TÜRKMENISTANYŇ DÖWLET, HUKUK WE DEMOKRATIÝA INSTITUTY
On February 6, 2025, the delegation of Turkmenistan headed by Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Myahri Byashimova participated in the High-Level Meeting “Five Years to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development: Central Asian Perspectives on the 30th Anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action held in Astana.
The event was attended by heads and representatives of relevant ministries and agencies of CA countries, including those specializing in gender equality issues.
The purpose of the high-level meeting was to create a platform for high-level representatives of Central Asian countries and other key stakeholders to accelerate progress on the SDGs and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. As part of the delegation, senior researcher of the Institute of State, Law and Democracy of Turkmenistan E. Charyeva participated in the conference and made a speech.
Following its international obligations, Turkmenistan is implementing systematic measures to implement generally recognized international legal norms and provisions into national legislation, including those related to the creation of equal opportunities for men and women.
The adoption by Parliament of the Law on “State Guarantees of Equal Rights and Opportunities for Women and Men”, which implements the provisions of the relevant international conventions ratified by Turkmenistan, was noted as a major achievement.
The high-level meeting provided an opportunity for participants to discuss key issues such as the Beijing +30 Regional Review, progress on SDG 5 in Central Asia, and financing for gender equality.