity of the Tazy.The Kazakh Tazy is also being presented increasingly often at international venues. In 2025, the breed was officially showcased at the World Dog Show in Helsinki.In June 2026, Kazakhstan presented 12 Tazys at the World Dog Show in Bologna. As part of the FCI World Judges Congress, a separate professional presentation of the breed was also held for international judges. Kazakhstan operated a national pavilion at the show, where visitors could learn about the Tazy as well as the country’s traditions and culture.Work is also continuing within Kazakhstan. A building for the National Center for Kazakh Dog Breeds is currently under construction in the Zhetysu Region. The project is being organized by the regional akimat with the support of sponsors.The center will house and breed purebred dogs, maintain the Unified Pedigree Book, and issue certificates of origin. It is also planned to train experts and specialists in cynology, as well as to organize trials, exhibitions, breeding evaluations, and competitions at various levels.On February 20, 2026, the Government approved the Comprehensive Plan for the Preservation and Reproduction of Kazakh Dog Breeds for 2026-2036. State and non-governmental organizations will participate in its implementation. The plan provides for measures to preserve and reproduce the breeds, maintain breeding records, train specialists, and continue scientific and cynological work.On April 30, 2026, President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev received FCI President Tamas Jakkel. The meeting focused on preserving the national breed, establishing a sustainable genetic pool, and further cooperation with the FCI. The President thanked Tamas Jakkel for his support in securing the preliminary recognition of the Kazakh Tazy.On May 2, as part of the Astana Winner 2026 international dog show in Astana, a special Kazakh Tazy single-breed show was held. Representatives of the FCI, as well as Kazakh and foreign cynologists, took part in the event.Preliminary recognition by the FCI is only one stage of the process. Before full recognition can be granted, the breed must undergo a lengthy period of observation and demonstrate stability over several generations. During this period, breeding records will continue to be maintained, while the dogs’ health, breed type, genetic diversity, natural traits, and working qualities will be closely monitored.September 3 is therefore not only a date marking the international recognition of the Kazakh Tazy, but also a reminder of the importance of preserving this national breed and passing it on to future generations.Source : https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/mfa-tallin/press/news/details/1285320?lang=ru

The Department of State Revenues in the Akmola region reminds that on September 15, 2026, the deadline for submitting the declaration within the framework of universal declaration ends!In the first year of entry into the universal declaration system, a Declaration of Assets and Liabilities (form 250.00) is submitted. In subsequent years, a Declaration of Income and Property (form 270.00) is submitted. The declaration can be provided using the services "Taxpayer's Cabinet" (knp.kgd.gov.kz), the "e-government" portal (egov.kz) and through the e-Salyq Azamat mobile application, eGov mobile, as well as mobile applications of second-level banks Halyk, Kaspi, etc.Source : https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/kgd-akmola/press/news/details/1285315?lang=ru

