UN presents the guidelines for emergency preparedness and response to the Government

This is the first event to implement approved activities of the Annual Work Plan signed between the UN and the Government of Turkmenistan on 14 January 2020.

The main objective was to improve the preparedness of national partners for emergency response and building national capacity for disaster risk reduction.

The leading specialists of the Maid department for Civil Defense and Rescue Operations of the Ministry of Defense, Ministry of Health and Medical Industry, Ministry of Education, Ministry of Labour and Social Protection of Population, and departments of civil defense from the administrations of velayats and capital city were introduced to the main humanitarian principles and standards, as well as on the key commitments for children in humanitarian operations.

“As the UN Secretary General notes, it is necessary “to strengthen the integrated approach to the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the Sendai Framework, and the Paris Agreement on Climate Change. Achieving sustainable development goals requires that disaster risk reduction be included in key socio-economic development plans”, emphasized Ms. Elena Panova, UN Resident Coordinator in Turkmenistan.

The Multi-Cluster Initial Rapid Assessment methodology that enables to assess the needs of the affected population in the first days after a disaster to connect assistance from the UN system was discussed during the workshop.

During the workshop, the participants reviewed the hazards and developed the risks matrix, exchanged views on the strengthening of coordination between the UN and the Government of Turkmenistan on these issues.