United Nations                                                   E/ESCAP/RES/79/8   Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific Seventy-ninth session Agenda item 4 (d)   Resolution adopted by the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific on 19 May 2023 79/8.     Consideration of the modalities for the establishment of the United Nations special programme for the Aral Sea basin   The Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific,  ...

On June 5, 2023, at the Permanent Mission of Turkmenistan to the UN, A. Ataeva, Permanent Representative of Turkmenistan to the UN, met with Mr. Yong min Park, Deputy Minister for Multilateral and Global Affairs of the Republic of Korea. During the meeting, a constructive exchange of views took place on the bilateral cooperation of Turkmenistan with the Republic of Korea, as well as the cooperation of the two countries within the international organizations, in particular the United Nations....

On June 2, 2023, the World Bicycle Day celebration was held at the UN headquarters. The event was organized by the Permanent Mission of Turkmenistan to the UN, in collaboration with the Permanent Missions of Bahrain, Ecuador, India, Indonesia, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Poland, and Romania. The event was attended by the President of the 77th Session of the UN General Assembly Mr. Csaba Kőrösi, Under-Secretary-General for Global Communications Ms. Melissa Fleming, Chairman of the UN Staff Union...

On May 19 2023 The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) unanimously adopted a resolution entitled “Consideration of the modalities for the establishment of the United Nations special programme for the Aral Sea basin” during its 79th session in Bangkok, Thailand. This resolution initiated by Turkmenistan marks a significant milestone as it represents the first time a United Nations resolution has been dedicated to the UN Special Programs for the Aral S...

The Group of Friends of Neutrality for Peace, Security, and Sustainable Development is pleased to announce the approval of membership for three esteemed nations: Burkina Faso, the Syrian Arab Republic, and Uganda. This would reinforce the Group's commitment to fostering global peace, security, and sustainable development through the principles of neutrality. The Group of Friends of Neutrality for Peace, Security, and Sustainable Development is an informal international platform dedicated to a...

The United Nations General Assembly, led by Turkmenistan's initiative, has proclaimed November 26 as World Sustainable Transport Day. This significant proclamation stems from the inaugural Global Conference on Sustainable Transport held in Ashgabat on November 26, 2016. The resolution endorsing this day was adopted by the UN General Assembly on May 16, 2023, during the 70th plenary meeting of its 77th session. Presenting the resolution "World Day of Sustainable Transport", the Permanent Re...

On May 16, 2023, the debate of the United Nations General Assembly initiated by Turkmenistan on agenda item 61 "Zone of Peace, Trust and Cooperation in Central Asia" was held. During the debate held under the chairmanship of Turkmenistan as Vice-President of the UN General Assembly, statements were made by the United Nations Member States. Emphasizing the importance of the adoption on July 28, 2022, of UN General Assembly resolution 76/299 on declaring Central Asia a Zone of Peace, Trust a...