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On October 23, President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov received the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People's Republic of China to Turkmenistan Qian Naicheng.

Today, President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov took part in an online meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the Commonwealth of Independent States.

At the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, expectations were that seaborne trade, including containerised trade, would experience a strong downturn. However, changes in consumption and shopping patterns have led to increased import demand for manufactured consumer goods, a large part of which are moved in shipping containers. The increase in demand was stronger than expected and not met with a sufficient supply of shipping capacity. 

2020 Progress Report: Lao PDR - United Nations Partnership Framework 2017-2021, A Partnership for Sustainable Development Format Executive Summary The COVID-19 pandemic that erupted in 2020 brought significant disruption to Lao PDR but with a fortunate low caseload to date the impact has primarily been socio-economic. Since March, the UN system and international partners have rallied to support the country in its COVID-19 response. The UN’s assistance covered both preparedness and response, i...

Eric LeCompte Addresses Special UN Session on COVID Response Eric LeCompte Addresses Special UN Session on COVID Response April 24, 2021 United Nations ECOSOC Special Session on Small Island Developing States, Least Developed Countries and Landlocked Developing States:  Financing a resilient recovery from the cascading effects of COVID-19  23 April 2021 By Eric LeCompte, Executive Director, Jubilee USA Network (Remarks as prepared for delivery) Your Excellencies, its good to be with you for t...