Ashgabat, 19 October 2016: The Mejlis of Turkmenistan has approved the law on the adoption and enforcement of the Water Code of Turkmenistan. The newly adopted code includes articles that enable community-based management of water resources by expanding the authority over management of the water resources...

Ashgabat, 21 October 2016: On the eve of the UN Day marked worldwide on 24 October, the UN family and the Government of Turkmenistan have held a students’ debate for the UN Debate Cup. The debate motion was: “Can youth monitor the implementation of SDGs?” The event was held at the Institute of International...

Ashgabat, 20 October 2016: The Turkmen Government and United Nations discussed the next steps in integrating  the approved Sustainable Development Goals into 2017 national plans and medium term programs.  The meeting was co- chaired  by  Mr. Vepa Hajiyev, the Deputy Ministry of Foreign and Ms Jacinta Barrins UN...

Mark Chao, UNDP International Expert on Energy, Environment and Climate Change UNDP: Why was the topic of sustainable cities included into the list of the Sustainable Development Goals?  What’s its relevance? Mr. Chao:  In 2008, for the first time, the number of the urban population in the world has exceed the...

Ashgabat, September 20, 2016. The Government of Turkmenistan has formally adopted a list of 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), 148 targets and 198 indicators to be implemented over the next 15 years. The government’s decision, outlined in the diplomatic note, dated 20th September, was conveyed to Ms. Jacinta...

In September 2016, Turkmenistan introduced a ground-breaking new measure to enable hearing impaired students to share classes with those who aren’t. The new curriculum kicked in at the Textiles College located in Ashgabat, supported by UNDP, the Ministry of Textiles and UNDP national partner the Blind and Deaf...

ASHGABAT, 18-19 August 2016 – The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) held a two-day workshop with the Working Group of Interministerial Committee on UN Treaty Body obligations of Turkmenistan on preparation of the second national periodic report on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ESCR). The main...

Svetlana Tomasova, UNDP Laboratory Specialist UNDP: Tuberculosis (TB) is something to be afraid of. Tell us, why is this disease so dangerous for a person? What are the consequences of TB? Ms Tomasova: Tuberculosis is known to people since ancient times. This disease was widespread throughout the world and was...

UNDP supports national statistics committees of Central Asia Ashgabat, 26-29 September 2016: The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) promotes access to high quality reliable data. Together with the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD) and the State Statistics Committee of Turkmenistan, UNDP held a...

UNDP and StopTB Partnership Training on QuanTB Ashgabat, 30-31 August 2016: The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) together with the StopTB Partnership and in cooperation with Systems for Improved Access to Pharmaceutical and Services (SIAPS) Program introduced a new tool for monitoring and...

UNDP Turkmenistan prepares new project Ashgabat, 4 August 2016: The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the State Committee for Nature Protection and Land Management held a workshop to discuss the idea and collect recommendations for the new project on sustainable urban development....

ASHGABAT, 19 July 2016 – A one-day workshop was held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to discuss and agree on the lead agency who would coordinate the implementation of each of the actions of the National Human Rights Action Plan (NHRAP), 2016- 2020. The participants included the members of the...

Ashgabat, 3 July 2016: A group of energy experts from Turkmenistan visited Belarus on June 25 – July 2 to learn their practices and experience in how they include energy efficiency measures in the construction of residential houses. The visit was organized as part of the UNDP Turkmenistan project "Improving...

In the Konegummez village of the Ahal region in Turkmenistan lies the historical 100-year-old reservoir “Ata Eke”. Named after the first settler of the village, its significance is hard to underestimate. The reservoir collects water from the mountain spring and distributes it to the farming fields of the local...