The national position statement on climate change and environmental security, made by the President of Turkmenistan during the twenty-eighth session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP28) in Dubai on December 1-2, 2023, was published and distributed in the six official languages of the UN as an official document of the 78th session of the General Assembly. The full text of the document can be found at the following link https://undoc...

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Kyrgyz Republic officially joined the Group of Friends of Neutrality for Peace, Security, and Sustainable Development after unanimous approval by all members of the Group. 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 advancing the principles of neutrality in a...

On December 19, 2023, during the 49th plenary meeting of the 78th session of the UN General Assembly, resolutions of the UNGA Second Committee, initiated by Turkmenistan, were adopted: - "Strengthening the links between all modes of transport to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals"; − "The pivotal role of reliable and stable energy connectivity in driving sustainable development". The resolutions were adopted by consensus. The transport resolution was co-sponsored by 47 states and...

On December 14, 2023, the Fourth Meeting of the Group of Friends of Sustainable Transport took place in a virtual format, chaired by Turkmenistan. The meeting was attended by heads and representatives of diplomatic missions to the UN from the Group’s member countries, as well as invited Permanent Missions among the co-sponsors of the UN General Assembly resolutions on global transport connectivity. Participants included Mr. Juwang Zhu, Director, Division for Public Institutions and Digital Gover...

During the meeting of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) on December 5, 2023, Turkmenistan was unanimously elected to the Commission on Population and Development for the term 2024-2028. With strong support from the Council’s members, Turkmenistan now extends its membership in the Commission for the next consecutive period continuing its terms of 2016-2020 and 2020-2024. As one of ECOSOC's ten functional commissions, the Commission on Population and Development (CPD) a...

(Dubai, UAE, December 1-2, 2023) Excellency, Mr. President, Distinguished Heads of States and Governments, Ladies and Gentlemen, First of all, allow me to express gratitude to the Leadership and Government of the United Arab Emirates for their warm hospitality and excellent conditions for our productive work. Turkmenistan considers its participation in this conference as a milestone in advancing its international strategy on climate change issues. An important part of this strategy is t...