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UNICEF and Government of Turkmenistan Presented the New MICS Data
2 May 2025, Ashgabat, - Today, the State Statistics Committee, in partnership with UNICEF, has officially launched the key results of the latest Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS) conducted in Turkmenistan. The data from the Key Indicators Report and thematic snapshots were presented to representatives of n...
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Strengthening National Capacities on Data Analysis for Child Rights Monitoring
Ashgabat, February 5, 2025, – UNICEF in partnership with the Institute of State, Law and Democracy of Turkmenistan, conducted a two-weeks training program to enhance the use of data in developing policies for child rights. In today’s world, numbers do more than just fill reports—they change lives. When it comes...
Report
Situation Analysis of Women and Children in Turkmenistan, 2024
The primary purpose of the Situation Analysis of Women and Children (SitAn) in Turkmenistan is to inform transformational and lasting change for women and children, their families and communities. This analysis offers a comprehensive overview of the steps the government has taken to advance the rights of women and...
Flagship report
The state of the world’s children 2024
The future is now. The carbon we pour into our atmosphere today will shape the climate of the future. The technologies we develop today – and the policies we develop to govern them – will help shape how we learn, work and communicate. They will affect the well-being of our children.The demographic trends of today ...
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UNICEF and Ministry of Education Take Kids on a Child Rights Journey at “Yashlyk” Summer Camp
Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, 29 July 2024, – Today, UNICEF and the Ministry of Education joined forces to hold a special event aimed at raising awareness about child rights. This event, taking place at “Yashlyk” children’s camp in Gokdere, engaged children from across the country through fun games and interactive ses...
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UNICEF and Ministry of Education equip graduates of «Döwletliler Köşgi» in Ashgabat and Balkanabat orphanage with ICT skills
Ashgabat, 13 May 2024, - UNICEF, in collaboration with the Ministry of Education of Turkmenistan, strengthened the ICT (Information and communications technology) skills of 32 future graduates of the Palace of Orphans named after Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan and of the Balkanabat orphanage. The three-weeks lo...
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NAP Evaluation Report in Turkmenistan for 2018-2022
The NAP is based on the principles and provisions of the Constitution of Turkmenistan, Law of Turkmenistan on ‘State Guarantees of the Rights of the Child’ and other international agreements in the interest of children, to which Turkmenistan is a party. The NAP was adopted in 2015 and has been instrumental in impl...
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MICS7 Survey field data collection across Turkmenistan is completed
12 April 2024, Ashgabat, - The State Statistics Committee of Turkmenistan with the support of UNICEF, UNFPA successfully completed the field work for the Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS7) in Turkmenistan. Since January 2024, a total of 6800 households have been visited in the framework of this survey. In L...
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UNICEF and Government of Turkmenistan sign 10 joint workplans
Ashgabat, 18 February 2024, - On the occasion of Diplomatic Workers Day, UNICEF and the Government of Turkmenistan have reconfirmed their strong partnership, commitment to the children and youth of Turkmenistan, by signing ten workplans with eleven State entities. These collaborative agreements mark a significant ...
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Nearly half a million children in Europe and Central Asia live in residential care facilities
GENEVA, 18 January 2024, – Nearly half a million children – or 456,000 – across Europe and Central Asia live in residential care facilities, including large-scale institutions, according to a new report published today by UNICEF. Pathways to Better Protection: taking stock of the situation of children in alternati...
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А Child-Friendly Room is Established in Turkmenabad
Turkmenabad, 5th of December 2023, –The second child-friendly room was established in the Police Department of Turkmenabad City, Lebap velayat, based on international best practices, in order to strengthen measures to protect girls and boys who are victims or witnesses of possible crimes. The room which was inaug...
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Turkmen Text-to-Speech Digital Voice comes live on World Children’s Day
Ashgabat, 20 November 2023, - On World Children’s Day, UNICEF Turkmenistan, in collaboration with the Ministry of Education, launched the Turkmen Text-to-Speech digital Voice. The new addition to the software allows people in Turkmenistan with visual impairments to access Turkmen-language texts for the first time ...