UNICEF signs the work plans with national partners and start its new country programme of cooperation

By signing the work plans, UNICEF and the Government of Turkmenistan have expressed a renewed commitment to achieve results for children in 2021 that marks the start of the new country programme of cooperation for 2021-2025.

The work plans have been signed with the Parliament, Ministry of Finance and Economy, Ministry of Health and Medical Industry, Ministry of Education, Ministry of Labour and Social Protection, Ministry of Justice, Ministry of Internal Affairs, Ministry of Sports and Youth Policy, Office of the Ombudsman, State Statistics Committee, State Committee for TV and Radio Broadcasting and Cinematography, Institute of State, Law and Democracy, and Women’s Union.  

UNICEF and partners will build on the successes of the outgoing country programme and will aim at realizing commitments for children with the maximum effective and efficient use of available resources. The strong partnerships will ensure equitable access to high-impact and quality health, nutrition and early childhood development services; protect children from all forms of violence, ill-treatment and socio-economic vulnerabilities; as well as increase access to quality inclusive education and learning opportunities for Turkmenistan’s children and youth.

UNICEF will continue its efforts in raising awareness on COVID-19 prevention and response and will strengthen partnerships to help the Government to mitigate the socio-economic impact of the pandemic.

Cross-cutting areas threaded through all the work plans are UNICEF’s and partners’ commitment to reach vulnerable children and families, thus “leaving no one behind”. Gender equality, child and youth participation, advocacy and communication, as well as monitoring and evaluation of the results will be an inalienable part of all the signed work plans.

All activities in the work plans will be carried out under the milestone umbrella of UNICEF’s 75th anniversary and Turkmenistan’s 30th anniversary of Independence. UNICEF will foster new partnerships with civil society, private sector, international development agencies and others to achieve its ambitious goals.     

For more information, please contact:

Gulyalek Soltanova

UNICEF Communication Officer

Ashgabat, Turkmenistan

Tel: (993-12) 488352/55/57/58

Fax: (993-12) 488350

E-mail: gsoltanova@unicef.org

www.unicef.org/turkmenistan

www.instagram.com/unicef_turkmenistan

www.facebook.com/unicef.turkmenistan