Today, September 3, the Regional Communications Service held a briefing "Administration for universal declaration."During the briefing, the head of the Department of State Revenues in the Akmola region Nurlan Makhambet explained the changes in the procedure for submitting the declaration within the framework of the universal declaration.Universal declaration is a mechanism for controlling the income and property of citizens by submitting declarations to the state revenue authorities.From January 1, 2021, a phased introduction of a system of universal declaration of income and property of individuals has been introduced in the Republic of Kazakhstan.Universal declaration is carried out in 4 stages. From January 1, 2025, the remaining category of the population belonging to the fourth stage of universal declaration is exempted from mandatory declaration: (pensioners, employees of private structures, students, housewives, etc.), with the exception of persons with property abroad.The main tasks of universal declaration areEnsuring fair taxation and improving social policy;Creation of an effective mechanism for controlling the income of individuals;Reducing corruption and the shadow economy.Declaration of assets and liabilities (250.00) is submitted by:1) adult citizens, residents of the Republic of Kazakhstan who own property abroad, including: real estate, vehicles, land; interest in foreign companies; money in accounts in foreign banks and brokerage accounts, if their total amount exceeds 1000 MCI (in 2025 MCI-3932tg., 1000x3932 = 3,932,000tg.); investment gold; share in housing construction; securities, receivables/payables of other persons to an individual.2) candidates for elected and state positions, as well as their spouses;3) persons applying for the status of a major participant: banks; securities market and insurance companies, as well as their spouses;The Declaration of Assets and Liabilities is intended to provide individuals with information on the availability of:- movable/immovable property registered in Kazakhstan and/or abroad:- money in a foreign bank over 1,000 MCI and brokerage accounts;- interest in the authorized capital of a legal entity established outside the Republic of Kazakhstan;- share in real estate construction;- securities, industrial financial instruments, digital assets (bitcoins, etc.), investment gold, intellectual property, copyright;- cash, within 10000-fold MCI;- receivables/payables;- other property (optional) with a value over 1000 MCI. In 2026, the declaration of income and property (270.00) for 2025 is required to submit:1) civil servants and equivalent persons, as well as their spouses;2) large participants of banks, securities market and insurance organizations, as well as their spouses;3) managers, founders (participants) of the quasi-public sector, legal entities owning more than 10% of the share in the authorized capital;4) persons engaged in private practice (notaries, lawyers, private bailiffs, mediators);5) persons who have received income subject to independent taxation;6) persons who have funds in accounts with foreign banks, if their total amount exceeds 1000 MCI;7) persons with assets abroad and digital assets;8) persons who during the reporting tax period acquired property with an aggregate value of more than 20,000 times the size of the MCI, including outside the Republic of Kazakhstan.9) persons who submitted an application to the tax agenton the application of tax deductions in the form of a preliminary amount of other deductions.The declaration of income and property reflects:- receivables of other persons to an individual and (or) payables of an individual to other persons formed as of the date of the declaration:- Income and property located in Kazakhstan and abroad:- income subject to taxation independently;- tax deductions (REPLACED by a standard deduction of 360 MCI per year;- acquisition/alienation and gratuitous receipt of property in the Republic of Kazakhstan and abroad, as well as their sources of coverage of expenses (movable/immovable property, securities, production financial instruments, share in housing construction, investment gold);- offset and return of excess amount as per ITP;- money in a foreign bank over 1,000 MCI;- property owned as of December 31 of the reporting tax period abroad (securities, share in the authorized captain of yul, intellectual property, investment gold);- receivables/payables with title documents;Deadline for submission of tax returns:Declaration of assets and liabilities due date (Form 250.00)no later than September 15 of the current year, in which the obligation to submit the declaration arose, at the place of residence.Income and property declaration deadline (Form 270.00)no later than September 15 of the year following the reporting calendar year, at the place of residence.Administrative responsibility of individualsFor failure to submit the declaration:for the first time during the year - a warning.for repeated violation during the year - a fine of 58,980 tenge (15 MCI for 2025).For submission of incomplete, inaccurate information in the declaration:for the first time during the year - a warning, for a repeated violation during the year - a fine of 11,796 tenge (3 MCI).For concealment of objects of taxation:for concealment by an individual of information about the presence of property on the right of ownership outside the Republic of Kazakhstan, as well as money in bank accounts located outside the Republic of Kazakhstan, declarations of income and property, declarations on individual income tax, committed by not reflecting them in the declarations, - entails a fine of 393,200 tenge (100 MCI).Methods of submission of the Declaration of Income and PropertyElectronically via:- "Taxpayer's Office" (knp.kgd.gov.kz),- e-government portal (egov.kz);- mobile applications: e-Salyq Azamat, eGov mobile, moldir.qoldau.kz, HALYKBank (HALYK), CenterCreditBank (bcc.kz), Kaspi.kz.On paper:- to state revenue bodies in an explicit manner;- in PSC;- by registered mail.     Representatives of the media asked questions of interest to them, to which they received competent explanations.Source : https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/kgd-akmola/press/news/details/1285304?lang=ru

🌿 Sanitary cleanup operations underway in Kyzyltobe Rural DistrictSanitary cleanup activities—including mowing dried grass and tidying up the grounds—are currently being carried out by the "Taza Munaily" municipal enterprise in the "Zhastar" Park area of ​​the Kyzyltobe Rural District.Efforts to maintain cleanliness, enhance the landscape, and improve the area are continuing on an ongoing basis.Press Service of the Kyzyltobe Rural District Akim's OfficeSource : https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/mangystau-munaily-qyzyltobe/press/news/details/1285151?lang=ru