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. […]
UN and Turkmenistan signed joint program on improving social protection
Today, on December 16, 2019, the signing ceremony of the joint program with the UN under the title: “Improving the social protection system by introducing inclusive quality social services at the local level” took place. From the Turkmen side, the document was signed by the Minister of Foreign Affairs Rashid Meredov. On behalf of the […]
Accelerating SDG Progress in Asia – Pacific
Kaveh Zahedi and Van Nguyen “The 2030 Agenda is coming to life”, declared the Secretary General at the opening of the first SDG Summit, a quadrennial event for the follow up and review of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. As leaders from Asia – Pacific took the floor, theyhighlightedcountry progress of SDG implementation and […]
Catalysing change for gender equality
Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana and Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka Great strides have been taken to empower women and girls in the Asia-Pacific region since the Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing adopted an ambitious global agenda to achieve gender equality twenty-five years ago.Gender parity has been achieved in primary education.Maternal mortality has been halved. Today, the region’s […]
Central Asia under spotlight of discussions at the UN Security Council
Elvira Kadyrova Last week, the UN Security Council hosted debate on the contribution of the Collective Security Treaty Organization, Commonwealth of Independent States and Shanghai Cooperation Organization in countering terrorist threats. The meeting, chaired by Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov, was attended by foreign ministers of a number of members of these organizations, including Tajikistan, […]