United Nation; On the 7th of May 2019, during the work of Organizational session of the United Nations Economic and Social Council, Turkmenistan was elected to its three important bodies: Executive Council of the World Food Program for the period of 2020-2022, Commission on Population and Development for the period of 2020-2024 and
Commission on Narcotic Drugs for the period of 2020-2023.
The election of our country to these structures became one more proof of growing
reputation of Turkmenistan in the world, recognition of its major role in the resolution of
most contemporary issues of present day global development.
A significant vector of international activity of Turkmenistan is the provision of
food safety and nutritional development on the national, regional and world-wide levels.
In this regard, our country proposed an initiative to gather the High-Level Food Forum
under the auspices of the UN. The meaning of the proposed initiative is based on the
notion that such Forum will give effective impulse to the international partnership in the area of global nutrition and thus will assist attaining concrete future resolutions on the
UN level in this direction.
As to the contribution of Turkmenistan in the resolution of population related
issues, it is worthwhile to note the implementation in the country of various important
programs in the area of reproductive health, countrywide and regional projects aimed at
provision of most convenient conditions for applying the demographic policy, protection
of mother and child.
Turkmenistan will continue uncompromising struggle against the narcotics.
Practical actions are realized in our country aimed at combating illegal drug trafficking
and in this regard national programs are successfully implemented. The membership of
Turkmenistan in the Commission on Narcotic Drugs opens new perspectives for
cooperation for efficient response to this global challenge.
The election of Turkmenistan to these three important bodies of the United Nations
Economic and Social Council serves as a vivid proof of rightness and rationality of the
course selected by our country aimed at wide international cooperation in the resolution
of actual problems of modern world, suitability of our policy with the security
protection, progress and sustainable development.
