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News Turkmenistan » Social: Turkmenistan Updates Its Social Work Training Program

News channel or source: https://turkmenistan.gov.tm/en/post/111194/turkmenistan-updates-its-social-work-training-program

Published on: Tuesday 20 October 2026

In 2023, bachelor’s degree programs in social work were launched for the first time at two higher education institutions in Turkmenistan: Magtymguly Turkmen State University in Ashgabat and Seyitnazar ...

News Turkmenistan » Social: Submission by Human Rights Watch to the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights List of Issues of Turkmenistan

News channel or source: https://www.hrw.org/news/2025/02/18/submission-by-human-rights-watch-to-the-committee-on-economic-social-and-cultural

Published on: Monday 17 February 2025

We write in advance of the 77th session of the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (“the Committee”) ahead of its consideration of the List of Issues for the review of Turkmenistan to ...

News Turkmenistan » Social: Turkmenistan advances dialogue on social protection

News channel or source: https://www.ilo.org/resource/news/turkmenistan-advances-dialogue-social-protection

Published on: Monday 01 June 2026

ASHGABAT (ILO News) – The International Labour Organization (ILO), together with UNICEF and the World Bank, participated in consultations on the results of the Core Diagnostic Instrument (CODI) social ...

News Turkmenistan » Social: Turkmenistan elected to structures of UN Economic & Social Council (ECOSOС)

News channel or source: https://www.trend.az/casia/turkmenistan/3060599.html

Published on: Saturday 11 May 2019

On May 7, 2019, during the work of Organizational session of the United Nations Economic and Social Council, Turkmenistan was elected to its three important bodies: Executive Council of the World Food ...

News Turkmenistan » Social: Social issues reporter detained in Turkmenistan

News channel or source: https://ifex.org/social-issues-reporter-detained-in-turkmenistan/

Published on: Monday 13 May 2013

Rovshen Yazmuhamedov, a correspondent for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty was arrested on 6 May for unreported reasons. The journalist had been questioned by the authorities at least twice earlier in ...

News Turkmenistan » Social: Belarus aims to strengthen social, healthcare ties with Turkmenistan

News channel or source: https://eng.belta.by/society/view/belarus-aims-to-strengthen-social-healthcare-ties-with-turkmenistan-187083-2026/

Published on: Wednesday 07 October 2026

AVAZA, 7 October (BelTA) – Belarus seeks to strengthen cooperation with Turkmenistan in social welfare and healthcare, Deputy Prime Minister Natalya Petkevich told the media following her meeting with ...

News Turkmenistan » Social: Turkmenistan: Presidential Campaign Reflects Latent Social Tensions

News channel or source: https://eurasianet.org/turkmenistan-presidential-campaign-reflects-latent-social-tensions

Published on: Friday 19 January 2007

Initial speculation in the wake of Turkmen President-for-Life Saparmurat Niyazov's death, announced on December 21, focused on the possibility of instability and its implications for European energy ...

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