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UNICEF's Water Management Initiative at the UN House in Turkmenistan
In 2024, UNICEF has embarked on an innovative initiative at the premises of the UN House in Turkmenistan to ensure efficient use of water and integrate innovation in sustainable water management practices. UNICEF Country Office is sharing the premises with 10 UN agencies and has quite an extensive surrounding terr...
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Girls from Turkmenistan programming their way into the future
Today, on 27 April 2023, UNICEF joins the girls around the world to mark the “Girls in ICT Day” and shares the stories of Aylar and Shirin, two girls from Turkmenistan, who are studying programming for computer systems. In this article, the girls talk about their journey in the field of programming and what it too...
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On Earth Day UNICEF, Bouygues Turkmen and Young SDG Ambassadors unite for greener environment
Ashgabat, 20 April 2023, – To mark Earth Day, on 20 April, UNICEF, Bouygues Turkmen and Young SDG Ambassadors planted 17 trees symbolizing 17 Sustainable Development Goals at the premises of Carbon Co-Working Training Center in Ashgabat. The initiative promoted environmental sustainability and is part of Bouygue...
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Pop Up Festival and the World Largest Lesson empower Turkmenistan’s children
In the run up to the World Children's Day, Turkmenistan children from School # 25 of Mary city learned about the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) and the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) by engaging in the World Largest Lesson and SDG Festival. Thirty children of 8-9 years of age participated in inte...
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Voluntary National Review of Turkmenistan
The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development is the result of international efforts in finding solutions to modern challenges. Turkmenistan, as an active member of the international community, participated in the elaboration of goals to achieve sustainable development and became one of the first States to have form...
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Baseline Assessment for child-related SDG indicators of Turkmenistan
The 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda charts an ambitious course for the coming decade and beyond. Underlying the entire agenda is a commitment by United Nations Member States to tackle inequalities and to leave no one behind. This commitment is especially crucial for assuring that the most disadvantaged childre...
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Sustainable Fashion – UNICEF Turkmenistan Sets the Trend
Going Green and introducing a new “green” initiative every year on the Earth day has become a tradition at UNICEF in Turkmenistan. This time it was about Sustainable Fashion. How does FASHION relate to UNICEF? Fashion constitutes one of the major threats to the climate nowadays. Textile industry or working for fas...
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Partnerships to mainstream inclusive and child sensitive disaster risk reduction
In cooperation with United Nations Children’s Fund, the Ministry of Education tapped into the international expertise in disability inclusive disaster risk reduction (DRR) provided by an international non-governmental organization Arbeiter-Samariter-Bund in Georgia (ASB). A series of capacity building and technica...
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Turkmenistan rolls out the development of social work practice for children and families
Development of community-based social services and social work profession in Turkmenistan was discussed at a workshop convened by, UNICEF with partners representing key government sectors working in health, education and social protection, Parliament, National Institute of Democracy and Human Rights, civil society...
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UNICEF report: Over half a billion ‘uncounted’ children live in countries unable to measure SDG progress
Early assessment of progress toward achieving the Sustainable Development Goals confirms an alarming lack of data in 64 countries, as well as insufficient progress toward the SDGs for another 37 countries where the data can be tracked. The UNICEF global report, Progress for Children in the SDG Era, is the first ...
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On the World Children’s Day, Turkmenistan’s #KidsTakeOver
Today, on the World Children’s Day with a theme #KidsTakeOver and the anniversary day of the adoption of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, Turkmenistan’s youth took-over the adult spaces, as they gathered at the United Nations building voicing their support for thousands of their peers to shine a light on...
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Sensitization on SDGs and children at provincial level in Turkmenistan
The State Statistics Committee (SSC) in partnership with UNICEF and the United Nations Office of the Resident Coordinator (UNRCO) in Turkmenistan completed a series of workshops for the representatives of the health, education, and social protection departments of the capital and velayats on Sustainable Development Goals and children. From June to…