Turkmenistan urges greater role for women in conflict prevention at UN forum

September 4, 2026 at 08:26 AM2 min

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Turkmenistan called for greater participation and leadership of women in preventive diplomacy and peace processes at a high-level United Nations forum on 2 September 2026. The statement was delivered on behalf of the Group of Friends of Neutrality for Peace, Security and Sustainable Development at UN Headquarters in New York. The Group stressed that no sustainable culture of peace can be built without the full, equal, meaningful and safe participation and leadership of women.

Key Facts

The statement was delivered on 2 September 2026 at the UN Headquarters in New York by the Permanent Representative of Turkmenistan to the UN.
The Group of Friends of Neutrality welcomed UN General Assembly resolutions 80/294 and 80/262.
The Group outlined four areas for practical action, including ensuring women's meaningful representation in preventive diplomacy and mediation.

Statement at UN Forum

On 2 September 2026, the Permanent Representative of Turkmenistan to the UN delivered a statement on behalf of the Group of Friends of Neutrality for Peace, Security and Sustainable Development at the High-Level Forum on the Implementation of the Programme of Action on a Culture of Peace. The forum was held under the theme “Women’s Leadership to Promote a Culture of Peace.” The statement highlighted the close connection between a culture of peace and the principles of neutrality. According to the Group, neutrality should be understood not as indifference, but as a principled approach that can contribute to conflict prevention through impartiality, good offices, mediation and confidence-building.

Women's Role in Peacebuilding

The Group stressed that “no sustainable culture of peace can be built without the full, equal, meaningful and safe participation and leadership of women.” Women should not be viewed only as beneficiaries of peace, but as “mediators, negotiators, community leaders, diplomats, educators, peacebuilders and decision-makers.” The Group outlined four areas for practical action: ensuring women’s meaningful representation in preventive diplomacy, mediation and peace negotiations from their earliest stages; providing greater support to women mediators, peacebuilders and women-led organizations; integrating women’s leadership more fully into preventive diplomacy; and strengthening education as a foundation for a culture of peace.