UN Country Team and Turkmenistan Envoys discuss joint celebration of UN75 and Turkmen Neutrality - 25

The participants learned about the concept of the UN global campaign to mark the UN anniversary as well as shared ideas of major joint activities to be held in the frames of the 25th anniversary of Turkmenistan. These included the Ministerial Conference for Landlocked Developing Countries on connectivity in March 2020, Sustainable Development Goals Financing Workshop in May 2020 and the International Conference on Neutrality in December 2020.

“The UN Secretary General calls on world leaders to listen to the voice of people, youth, so that they tell about where the world is heading, what threats exist and what needs to be done to improve peace on earth for all people”, noted Ms. Elena Panova, UN Resident Coordinator in Turkmenistan.

Ms. Natalia Gherman, Special Representative of the UN Secretary General, Head of the UN Regional Center for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia, informed of the new initiative to engage youth in the region into a dialogue through the Preventive Diplomacy Academy project and briefed on the regional perspective of marking these important days.

The UN Country Team in Turkmenistan presented how UN will contribute to these anniversaries through launching an online campaign, other programme activities and engagement with people, especially youth, and possible participation at EXPO 2020.

From January 2020 onwards, which starts the 75th anniversary year of the Organization, the UN will work with partners to initiate dialogues within and across borders, sectors and generations. The aim is to reach as many people as possible: to listen to their hopes and fears; learn from their experiences; and empower them to think and act globally.