Representatives from Turkmenistan took part in the regional training on Integrated National Financing Frameworks for SDGs

Nearly 300 participants from the North and Central Asian (NCA) countries  attended the training and  built their capacity on approaches and practices to development of integrated national financing frameworks, which are designed to create a coordinated platform for mobilization and alignment of  financing from all sources with the SDG achievement priorities. With support from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan, the country was represented by experts from the Ministry of Finance and Economy, Ministry of Labour and Social Protection, Ministry of Agriculture and Environment Protection, Ministry of Education, Ministry of Health and Medical Industry, Central Bank, State Statistics Committee, the State Development Bank, the Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs of Turkmenistan. The event was also supported by the United Nations Resident Coordinator’s Office in facilitation of the country group discussions, as well as the overall organization at the country level.

The training provided an introduction to key concepts and methodology related to the design and implementation of INFFs complemented by concrete examples of possible approaches to operationalizing these frameworks. Participants exchanged experience with their peers in the NCA region, and learnt potentially applicable good practices from the countries of the Asia - Pacific region.

This introductory subregional training was jointly organized by the UNESCAP, UNITAR, UNDP and UNDESA as part of the work on  joint UN advocacy and capacity development on INFF by bringing together key UN entities and other development partners involved in various aspects of financing sustainable development in North and Central Asia.