On April 29-30, 2024, the delegation of Turkmenistan, headed by the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Ms. Mahri Bashimova, takes part in the 57th session of the UN Commission on Population and Development. The theme of this session is "Assessing the status of implementation of the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development and its contribution to the follow-up and review of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development during the decade of...

On April 22-24, the delegation of Turkmenistan headed by the Minister of Finance and Economy Mr. Serdar Jorayev took part in the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) Forum on Financing for Development Follow-up (FfD Forum). UN Secretary-General António Guterres, addressing the Forum, noted that financing is the foundation of development, but many developing countries are not able to provide the necessary investments in sustainable economic development, as well as in the development of nati...

On April 17, 2024, a High-Level Meeting of the United Nations General Assembly on Sustainable Transport, initiated by Turkmenistan, was held in New York. The meeting, convened by the President of the UN General Assembly, Mr. Dennis Francis, within the framework of the Sustainable Development Week, was attended by the heads of specialized international organizations, national transport ministries, heads and representatives of diplomatic missions. President of the General Assembly, expressin...

On April 16, 2024, the first Ministerial Meeting of the Group of Friends of Sustainable Transport was held at the UN Headquarters under the chairmanship of Turkmenistan. The meeting was attended by transport ministers, heads and representatives of diplomatic missions to the UN of the member countries of the Group, the UN Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA) Mr. Li Junhua, the UN Secretary-General's Special Envoy for Road Safety Mr. Jean Todt, the Secretary General...

On April 9, 2024, during the Organizational Session of ECOSOC, elections to the subsidiary bodies of the Council were held. During the elections, ECOSOC members unanimously elected Turkmenistan as members of the Commission for Social Development for the 2025-2029 term. Thus, Turkmenistan will continue its functions as a member of the Commission, which it performs after its election in 2020.

On March 25, a special event dedicated to the 300th anniversary of the birth of the Turkmen poet and philosopher Magtymguly Fragi was held at the UN headquarters in New York, organized by the Permanent Mission of Turkmenistan to the United Nations in cooperation with the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization culture (UNESCO) and the International Organization of Turkic Culture (TURKSOY). The event was held under the motto “300 years of following the path of peace an...

The UN General Assembly, at the initiative of Turkmenistan, declared 2025 the International Year of Peace and Trust, which will also coincide with the 30th anniversary of the celebration of the Permanent Neutrality of Turkmenistan. The resolution “International Year of Peace and Trust, 2025” was considered on March 21, 2024 during the 63rd plenary meeting of the 78th session of the UN General Assembly. The official text of the resolution can be downloaded from this link CLICK HERE. Presen...