The first meeting of the Turkmenistan–UN Strategic Advisory Council was held in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in a hybrid format.
In accordance with the program, the Council meeting was held in two sessions. During the first session, issues of upcoming steps to prepare a Framework program for cooperation in the field of sustainable development between Turkmenistan and the United Nations (UNDAF) for the period 2026-2030 were discussed.
At the second session, the parties exchanged views on the prospects for developing cooperation in the field of sustainable development, including joint projects. In order to create conditions for systematic work, the issue of developing a mechanism for interaction within the framework of the Strategic Advisory Council was also considered.
During the meeting, a Roadmap for the development of a new Framework program for cooperation in the field of sustainable development between Turkmenistan and the United Nations for the period 2026-2030 was approved and 8 projects in the fields of youth policy, digitalization, demography, green energy, climate change, etc. were considered.
At the end of the meeting, a ceremony was held to sign documents in such important areas as environmental protection, health, agriculture and others, namely: a memorandum of Understanding between the Government of Turkmenistan and the United Nations Human Settlements Programme; a draft document between the Ministry of Environmental Protection of Turkmenistan and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations "Capacity building for climate-resilient management water resources"; Draft document between the Ministry of Agriculture of Turkmenistan and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations "Development of digital solutions for sustainable pasture management"; Draft document between the Ministry of Finance and Economy of Turkmenistan and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations "Development of the value chain of feed for aquaculture and the effectiveness of management of the protection of aquatic animal health"; Agreement on the purchase of medical products for the control of infectious diseases in 2024-2025 for the Ministry of Health and Medical Industry of Turkmenistan between the Government of Turkmenistan and the United Nations Development Program; Draft document between the Academy of Public Administration under the President of Turkmenistan and the United Nations Development Program "Enhancing the potential of the Academy of Public Administration under the President of Turkmenistan".
