Coordination meeting on the implementation of the “National Action Plan of Turkmenistan on gender equality in the years 2015-2020” held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan

On July 20, 2016 the Coordination Meeting on the implementation of the “National Action Plan of Turkmenistan on Gender Equality in the years 2015-2020” was held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan. The National Action Plan had been approved by the Decree of the President of Turkmenistan on January 22, 2015.

         The meeting was attended by the deputies of the Mejlis, heads of the ministries and departments, heads and representatives of UN departments and agencies accredited in Turkmenistan, representatives of public organizations and mass media of the country.

The aim of the “National Action Plan of Turkmenistan on gender equality in the years 2015-2020” is to ensure gender equality by coordinating the actions of state authorities, local executive and representative bodies, public associations, aimed at preventing discrimination on grounds of sex and to create conditions for better implementation of personal potential of women and men in all spheres of activity.

During the meeting it was discussed and approved specific ministries and departments responsible for implementing each of the strategic actions of Turkmenistan's National Action Plan on Gender Equality for 2015-2020 years, as well as identified and agreed actions to be implemented in the near future.

Implementation of the goals and objectives of the National Action Plan will make a positive change in women's rights and will greatly assist the State in meeting its international obligations to ensure equal rights of men and women.