From April 16 to 18, representatives of Turkmenistan took part in the ECOSOC Youth Forum on the theme "Improving recovery from COVID-19 while progressively moving towards full realization of the 2030 Agenda". The forum was held in a hybrid format at the UN headquarters in New York. This was reported by the Orient online edition.
Turkmenistan was represented by Begench Khalnepesov, Head of the International Cooperation Department of the Central Council of the Makhtumkuli Youth Organization of Turkmenistan, and Maral Allaberdyeva, a third-year student of the MUGNiR.
The event aimed to consolidate the efforts of young people in building a sustainable future. The topical themes of the forum were combating the consequences of the pandemic, revitalizing the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals and involving the younger generation in decision-making. The forum resulted in the adoption of a statement with recommendations for recovery from COVID-19 and accelerating the achievement of the SDGs.
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