Monitoring indicators adopted to measure the quality of education in reproductive health and gender topics

Ashgabat, Turkmenistan – Ms. Mieko Yabuta, UNFPA Country Director for Turkmenistan made an official visit to Turkmenistan from 1 – 5 March 2017 to participate at the series of events devoted to the 25th anniversary of Turkmenistan’s membership in the United Nations.  Holding high-level meetings with the Government of Turkmenistan to reconfirm the UNFPA’s commitment to support the Government reforms in the areas of women and adolescent reproductive health and rights, gender equality and population and development was also on the agenda of the visit. 

UNFPA, United Nations Population Fund supports Y-PEER network in promoting healthy living, leadership and gender equality among peers

UNFPA Photo exhibition “Following my dream – How our future depends on a girl at this decisive age”

UNFPA Photo exhibition entitled "10: How our future depends on a girl at this decisive age" was held at the National Museum of Fine Arts of Turkmenistan in Ashgabat in December 2016.

The Photo exhibition featured many faces and individual stories of girls from many parts of Turkmenistan and around the world, as well as their dreams and aspirations. 

UNFPA's flagship report makes the case that investing in 10-year-old girls could yield huge demographic dividend, pump billions into national economies

The State of World Population (SWOP) 2016 Report titled “10: How our future depends on a girl at this decisive age” was launched in Ashgabat on 14 December at the National Museum of Fine Arts. The Vernissage of the Photo exhibition followed the Report Launch, featuring the teenage girls from all parts of Turkmenistan, their dreams and aspirations.

UNFPA Regional Director Alanna Armitage made an official visit to Turkmenistan to discuss priorities of partnership

Advanced practices in youth policy implementation and engendering legislation were presented by the participants of the UNFPA, United Nations Population Fund supported study visits to Germany and Armenia at the round-table in Mejlis (Parliament) of Turkmenistan.

During the round-table the representatives of Mejlis of Turkmenistan discussed the results of the meetings held during the study tours and the possibility of replicating the experience of the visited countries.

Ashgabat, TURKMENISTAN – Each year, on 12th August the world celebrates International Youth Day. According to the UN, today an unprecedented number - 1.8 billion young people live in the world, which represent the enormous capacity and the ability to transform the future for the better.

Teenage girls was the focus of the World Population Day celebration that gathered more than 400 people at the BERKARAR Trade Entertainment Center.

Ashgabat, Turkmenistan – Teenage girls was the focus of the World Population Day celebration that gathered more than 400 people at the BERKARAR Trade Entertainment Center.  UNFPA, United Nations Population Fund organized the public event together with the economic society “Berkarar Hyzmat.” 

UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, celebrates International Youth Day by reaffirming and recognizing the central role of young people in promoting the well-being of their families, communities and nations. This year’s theme, “The Road to 2030: Eradicating Poverty and Achieving Sustainable Production and Consumption,” couldn’t be more relevant and timely.