After joining the United Nations on March 2, 1992, Turkmenistan has consistently expanded cooperation with various UN agencies and its membership in their governing structures. In particular, almost 30 years of cooperation links Turkmenistan with the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), which helps developing countries and countries with economies in transition develop their population policies aimed at supporting sustainable development efforts, improve health care areas dealing with reproductive health, and family planning services.

UNFPA operates through five-year country cooperation programs. The implementation of the first four programs in Turkmenistan contributed to strengthening the capacity of national institutions in the field of improving reproductive health, improving the system for collecting statistical information, and creating effective mechanisms for ensuring gender equality.

The current country program approved for the period 2021-2025, like the previous one, is co-financed by the Government of Turkmenistan. Being based on the results already achieved, it focuses on three key areas in line with the 2030 Agenda and aims to achieve gender equality, healthy and happy motherhood, and unleashing the potential of young people.

The first priority direction for collaboration is connected on reproductive health and rights to ensure that every pregnancy is wanted, every birth is safe, and every young person's potential is realized. This will be achieved by supporting high quality, inclusive and affordable reproductive health services, with increased investment in family planning to reach the furthest behind, and by strengthening accountability mechanisms in health management.

The second key area of cooperation covers issues of gender equality, empowerment of women and girls. It involves working with government agencies to create comprehensive systems and mechanisms that allow women and adolescents to make informed choices and be protected from violence, as well as to promote positive social norms in society through the involvement of men and boys.

Qualitative data for development is the third direction of collaboration that will provide support for the production of accessible and high-quality population data, including the 2022 Population and Housing Census, to integrate demographic analysis into planning and policy decisions, which will eventually become contribution to the achievement of the SDGs. Wherein, youth well-being and development will be a crosscutting issue for all of these key areas.

The UNFPA Country Office is committed to supporting the Government of Turkmenistan in conducting the 2022 Population Census, in the implementation of the National Strategy on Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn and Adolescent Health for 2020-2030, the National Action Plan for Gender Equality for 2021-2025, and State program on youth policy and other national programs.

The UNFPA Country Office is committed to supporting the Government of Turkmenistan in conducting the 2022 Population Census, in the implementation of the National Strategy on Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn and Adolescent Health for 2020-2030, the National Action Plan for Gender Equality for 2021-2025, and State program on youth policy and other national programs.