06.08.2021

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Today, at the coast of the Caspian sea, in Avaza national tourist zone, within the large international actions organised at the initiative of Turkmenistan, the Dialogue of women of Central Asia with participation of representatives of five countries of the region, heads of the UN Regional Centre for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia and UNDP's Regional Bureau for Europe and the CIS (RBEC) took place.

04.08.2021

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World Breastfeeding Week is held from 1 to 7 August at the initiative of the World Health Organization. The reason for its establishment was the adoption in 1990 of the Innochetiya Declaration of WHO and UNICEF, aimed at the protection, promotion and support of breastfeeding.

03.08.2021

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In accordance with the tradition, school fairs opened in the Turkmen capital and regions of the country. In general, 410 retail units have been opened in Turkmenistan. Of them 55 units - in Ashgabat, 48 - in Ahal velayat, 41 - in Balkan velayat, 79 - in Lebap velayat, 134 – in Mary velayat, 53 - in the northern region of the country, Dashoguz velayat.

03.08.2021

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On the occasion of the International Youth Day, which is celebrated on August 12, the UNDP office in Turkmenistan together with the Google Developer Group is launching a virtual registry office hackathon (hackathon from hacker "hacker" + marathon "marathon"). A forum for developers, programmers, designers, managers, aimed at finding innovative solutions in the field of digitalization of public services, will be held on August 7-8.

02.08.2021

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This year, Rakhim Atayevich Akiniyazov, one of the first diplomats of Turkmenistan, would have turned 90 years old. He dreamed of how he would pass on his experience to the young diplomats of independent Turkmenistan, but the fate of this wonderful and versatile person decreed that he died early, in 1992 he was gone.

01.08.2021

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The ancient Greek politician and philosopher Mark Tullius Cicero said: "There is nothing better and more pleasant in the world than friendship, to exclude friendship from life is the same as to deprive the world of sunlight." Today, this saying, against the background of conflicting ideas about the world order and its values, flaring up here and there regional conflicts, is seen, if not prophetic, then at least especially relevant.

28.07.2021

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Specialists of the Ministry of Health and Medical Industry and the Ministry of Education of Turkmenistan continue to get acquainted with WHO recommendations on ensuring safety and prevention measures in educational institutions. Jointly organized by the WHO Regional Office for Europe, UNICEF and UNESCO, the Third High-level meeting on schooling during the COVID-19 pandemic discussed effective and safe schooling practices for the next academic year and risk-mitigation measures that should be implemented during the summer months.

23.07.2021

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On July 23, 2021, representatives of the Ramsar Regional Initiative for Central Asia (RRI-CA) participating nations held a meeting entitled ‘Wetlands: The Cradle of Biodiversity in Central Asia’ to review the RRI-CA’s overall performance over the last five years in the countries, parties to the international treaty. The event was held in an online format because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

23.07.2021

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The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) has published the world’s first standard on accessible tourism, ISO 21902 Tourism and related services – Accessible tourism for all – Requirements and recommendations.

22.07.2021

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Within the framework of the joint program of the Government of Turkmenistan and the UN "Improving the social protection system by introducing inclusive quality social services at the local level", training is being conducted in Turkmenistan to improve family skills according to the methodology of the "Close-knit Family" program.