The State Policy on Civil Defense presented at UN House
25 April 2019
- The representatives of the Main Directorate of Civil Defense and Rescue Operations of the Ministry of Defense of Turkmenistan have presented the National Strategy for implementing the main principles of the state policy on civil defense for the period of 2019-2030 and its National Action Plan.
The meeting gathered the UN Agencies’ focal points on emergency preparedness and disaster risk reduction (DRR) and national partners to discuss the joint collaboration in the area of DRR, emergency preparedness and response, risk assessments and other.
The presenters noted that the implementation of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction takes special part in the State Program and it also contributes to achieving the Agenda 2030.
“The UN in Turkmenistan will soon sign the Memorandum of Understanding with the Government of Turkmenistan on cooperation in coordination of emergency preparedness and response and it will raise this partnership on a higher level”, noted Ms. Elena Panova, UN Resident Coordinator in Turkmenistan.
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