Quality, inclusive and affordable health, education and social protection Cooperation Framework will strengthen the performance of the education and skilling system in Turkmenistan which is instrumental to the achievement of the economic growth and diversification goals of the NPSD and PPSD. It will focus on efforts to help all people, and especially young people, women, and vulnerable groups, to acquire the knowledge and skills they need for rewarding employment in a diversifying economy. Equal to this is the recognition that the robust health and well-being of the population is essential to the country’s economic future. Cooperation Framework will also support Turkmen authorities to strengthen the health and social protection system performance and enhance spending to deliver higher quality and more inclusive services for all people. Strengthened governance of these sectors, including budgetary processes, will create conditions for sustainable, inter-sectoral action for health, education and social protection connecting national, regional (velayat) and local (etrap) levels. The GoT is the primary partner for the UN system cooperation. Across the three priorities, the UN system support will complement ongoing and planned development cooperation by other international and local partners. Major initiatives that the UN system will seek to align with, and complement include: Governance and rule of law: The UN system will seek partnerships with the European Union (EU), International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank on joint efforts to understand the financing requirements for the SDG achievement and to further develop country statistical capacities. Partnerships with civil society actors will build on their substantive and outreach capacities to reach vulnerable groups with effective services and ensure gender equality. In addition, and under a development partners’ coordination platform, the UN system will invite the EU, Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), bilateral development agencies, and the international financial institutions (IFIs)22 to share expertise and knowledge about governance reform, especially public administration reform and public financial management. Inclusive, green, and sustainable economic growth: The UN system will engage with the IFIs to complement ongoing policy efforts to improve the business environment, enhance the efficiency of financial and banking sectors, and leverage funding to invest in low-emission and climate-resili...
