UN Deputy Secretary General, Ms. Amina J. Mohammed It’s your road, and yours alone, others may walk it with you, but no one can walk it for you. Rumi I recently returned from an official visit to five Central Asian countries – Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan – where I saw first-hand concrete actions […]
The world is burning. We need a renewables revolution.
The only true path to energy security, stable power prices, prosperity and a livable planet lies in abandoning polluting fossil fuels and accelerating the renewables-based energy transition. By António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations Nero was famously accused of fiddling while Rome burned. Today, some leaders are doing worse. They are throwing fuel on […]
SerdarGB met with the top UN official
President Serdar Berdimuhamedov met Monday, 6 Jun, first Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations and Chairman of the UN Group on Sustainable Development Ms.Amina Mohammed. During the conversation, Ms.Amina Mohammed noted that she was very glad to visit independent neutral Turkmenistan, one of the most dynamically developing countries and a long-standing, reliable partner of the […]
Winners of the UNICEF art contest honored at the UN House in Ashgabat
Elvira Kadyrova A special spirit of celebration and solemnity, joy and delight were high at the UN House in Ashgabat on Wednesday, 1 June 2022. On this day, when dozens of countries around the world marked the International Day for Protection of Children, UNICEF mission in Ashgabat hosted an award ceremony for seven schools – […]
Global Assessment of the National Statistical System of Turkmenistan
The international mission representing the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) and European Free Trade Association (EFTA) arrived in Turkmenistan to conduct the Global Assessment of the National Statistical System of Turkmenistan. The aim of the Global Assessment is to provide an in-depth and comprehensive analysis of the institutional, organizational and technical capacity of […]
Reviewing the progress made within the Joint Programme on Empowering and Engaging Youth in Mitigating the Threats of the Health Pandemic
Ashgabat, 14 April 2022 – the United Nations and the Government of Turkmenistan met to review the progress made in 2021 within the framework of the Joint Programme “Empowering and Engaging the Youth to Mitigate the Multi-dimensional Threats of the Health Pandemic.” The Steering Committee meeting was chaired by Mr. Parahat Agayev, Deputy Minister of […]
Руководящий комитет Совместной программы обсудили результаты и следующие шаги по обеспечению ее устойчивости
Ашхабад, 30 марта 2022 г. Состоялось четвертое заседание Руководящего комитета Совместной программы по инклюзивным и качественным социальным услугам на местном уровне для рассмотрения прогресса и согласования дальнейших шагов по расширению достигнутых результатов для обеспечения устойчивости. Совещание, проведенное в режиме онлайн под сопредседательством Министра труда и социальной защиты населения Туркменистана г-на Мухамметсеита Сылапова и Постоянного координатора […]
UN-Turkmenistan – joint program steering committee reviews results and agrees on future steps to ensure sustainability
The fourth meeting of the Steering Committee of the Joint Programme on inclusive and quality community-based social services was held to review the progress and agree further steps towards scaling up of the achieved results to ensure the sustainability. Held online and co-chaired by Mr. Muhammetseyit Sylapov, Minister of Labour and Social Protection of Population […]
UN resolution initiated by Turkmenistan declares bicycle as tool for combating climate change
The UN General Assembly passed a resolution on 15 March 2022, declaring the bicycle a tool for combating climate change. The resolution, passed unanimously by 193 countries, was initiated by Turkmenistan. The non-binding resolution calls on member states to “integrate the bicycle into public transportation, in urban and rural settings in developing and developed countries.” […]
New regional UN report sounds alarm on widening disparities and increased vulnerabilities amid the pandemic
The need to reach those who are furthest behind has never been greater, reveals the 2022 Asia and the Pacific Sustainable Development Goals Progress Report issued today by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP). The report finds that average progress in the region disproportionately excludes some groups with […]
OGT 2021 – Statement by Mr. Dmitry Shlapachenko, UN Resident Coordinator in Turkmenistan
