UN, Government draw conclusions of joint collaboration to mitigate socio-economic impacts of COVID in 2020

The experts have also agreed on the priorities of cooperation in 2021 and the proposed changes to the Plan.

The co-chairs of the five pillars of the Plan from the Government of Turkmenistan and the UN jointly presented the main results achieved in 2020 as part of the implementation of the Socio-Economic Response Plan of Turkmenistan, as well as the proposed changes and adjustments to its table of activities.

The members of the JWG represented by national ministries, including the Ministry of Finance and Economy, Central Bank, Ministry of Trade and Foreign Economic Relations, Ministry of Health and Medical Industry, Ministry of Labour and Social Protection, Ministry of Education of Turkmenistan and other ministries, as well as the UN agencies also discussed the priority activities that are still in progress or planned for implementation in 2021.

Participants discussed the progress made in collecting data for the monitoring table and its indicators which will feed into the globally defined  indicators on the implementation of the  UNSG’s Framework for the Immediate Socio-Economic Response. This will also reflect the achievements of Turkmenistan in the global platform.

Concluding the meeting, the participants agreed on further steps for documenting the progress report on the implementation of the Plan in 2020 and the proposed changes.  It was also agreed to continue quarterly meetings under the joint JWG and conduct comprehensive reporting on the results of implementation of the Plan at the end of 2021.