A new collaborative study by scientists from Austria, Switzerland, France, the USA, Tajikistan, and China, led by Achille Jouberton and Francesca Pellicciotti from the Institute of Science and Technology Austria, and...
A recent report by the Eurasian Development Bank looks into carbon pricing opportunities in Central Asia and Azerbaijan. The report looks into whether Central Asian countries and Azerbaijan should start putting a price...
UNICEF’s recent report on Violence Against Children (VAC) in Europe and Central Asia reveals that Turkmenistan has the highest proportion of violent physical discipline of children by caregivers. Caregivers are...
A joint project between the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) and the Government of Turkmenistan, titled “Strengthening National Capacity for Seismic Risk Assessment, Prevention and Response to Potential...
Flag desecration in Turkmenistan National flags are cherished and protected symbols in many countries. What exactly the flag symbolizes for different people certainly differs: national pride, tradition, history. Lately...
Turkmenistan has experienced a dramatic fall in Transparency International’s Corruption Perceptions Index, dropping five places since 2016 to rank 165th among 180 countries in 2024. Turkmenistan currently scores 17 out...
As of mid-year 2020, there were approximately 243,000 (Migration data portal) international migrants from Turkmenistan living worldwide, with the Russian Federation being the top destination country. In 2021...
Decades of research has shown that breastfeeding provides undeniable benefits, not only to the health of mothers and babies, but also to the economy of countries. According to the UNICEF report in August 2025, only 1 in...
September 2025: Palaw Preparation Costs Jump 20.1%. In September 2025, the average cost of preparing palaw in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, rose to 76.3 Turkmen manat, a 20.1% increase from 63.6 manat in September 2024...
Turkmenistan’s National Forest Program for 2021-2025 is set to expire this year. According to the recent news the government is currently working on an updated version for the upcoming period. The new program is...