PLENARY SESSION: THE FUTURE OF ENERGY Dear Chairman, Excellencies, Distinguished Panel Members, Ladies and Gentlemen! Let me start by congratulating all the participants of the 26th International Conference, the Government and the people of Turkmenistan on the 30th anniversary of Independence of Turkmenistan and the progress Turkmenistan is making in its development. I am delighted […]
The production of two types of сanal lining materials is established by the efforts of the United Nations Development Programme in Turkmenistan
Shohrat Niyazmuradov, UNDP Project Manager The need to reduce water losses due to canal infiltration and associated land salinization is common throughout the country, at all levels of the water management system, from long distribution lines to individual farms. But the cost and effort required for lining over 40,000 km of supply and drainage canals […]
Second UN Global Conference on Sustainable Transport
nCa Report The Second UN Global Conference on Sustainable Transport, a three-day event hosted virtually by Beijing started on Thursday, 14 October 2021. President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov of Turkmenistan was among the speakers on the first day of the conference. It is worth noting that the First UN Global Conference on Sustainable Transport was hosted by […]
Resolution initiated by Turkmenistan was adopted unanimously during the plenary session of the 75th session of the UN General Assembly
On the 2nd of August, the Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov reported to the President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov that during the 96th plenary meeting of the 75th session of the UN General Assembly, the Draft Resolution initiated by Turkmenistan entitled “Strengthening the links between […]
The states of Central Asia will continue rendering assistance to Afghanistan in cooperation with the UN
Today, on July 7, a Ministerial meeting on the Afghan issues was held with the participation of the heads of external policy agencies of the countries of Central Asia through videoconferencing. The organizers of the dialogue were the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan […]
The Law, the Rights and the Rules
Sergey Lavrov, Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs The frank and generally constructive conversation that took place at the June 16, 2021 summit meeting between presidents Vladimir Putin and Joseph Biden in Geneva resulted in an agreement to launch a substantive dialogue on strategic stability, reaffirming the crucial premise that nuclear war is unacceptable. The two […]
A Global Model to Tackle Violence against Women
António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations As the world grapples unevenly with the effects of COVID-19, a parallel and equally horrific pandemic has threatened half the world’s population. In the early months of the pandemic, the United Nations projected that quarantines and lockdowns could lead to a shocking 15 million additional cases of gender-based […]
The Representation of the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) has started its work in Turkmenistan
On the 10th of June 2021, an official event took place in the Conference Hall of the UN House in Ashgabat which was dedicated to the opening of the Representation of the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) in Turkmenistan. The event was attended by the heads and representatives of the Ministry of […]
UN, Government discuss the progress of the first quarter within the preparedness and response plan of Turkmenistan to acute infectious disease
Ashgabat, 27 May 2021 – Today, the United Nations in Turkmenistan jointly with the Government of Turkmenistan convened a regular meeting to discuss the progress in implementation of the Preparedness and Response Plan of Turkmenistan to Acute Infectious Disease (CPRP) in the first quarter and agree on priority areas of joint activities in 2021. The […]
Building partnerships to achieve Agenda 2030 in Turkmenistan
Ashgabat, 26 May 2021– The UN in Turkmenistan has convened the first regular meeting in 2021 of the Development Partners Coordination Group that aimed to enhance the collective contribution to the achievement of SDGs in Turkmenistan. The meeting focused on exploring opportunities for the UN – development partners collaboration to implement the priorities of United […]
President of Turkmenistan speaks at Global Roundtable on Extractive Industries as an Engine for Sustainable Development
President Berdimuhamedov of Turkmenistan made an important speech on 25 May 2021 at the UN-led global roundtable on extractive industries as engine for sustainable development. The event, anchored by Secretary General António Guterres was held in the video format. This was the last of the five roundtables focused on FFDI – Financing for the Development […]
