The UNDP Office in Turkmenistan together with the Nature Protection Society of Turkmenistan held an Educational session themed “Only One Earth” for children of the sanatorium complex “Dayanch” in the Avaza National Tourist Zone. The educational session at the summer camp was organized on the occasion of the World Environment Day – 5 June by the […]
UNDP supports raising awareness about the report of the Ombudsperson`s Office for 2021
Ashgabat, 4 May 2022: UNDP and the Ombudsperson`s Office in Turkmenistan convened a workshop in a hybrid format on the activities of national human rights institutions in the preparation of reports on human rights. The event gathered representatives of the Ministry of Justice, Ministry of Internal Affairs, Prosecutor`s Office, Judicial system, and other ministries and […]
UNDP and partners organize “Green Games” among schoolchildren as part of efforts to combat plastic pollution
Ashgabat, 20 April 2021: On the occasion of the International Mother Earth Day, on 22 April, UNDP Turkmenistan, together with the Nature Protection Society of Turkmenistan and other national partners, organized the “Green Games” for students at school No 1 of Anev town, Ahal velayat. The event was held in a format of a plastic […]
UNDP Resident Representative in Turkmenistan, Ms. Narine Sahakyan presents her credentials to President of Turkmenistan
Ashgabat, 16 February 2022: Today, Ms. Narine Sahakyan, newly appointed UNDP Resident Representative in Turkmenistan, has presented her credentials to His Excellency Mr. Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, President of Turkmenistan. During the meeting, prospects for deepening the strategic partnership between Turkmenistan and the United Nations Development Programme were discussed focusing on a broad spectrum of issues related […]
EU and UNDP launch regional platform on Sustainable Development Goals in Central Asia
Almaty, 22 November 2021 – Today, the European Union (EU), and the United Nations Development Programme in Kazakhstan (UNDP Kazakhstan) announced the launch of the new knowledge-sharing platform on sustainable development goals (SDGs) for Central Asian countries. The main objective of the SDGs Platform is to work with governments and civil society in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz […]
Universal civil registration and vital statistics are critical for truth, trust and COVID recovery in Asia and the Pacific
Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana, Kanni Wignaraja, Omar Abdi With health systems at a breaking point, hospitals at capacity and desperate family members searching for oxygen for loved ones, the devastating second wave of COVID-19 that has swept across South Asia has felt ¬surreal. Official figures have indicated record-breaking daily coronavirus cases and deaths, not only in […]
Interview of UNDP Resident Representative a.i., Ms. Natia Natsvlishvili, with media on the occasion of the launch of the Human Development Report 2020 “The Next Frontier: Human Development and the Anthropocene”
Media: Can you please explain the context of the emergence of the new report and the thinking behind it? Ms. Natsvlishvili: The Year 2020 has exposed prevailing challenges across the globe. COVID-19 exacerbated inequalities and demonstrated that we must consider development in a different way, we must relax our reliance of natural resources and ensure […]
Establishing Office of Ombudsman, Experience, Pitfalls and Lessons Learned
Nazik Avlyakulova 18 Dec 2019 George Tugushi, UNDP international expert on human rights UNDP: Tell us about your career as a human rights lawyer/expert/activist/professional Mr. Tugushi: I got actively involved in the human rights work in 2004 when I returned back home from Sweden after accomplishing my studies in international human rights law in Lund University. I […]
People with unlimited abilities
Nazik Avlyakulova 03 Dec 2019 What do you know about people with disabilities? How do they live? Where do they work? How do they spend time? What do you think about the lives of people who are different from you? “People with unlimited abilities” project is a contribution to the fight against social stigma against […]
Jennet is the face of creative Turkmenistan – Part 1
Tariq Saeedi If anyone is to blame, it is this duo – Elena and Hugh. As if Elena was not enough, Hugh appeared out of the blue and started stirring the pot even more vigorously. Totally a nightmare. What is more, it will get even worse. Last year it was just the Christmas Bazaar and […]