Press Release

Reporting on the progress to prepare for the Voluntary National Review

08 February 2019

  • The meeting of the Interagency Working Commission for the preparation of the Voluntary National Review (VNR) of Turkmenistan on the progress in the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development was held in the premises of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan.

The meeting chaired by the Deputy Minister of Finance and Economy was aimed to report on the progress and timeline towards the preparation to VNR. The members of the newly established Interagency Working Commission at the level of the Deputy Ministers reported on the progress of VNR development related to SDGs 3, 4, 8, 10, 17, 13. The Heads of UN Agencies drew attention of the participants to the available tools and platforms for providing technical support in this process. The participants were also introduced to the development of the statistical application. As a result of productive discussion, the new deadlines were agreed and follow up steps determined.

Sofiya Yuvshanova

Sofiya Yuvshanova

RCO
Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist

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