UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, is an international development agency that promotes the right of every woman, man and child to enjoy a life of health and equal opportunity. UNFPA supports countries in using population data for policies and programmes to reduce poverty and to ensure that every pregnancy is wanted, every birth is safe, every young person is free of HIV/AIDS, and every girl and woman is treated with dignity and respect.   

UNFPA News in Turkmenistan

More than 350 young people participate in World AIDS Day commemoration in Ashgabat and Dashoguz

ASHGABAT, 1 December  – In commemoration of the World AIDS Day, Y-PEER volunteers held series of events dedicated to the global fight against HIV/AIDS among their peers at schools and youth centers in Ashgabat and Dashoguz.  (more…)

UNFPA Photo Exhibition commemorates the World at 7 Billion

ASHGABAT, 30 November – On 31 October, the world population has reached 7 billion. How we respond now will determine whether we have a healthy, sustainable and prosperous future or one that is marked by inequalities, environmental decline and economic setbacks, according to The State of World Population (SWOP) 2011 report, published last month by UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund.

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UNFPA ensures access to RH services and reproductive rights information for women in the remote areas

ASHGABAT, 29 November – More than 300 women in the remote areas of Turkmenistan raised their awareness on their reproductive rights and the existing services in the field of reproductive health through informational seminars conducted this month by the specialists of National Clinical Center of Mother and Child with support of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA). (more…)

UNFPA strengthens the pilot census methodology

Ashgabat, 29 November – United Nations Population Fund provided assistance to the State Statistics Committee by inviting the UNFPA international expert Ms. Svetlana Novosyolova to strengthen the capacity of the census staff on methodology for pilot census and training of the pilot census personnel in the context of the preparation for the Population and Housing Census 2012.(more…)

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Successful piloting of the survey on youth-friendly services brings a step closer to the development of the National Strategy on Child and Adolescent Health

ASHGABAT, 28 November – United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) continues to support the Ministry of Health and Medical Industry (MOH) of Turkmenistan in development of the National Strategy on Child and Adolescent Health, and within its framework finalized the methodology for the survey on adolescents’ health behavior and piloted it in different parts of Turkmenistan.  The results of the survey will serve as an evidence-based baseline for the Strategy development.  (more…)

As World Population Tops 7 Billion, People are Younger—and Older—Than Ever Before, States UNFPA Report

 ASHGABAT, 28 November – On 31 October, the world population has reached 7 billion. How we respond now will determine whether we have a healthy, sustainable and prosperous future or one that is marked by inequalities, environmental decline and economic setbacks, according to The State of World Population (SWOP) 2011 report, published last month by UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund.

The SWOP report titled “People and possibilities in a world of 7 billion” was launched in Ashgabat today at the Turkmen National Museum of Arts named after Great Saparmurat Turkmenbashy.  (more…)

UNFPA incorporates international standards into medical education curriculum through development of the National guidelines on HIV/AIDS

ASHGABAT, 26 November – UNFPA supports the Government of Turkmenistan in strengthening the capacity of the higher medical education, including the area of HIV/AIDS prevention, clinic, diagnostic, treatment and care.  In this regard, UNFPA provided technical assistance in development of the national guidelines on HIV/AIDS. (more…)

Institutional knowledge of the world body better equips Turkmen IR students for future career

ASHGABAT, 26 November – A degree in International Relations can get the students the opportunity to operate in an international field; an essential quality along the way would be obtaining the institutional knowledge of the world body, the United Nations system.  On Saturday, nearly 60 students of the Turkmen Institute of International Relations gathered with their professors to strengthen their competence on the issues of UN structure, UN agencies in Turkmenistan, and learn particularly about the work of United Nations Population Fund in Turkmenistan. (more…)