The representatives from Turkmenistan's State Migration Service participated in the significant 8th Passenger Data Seminar and the 4th Annual Meeting of the Eastern European Informal Working Group on Passenger Data, which took place from November 6 to 8, 2024, at the Hofburg Conference Centre in Vienna, Austria. These events were jointly organized by the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) and the United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT). The events focused o...

One of the main vectors of Turkmenistan’s strategic partnership with the United Nations is the humanitarian sphere. In particular, the Government of Turkmenistan, together with the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and other international agencies, is taking relevant measures to protect the rights of refugees and stateless persons. Turkmenistan’s national legislation is recognized by UNHCR as exemplary in terms of protecting and safeguarding the rights, fr...

On 7 November 2024, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov met with Ms. Ruvendrini Menikdiwela, UN Assistant High Commissioner for Protection, Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), who arrived in Ashgabat on a working visit. During the talks, the sides noted the effectiveness of Turkmenistan’s long-term cooperation with the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). It was emphasized that Turkmenistan, being a par...

On 8 November 2024, President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov received Ms. Ruvendrini Menikdiwela, UN Assistant High Commissioner for Protection, Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. The guest expressed gratitude for meeting and presented to the President of Turkmenistan a Certificate of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) for Turkmenistan's achievements on ending statelessness in the country. Ms. Menikdiwela took the opport...

On 8 November 2024, the Ministerial Conference “Ending Statelessness in Central Asia” was held at the “Yyldyz” Hotel in Ashgabat. The conference was organized by the Government of Turkmenistan and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) with the participation of representatives of the Governments of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, the Republic of Tajikistan and the Republic of Uzbekistan, as well as UN agencies and international organizations....

On 1 November 2024, during the successive meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan, the Roadmap for 2025-2026 on Strengthening International Cooperation of Turkmenistan to Implement the Goals and Objectives stipulated by the Global Methane Pledge was adopted.  A Set of Measures was developed and approved for practical implementation of the Roadmap. During the 26th session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP-26), held in...

The Outcome document of the International Forum «Interrelation of Times and Civilizations – Basis of Peace and Development» dedicated to the 300th anniversary of the birth of Matgtymguly Fragi, held on 11 October 2024 in Ashgabat, has been published in the six official languages of the United Nations as an official document of the 79th session of the UN General Assembly. The full text of the document is available at this link: https://documents.un.org/doc/undoc/gen/n24/306/92/pdf/n2430692....