On March 26 and 27 of this year, in Ashgabat, the capital of Turkmenistan, deputies of the Majlisi Namoyandagon of the Majlisi Oli of the Republic of Tajikistan, Surayo Dustmurodzoda and Munavvar Abdusalomzoda, participated in a high-level meeting entitled "Inter-parliamentary Dialogue on Strengthening Legislation to Ensure Gender Equality Development and Combatting Gender-Based Violence." This event was held at the initiative of the Mejlis of Turkmenistan, the Asian Inter-Parliamentary Forum on Population and Development, the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), and other development partners.
The meeting was attended by a delegation from the Mejlis of Turkmenistan led by the Chairperson of the Mejlis, Dunyagozel Gulmanova; Florence Bauer, Regional Director of the United Nations Population Fund for Eastern Europe and Central Asia; Dr. Farrukh Usmonov, Executive Director of the Asian Forum on Population and Development; and other leaders of public institutions and influential organizations focused on human rights, anti-violence initiatives, and gender equality.
Surayo Dustmurodzoda, Deputy of the Majlisi Namoyandagon of the Majlisi Oli of the Republic of Tajikistan, delivered a presentation on the harmonization of legal and regulatory acts regarding gender equality. She addressed the current global situation and the advancement of the gender equality agenda within our country’s supreme legislative body. The country’s significant achievements in successfully implementing gender policy, including precise statistics and a review of legal frameworks such as laws, strategies, concepts, and state programs. were presented to the attendees and highly commended by UNFPA national experts.
Additionally, interviews were conducted with Turkmenistan's state television channels, the "MIR 24" CIS regional network, and the official newspaper of the Mejlis of Turkmenistan.
