The UN – Turkmenistan cooperation on national statistical capacity building and reporting on implementation of SDGs discussed

The participants also discussed the prospects of further enhancing cooperation between the Government of Turkmenistan and the UN in the area of statistical capacity building, including the launch of Global assessment of national statistical systems with technical support of a team of experts led by UNECE.

The launch of the Mid-term national SDG review in October 2021 and the preparation of the 2nd Voluntary National Review in 2022 have also been discussed with specific focus on coordination arrangements and timelines of both activities.

“We continue to strengthen our cooperation with the Government of Turkmenistan in the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and specifically in the area of statistics and data availability for better planning of our joint programmes with the Government”, noted by Mr. Dmitry Shlapachenko, UN Resident Coordinator in Turkmenistan.

Closing the meeting, Mr. Vepa Hajiyev, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan noted the importance of the joint work and confirmed the readiness to continue and further enhance collaboration in this area.