Engaging youth into delivering strategic priorities of cooperation between the UN and Government of Turkmenistan in 2021

The event intended to facilitate a discussion on how youth can be engaged in actions towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals in Turkmenistan and play their role to facilitate the implementation of the UN Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework. The participants of this virtual meeting included young people craving to advocate the SDGs in their community and among their peers, representatives from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and UN Agencies.

"I would like to note that nowadays SDG Ambassadors are being invited to the high-level events conducted by national and international organizations in Turkmenistan where they present their vision and advocate for sustainable development where "no one is left behind", noted Ms. Christine Weigand, UN Resident Coordinator a.i.

During the meeting the representatives of the UN Agencies informed the participants on their priorities and put forward a proposal on how the young SDG Ambassadors can support the UN Country team to achieve them. 

The joint initiative "Young SDG Ambassadors" was launched two years ago and it is becoming increasingly popular among Turkmen youth.