On 11 November 2026, a meeting took place between Ms. Diene Keita, Executive Director of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and Mr. Vepa Hajiyev, Permanent Representative of Turkmenistan to the United Nations. The meeting provided an opportunity to exchange views on key areas of the longstanding partnership between Turkmenistan and UNFPA.
The discussions covered cooperation in such areas as demographic resilience, youth development and gender equality within the framework of the UNFPA Country Programme for 2026–2030.
Particular attention was given to cooperation between Turkmenistan and UNFPA within multilateral platforms, including the United Nations Commission on Population and Development (CPD), and the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW). The sides also discussed youth development, preparations for Turkmenistan’s 2027 Voluntary National Review (VNR), and opportunities for cooperation during Turkmenistan’s upcoming Chairmanship of the Group of Landlocked Developing Countries in 2027. ///nCa, 12 November 2026 (in cooperation with UNFPA Turkmenistan)