UN and Government discuss joint initiatives within ECOSOC bodies

The meeting was attended by the heads and representatives of the Mejlis of Turkmenistan, Ministries of Foreign Affairs, Internal Affairs, Education, Healthcare and Medical Industry, Labor and Social Protection of the Population, Agriculture and Environment Protection, State Committee for Statistics, State Committee for TV and Radio Broadcasting and Cinematography, Union of the Youth of Turkmenistan, Institute of State, Law and Democracy of Turkmenistan, as well as the Heads of UN Agencies accredited in Turkmenistan.

The participants of the meeting shared ideas such as that Turkmenistan could initiate its participation in the above UN bodies. The proposed actions were linked to addressing issues of drug trafficking and abuse, ensuring access to quality treatment, raising public awareness around these issues, providing healthy nutrition and food quality, building resilience to climate change, sharing globally Turkmenistan’s experience in the implementation of policies in population development, and finding sustainable solutions in these areas.

During the meeting, participants discussed the structure of the Action Plan, followed by agreeing on the follow-up measures, and finally, determining future priority activities.