Turkmenistan and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) have recently signed the Co-Financing Agreement for the 2021–2025 Country Programme. The official online ceremony was held within the framework of the International Conference entitled “Turkmenistan and the United Nations: Cooperation for Peace and Trust” that marked the 29th anniversary of Turkmenistan’s accession to the UN. In particular, the Co-Financing Agreement was signed between the Government of Turkmenistan and UNFPA. The parties signed the work plan for 2021 under the programme component aimed at strengthening mechanisms for youth participation in implementing the national youth policy and advancing gender equality between the Ministry of Sport and Youth Policy of Turkmenistan and UNFPA.

After the end of the forum, held with the support of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan and the UNFPA Country Office, the UNFPA Country Director for Turkmenistan Ms. Giullia Vallese commented on the event in an interview with the newspaper correspondent.