A mission of WHO (World Health Organization) arrived on Monday, 6 July 2020, has arrived for consultations with Turkmenistan on Covid-19 preparedness and response and related matters. The 5-member delegation, led by Dr. Catherine Smallwood, landed at the Turkmenabat airport, the only international airport of Turkmenistan currently open for international flights. The mission will stay […]
Online summit of NAM Contact Group in response to Covid-19
The summit-level meeting of NAM (Non-Aligned Movement) Contact Group in response to Covid-19 was held through the video link on Monday, 4 May 2020. The meeting was initiated by President Aliyev of Azerbaijan. The theme of the meeting was ‘United against COVID-19.’ Azerbaijan is the current chair of NAM for the period 2019-2022. The participants […]
Asia-Pacific response to COVID-19 and climate emergency must build a resilient and sustainable future
Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of ESCAP The unprecedented public health emergency triggered by the COVID -19 pandemic and its multi-faceted impact on people’s lives around the world is taking a heavy toll on Asia and the Pacific. Countries in our region are striving to mitigate the massive socioeconomic impact of […]
Реагирование стран Азиатско-Тихоокеанского региона на COVID-19 и климатические чрезвычайные ситуации должно построить устойчивое будущее
Армида Салсия Алисджахбана, заместитель Генерального Секретаря Организации Объединенных Наций и исполнительный секретарь ЭСКАТО Беспрецедентная чрезвычайная ситуация в области общественного здравоохранения, вызванная пандемией COVID -19, и ее многогранное влияние на жизнь людей во всем мире оказывают тяжелое воздействие на Азиатско-Тихоокеанский регион. Страны нашего региона стремятся смягчить масштабные социально-экономические последствия пандемии, которая, как ожидается, также повлияет на […]
UN, Turkmenistan sign cooperation programme for 2021-2025
nCa Report The UN and Turkmenistan signed cooperation programme for the period 2021-2025 on Saturday (14 March 2020) in Ashgabat. This is the fourth such programme. – It is long haul but satisfying. Great headway has been made over the years. As DPM Meredov said in his opening remarks, the programme that starts next year […]
Turkmenistan and the United Nations committed to long-term cooperation
On March 14, 2020, the presentation of the Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework between the Government of Turkmenistan and the United Nations for 2021-2025 was held in the hotel “Yildiz.” The given document is aimed to promote further collaboration between Turkmenistan and the UN in different areas, including the maintenance of economic stability and growth, protection […]
Туркменистан и ООН привержены долгосрочному сотрудничеству
14 марта 2020 года в отеле «Йылдыз» состоялась презентация Рамочной программы сотрудничества в области устойчивого развития между Правительством Туркменистана и Организацией Объединенных Наций на 2021-2025 годы. Данный документ призван способствовать дальнейшему взаимодействию между Туркменистаном и ООН по различным направлениям, включая поддержание экономической стабильности и роста, защиту социальных прав населения, совершенствование системы здравоохранения и сохранение […]
Holocaust Remembrance Day in Ashgabat
nCa Report Seventy-five years have passed since the day the Soviet troops opened the gates of Auschwitz, ending the Holocaust that had extinguished the lives of six million Jews and eleven million other people. The UN in Turkmenistan in collaboration with the embassy of Israel organized an event on 27 January 2020 to draw attention […]
Neutrality in motion – Conference in Turkmenistan marks start of Roadmap for World Peace – Part 3
Speech by conference participants Ms. Natalya Gherman, Special Representative of the UN Secretary General for Central Asia, Head of the UN Regional Center for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia, expressed appreciation for the initiative to organize this important conference, reflecting Turkmenistan’s deep and multifaceted cooperation with international organizations, and in particular the United Nations. The […]
Chinese embassy in Ashgabat and NGO Yenme host New Year party for children with disabilities
nCa News and Commentary The embassy of China in Turkmenistan, in collaboration with the NGO Yenme, hosted on Wednesday (25 December 2019) a New Year party for the children with disabilities. A large number of children with disabilities, accompanied by their caregivers attended the event. The children and the volunteers presented New-Year-themed songs and dances. […]