A report by the World Bank “A Blueprint for Resilience: Charting the Course for Water Security in Europe and Central Asia”, published in June 2024, explores the regional challenges and opportunities related to water...
The report from the Astana International Financial Centre (AIFC) titled “Emissions Trading Systems and the Voluntary Carbon Market: Global Review and Prospects for Kazakhstan” presents a comprehensive overview of carbon...
How and why do the principles of neutrality in international law serve an authoritarian country Turkmenistan? Assuming an autocrat is committed to regime survival at the expense of other competing governing priorities...
As Serdar Berdimuhamedov approaches his third year in office, his administration continues to face a growing list of pressing domestic challenges. Despite expectations for reforms, his presidency has been marked by...
The World Food Security Outlook (WFSO) database, managed by the World Bank, tracks global food insecurity using historical, preliminary, and forecast data for 191 countries from 1999-2030. Food insecurity is when...
The Ministry of Health and Medical Industry of Turkmenistan (MHMI) together with UNICEF have completed the National Micronutrient Survey among Women and Children in Turkmenistan. The survey measured the prevalence and...
Turkmenistan’s state-controlled media systematically and aggressively reinforces restrictive gender norms while ignoring pressing women’s issues and the modern realities of women and girls. These narratives and...
January 2025: Palaw Preparation Costs rise 0.5%. In January 2025, the average cost of preparing palaw in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, increased to 62.3 Turkmen manat, reflecting a 0.5% rise from 62.0 manat in January 2024...
In November 2024, UNDP Turkmenistan published a report on “Qualitative assessment of community participation, human rights and gender perspectives in the context of tuberculosis in Turkmenistan”. The survey has been...
The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) published a report titled The Abuse of Extremism Laws in Central Asia. It highlights how Central Asian states including Turkmenistan misuse...
