Welcome to UNDP Turkmenistan
UNDP, as a trusted and experienced international partner, supports the implementation of national development agenda for the benefit of men, women and children of Turkmenistan by providing high quality policy advice, developing national capacity and piloting innovative solutions. | |
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United Nations Secretary-General Launches MDG Report 2010UNITED NATIONS, NEW YORK, 23 June 2010 – Updated data on mortality rates among mothers and young children are likely to encourage G8 leaders, who at their meeting later this week will make this health issue – long considered a neglected area of international development efforts – a 2010 priority. According to the United Nations annual assessment of progress on the eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), released today, the number of deaths among children under the age of 5 has dropped from 12.6 million in 1990 to an estimated 8.8 million in 2008, corresponding to a decline in the mortality rate from 100 deaths per 1,000 live births to 72 in 2008 (a 28 per cent decline)... more
| EU, UNDP, OHCHR Conduct Workshop on International Experiences on the Implementation of the UN Convention against Torture and its Optional ProtocolAshgabat, 15 July 2010 – A workshop on the UN Convention against Torture and its Optional Protocol was held in Ashgabat on 7 and 8 July within the framework of the EU/UNDP/OHCHR joint project “Strengthening the national capacity of Turkmenistan to promote and protect human rights.” The workshop brought together members of the working group of the Interdepartmental Commission on ensuring Turkmenistan’s compliance with its international human rights commitments... more | EU/UNDP/OHCHR Project Completes a Series of Human Rights Workshops for Law Enforcement OfficialsAshgabat, 1 July 2010 – A series of human rights workshops have been completed in Turkmenistan within the framework of the joint project of the European Union, United Nations Development Programme and the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights titled “Strengthening the national capacity of Turkmenistan to promote and protect human rights”. The workshops increased awareness of 150 professionals in the area of law enforcement and administration of justice of international human rights standards and their practical applicability in daily professional life... more |
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UNDP’s work in Turkmenistan |
UNDP Country Programme focuses on three areas – Democratic Governance, Environment and Sustainable Development, and Poverty Reduction and MDG Achievement under the UNDP Strategic Plan for 2008-2011 Gender and human rights related initiatives are also included in the country programme and mainstreamed across all other programme components. | |
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