UN and Government signed the joint working plan in the area in disaster risk reduction and emergency preparedness for 2021

The joint Action Plan aims to further strengthen the interagency coordination and the implementation of the joint programs and projects in the area of disaster risk reduction in line with the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030 and is part of the Memorandum of Understanding on cooperation between the Government of Turkmenistan and the United Nations Country Office in Turkmenistan in coordination in emergency preparedness and response signed in 2019.

As one of the priorities of the joint Action plan will be the development of the National Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction, enhancing the regional cooperation and improving humanitarian relief services during the emergency response and recovery phase: a remittance program, including the use of social safety.

The signing ceremony was held within the activities devoted to the 25th anniversary of Neutrality of Turkmenistan.