United Nations; On the 28th of May 2019, the 85th plenary meeting of the 73rd Session of the United Nations General Assembly was held in the headquarters of the United
Nations with participation of plenipotentiary representatives of the Organizations’
member-states.
During the meeting, the Resolution on “Cooperation between the United
Nations and the International Fund for Saving the Aral Sea” initiated by
Turkmenistan was adopted by consensus. 21 countries joined the co-sponsorship
of the Resolution.
Noting that the issue of preserving the Aral Sea has a global significance,
Turkmenistan consistently stands for the unification of efforts of the world
community in resolving this ecological crisis. In the framework of its
chairmanship in the International Fund of Saving the Aral Sea for 2017-2019,
Turkmenistan initiated the development of a Special UN Programme for the Aral
Sea basin.
According to the clauses of the adopted Resolution, the necessity of further
perfection of the activities of the International Fund of Saving the Aral Sea was
noted. One of the main points of the adopted resolution is the proposal to consider
the possibility of designing a Special UN Programme for the Aral Sea basin, as
well as holding relevant consultations with the Executive Committee of the
International Fund of Saving the Aral Sea, member-states and the United Nations
agencies.
In this context, the significance of arranging and effectively implementing
the regional programmes on protecting the nature with the aim of attaining
sustainable development in Central Asia, including the assistance programmes to
the countries of the Aral Sea basin was stressed.
In the framework of the Resolution, it was proposed to the specialized
agencies, organizations, programmes and funds of the UN system, as well as to
the international financial entities to improve the cooperation with the
International Fund of Saving the Aral Sea.