UN declares the Aral region a zone of environmental innovations and technologies
Elvira Kadyrova The UN General Assembly has unanimously adopted a resolution declaring the Aral Sea region a zone of ecological innovations and technologies. The document, initiated by Uzbekistan, was co-authored by more than 50 nations, including Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Russia, Tajikistan, and Belarus. The drying of the Aral Sea has become one of the serious […]
Soil is the Solution
Volkan Bozkir What do you think of when you hear the word “desertification”? Sand dunes slowly encroaching on bountiful farmland? The Sahara and Gobi taking over Africa and Asia? Rivers and streams drying up? That’s certainly part of it. But the key impact of desertification is the degradation of land – to the point where […]
For a safer and more resilient world, put people before runaway military spending
Ms. Izumi Nakamitsu, UN High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, and Ms. Phumzile Mlambo-Ngucka, Executive Director of UN Women For all of us, but especially women, the pandemic is a reminder that traditional notions of “security” that fuel the weapons industry cannot protect us from dangers and challenges we routinely face. Before the pandemic, women were […]
International conference “Turkmenistan and the United Nations: Cooperation for Peace and Trust” coincides with 29th anniversary of Turkmenistan joining the UN
On March 2, 2021, the International Conference “Turkmenistan and the United Nations: Cooperation for Peace and Trust” on the occasion of the 29th anniversary of Turkmenistan’s UN membership, was held in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan. In his speech the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov noted that, 29 years ago, […]
Turkmenistan discusses cooperation with UN at national and regional level
Turkmenistan had a major session of interaction on Tuesday, 2 February 2021, with the United Nations at the national and regional level. It was a productive meeting, covering several dimensions. We are producing here the pressers issued by the foreign office of Turkmenistan and the UN system in Turkmenistan to highlight the unanimity of positions. […]
Ашхабадский итоговый документ распространен в качестве документов 75-й сессии Генеральной Ассамблеи ООН и Совета Безопасности ООН
Как известно, 12 декабря 2020 года в Ашхабаде состоялась Международная конференция «Политика нейтралитета и ее значение в обеспечении международного мира, безопасности и устойчивого развития» в честь 25-летия постоянного Нейтралитета Туркменистана. В работе форума принял участие Президент Туркменистана Гурбангулы Бердымухамедов. Также на конференции выступили с видеообращениями Генеральный секретарь Организации Объединенных Наций Антониу Гутерриш, Генеральный секретарь […]
Ashgabat outcome document circulated as documents of the 75th session of the UN General Assembly and the UN Security Council
As you know, on December 12, 2020, Ashgabat hosted the International Conference “Policy of neutrality and its importance in ensuring international peace, security and sustainable development” in honor of the 25th anniversary of the permanent neutrality of Turkmenistan. President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov took part in the forum. Also at the conference, the Secretary-General of […]
Заседание Руководящего Комитета по реализации Рамочной программы сотрудничества в области устойчивого развития между Туркменистаном и ООН на 2021-2025 годы
16 декабря 2020 года в МИД Туркменистана состоялось первое заседание Руководящего Комитета по реализации Рамочной программы сотрудничества в области устойчивого развития между Туркменистаном и ООН на 2021-2025 годы. В заседании приняли участие руководители и сотрудники Министерства иностранных дел, Министерства финансов и экономики Туркменистана, а также представители более 30-и соответствующих министерств и ведомств страны. В работе […]
Meeting of the Steering Committee for the implementation of the Framework Program for Cooperation in the Field of Sustainable Development between Turkmenistan and the UN for 2021-2025
On December 16, 2020, the first meeting of the Steering Committee for the implementation of the Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework between the Government of Turkmenistan and the United Nations for 2021-2025 was held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan. The meeting was attended by the heads and employees of the Ministry of Foreign […]
Turkmenistan celebrates silver jubilee of permanent neutrality
