ASHGABAT (TCA) — The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan together with the Turkmen National Institute of Democracy and Human Rights under the President of Turkmenistan and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) held official launch of the National Human Rights Action Plan 2016-2020, the UNDP in Turkmenistan said on March 16.
The launch of the National Action Plan took place with participation of the senior members of the inter-ministerial Human Rights Commission and its working group, ambassadors and senior diplomats from the development partner community, public associations (NGOs) and UN agencies. Representatives of the relevant national agencies and departments delivered key presentations on the plan and provided in-depth explanation of each section of the plan. Representatives of the foreign missions welcomed the adoption of the document and stressed the importance of implementing the plan.
“We are very proud to have supported the National Institute of Democracy and Human Rights and the inter-ministerial Human Rights Commission to develop the National Action Plan on Human Rights in Turkmenistan. We encourage the government to increase its efforts to implement it and we stand ready to support this. We will also support the National Institute of Democracy and Human Rights to establish a monitoring system to manage the implementation of the plan given there are concrete actions that are expected to be implemented within definite deadlines over the coming 5 years,” said UNDP Resident Representative Jacinta Barrins.
The National Action Plan 2016-2020 was approved by the President of Turkmenistan on 15 January 2016. The purpose of the document is to improve the performance of the national bodies and public organizations of Turkmenistan in the protection and promotion of human rights and freedoms.
