The Secretary-Basic expressed his appreciation to Turkmenistan for internet hosting the UN Regional Centre for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia in Ashgabat, and recommended Turkmenistan’s generosity in granting citizenship to stateless folks.
He additionally thanked the President for offering the UN Nation Workforce with a brand new constructing.
Regional challenges
Later at a press encounter, Mr. Guterres instructed journalists that “Turkmenistan is taking part in a vital position in worldwide relations”, significantly in cooperation with the UN.
“In these troubled occasions, I commend Turkmenistan’s coverage of neutrality,” he stated.
The Secretary-Basic is on an official go to to Central Asia, which covers Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan.
Mr. Guterres final visited the area seven years in the past. Since then it has been affected by quite a few world challenges, he stated, such because the COVID-19 pandemic, rising geopolitical tensions and the intensifying local weather disaster.
He was inspired that relations between Central Asian international locations have improved within the face of those challenges, and regional cooperation has deepened, once more highlighting the essential position performed by Turkmenistan.
He stated the area continues to face many obstacles to growth, together with water shortages, land degradation, pure hazards, and an absence of enough connectivity.
“The options are interlinked and might be discovered by way of dialogue and cooperation, and Turkmenistan performs a central position in that cooperation,” he stated.
UN dedication
The Secretary-Basic famous that the institution of the UN Regional Centre for Preventive Diplomacy demonstrates the Group’s dedication to Central Asia.
“With the engagement of all 5 Central Asian international locations, the Regional Centre will proceed to offer a discussion board for coming collectively round widespread options, particularly on the implementation of the United Nations International Counter-Terrorism Technique in Central Asia and the administration of pure assets to the advantage of all,” he stated.
Local weather motion and sustainable growth
The Secretary-Basic additionally used the chance to spotlight how like different international locations throughout Central Asia, Turkmenistan is struggling the impacts of the intensifying local weather disaster.
He harassed the necessity for “much more formidable local weather motion and cuts in emissions if the world is to remain inside 1.5 levels of worldwide heating.”
Mr. Guterres additional famous that Turkmenistan has made “essential strides” in direction of attaining quite a few the Sustainable Growth Targets (SDGs), including that the UN Nation Workforce is engaged with the Authorities in figuring out gaps and dangers.
“Sustainable, inclusive growth might be enormously enhanced by respect for the complete spectrum of human rights – financial, social, political, cultural and civic,” he added.
On this regard, the Secretary-Basic inspired Turkmenistan to proceed participating with UN human rights mechanisms and proposals.