nCa Report It has been 25 years since Turkmenistan gained the status of a permanently neutral country through a resolution passed unanimously by the UN General Assembly passed in 1995. To underline the importance and role of neutrality, the year 2020 was officially marked as ‘Turkmenistan – the Home of Neutrality.’ The events at various […]
ТУРКМЕНИСТАН ПРИНЯЛ УЧАСТИЕ В МЕРОПРИЯТИИ ВЫСОКОГО УРОВНЯ ООН
8 декабря 2020 года в режиме видеоконференции состоялось мероприятие высокого уровня по объявлению взносов в Центральный фонд реагирования на чрезвычайные ситуации, созданный 15 лет назад в соответствии со специальной резолюцией Генеральной Ассамблеи ООН. По поручению Президента Туркменистана в этом форуме принял участие министр иностранных дел Туркменистана. В выступлении главы внешнеполитического ведомства страны было подчеркнуто, что […]
TURKMENISTAN TOOK PART IN UN HIGH-LEVEL EVENT
On December 8, 2020, a high-level pledging event to the Central Emergency Response Fund, created 15 years ago in accordance with a special resolution of the UN General Assembly, was held via videoconference. On behalf of the President of Turkmenistan, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan took part in this forum. In the speech […]
Туркменистан поддерживает процессы нераспространения и разоружения
В ходе видеоконференции с Генеральным директором Отделения ООН в Женеве, Генеральным секретарем Конференции по разоружению Татьяной Валовой, Министр иностранных дел Туркменистана отметил важность укрепления международного сотрудничества для достижения всеобщей безопасности и подтвердил заинтересованность Туркменистана в продвижении Единой концепции безопасности. В рамках своего нейтрального статуса, Туркменистан готов способствовать международным усилиям по продвижению переговоров по нераспространению и […]
Turkmenistan supports non-proliferation and disarmament processes
During a video conference with the Director General of the UN Office at Geneva, Secretary General of the Conference on Disarmament Tatyana Valova, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan noted the importance of strengthening international cooperation to achieve global security and reaffirmed Turkmenistan’s interest in promoting the Common Concept of Security. As part of […]
Министр иностранных дел Туркменистана и Генеральный Директор отделения ООН в Женеве обсудили актуальные вопросы сотрудничества
18 ноября 2020 года Министр иностранных дел Туркменистана Рашид Мередов встретился посредством видеоконференцсвязи с Генеральным директором Отделения ООН в Женеве, Генеральным секретарем Конференции по разоружению Татьяной Валовой. В ходе встречи стороны подчеркнули высокий уровень многолетнего сотрудничества между Туркменистаном и Организацией Объединенных Наций по различным направлениям. Было отмечено, что данное партнёрство пополняется новым содержанием в соответствии […]
The United Nations, 75 years young: Engaging youth social entrepreneurs to accelerate the SDGs
Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana This year, the United Nations is marking its 75th anniversary – a milestone of extraordinary economic and social progress in Asia and the Pacific. While the Organization enjoys a lifespan almost equal to the world’s improved average life expectancy, the future lies with those who have recently embarked on theirs: our young […]
President of Turkmenistan addresses UN General Assembly through video link
President Berdimuhamedov of Turkmenistan addressed the 75th session of the UN General Assembly through the video link on 22 September 2020. Here is the unofficial, slightly paraphrased translation of the speech: Dear Mr. Chairman! Dear Mr. Secretary General! First of all, let me congratulate Mr. Volkan Bozkyr on his election as President of the 75th […]
International Day against Nuclear Tests
After gaining independence in 1991, Kazakhstan abandoned the world’s fourth most destructive arsenal of nuclear weapons inherited from the Soviet Union, and on August 29, 1991 closed the largest Semipalatinsk nuclear test site, which was the most significant contribution to strengthening the non-proliferation regime. On June 18, 2009, at a solemn event dedicated to the […]
A Determined Path to the SDGs in 2030 Despite the COVID-19 Pandemic
By Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana, Kanni Wignaraja, Bambang Susantono As lockdowns ease in countries across Asia and the Pacific in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, one thing is clear—a return to business as usual is unimaginable in a region that was already off track to meet the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The virtual High-Level Political […]
Turkmenistan – WHO mission arrives for Covid-19 preparedness and response consultations
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. […]