Ashgabat will host a UN meeting on SDG financing

A meeting of the Joint Expert Group of the UN and the Government of Turkmenistan on the formation of an Integrated National Financing Structure for achieving the SDGs is scheduled to be held in Ashgabat. This is reported by the Internet edition "TurkmenPortal.

The meeting will be attended by representatives of government agencies, international organizations and experts. The aim of the event will be to identify steps to achieve SDGs in Turkmenistan. It is planned to consider mechanisms for capacity building in the field of statistics. UNICEF representative Jalpa Ratna will act as a moderator, the national report will be presented by the Deputy Head of the State Statistics Committee of Turkmenistan.

Representatives of UNCTAD, FAO, UNDP and other authoritative organizations will participate in the online discussion of issues in different areas. At the end of the expert meeting, the Joint SDG Country Analysis will be reviewed, in particular, the commitments fulfilled by Turkmenistan.