UNDP & Water-Efficient Farming: UNDP trained Turkmen irrigation engineers and agronomists on using FAO’s CROPWAT 8.0 to plan irrigation and calculate crop water needs under a GEF-backed Aral Sea Basin project. Women, Courts & CEDAW: UNFPA and Turkmenistan’s Supreme Court ran a two-day seminar on applying CEDAW standards in law enforcement and judicial practice, with focus on gender stereotypes, gender-based violence, and survivor-centered justice. Healthy Motherhood Meets Climate Resilience: UNFPA convened an Ashgabat roundtable to draft recommendations and an interdepartmental roadmap for protecting maternal and reproductive health under extreme heat and climate change. CIS Diplomacy in Ashgabat: Turkmen Foreign Minister Rashid Meredov met CIS Secretary-General Sergey Lebedev ahead of October CIS foreign ministers and heads-of-state meetings in Awaza. EU & France Credentials: President Serdar Berdimuhamedov received new EU ambassador Luc Pierre Devigne and France ambassador Aléna Grand, discussing trade, energy, and transport links. C5+1 Secretariat: Ashgabat hosted a C5+1 multilateral cooperation meeting with the U.S., highlighting critical minerals, trade, and transport. Finance Market Capacity: UNDP delivered an online course to Turkmen officials on legal regulation and current issues of the securities market. Youth & Sports: Turkmen schoolchildren won medals at the Junior Mental Calculation World Championship in Germany, while the national youth boxing team took 10 medals at an international tournament in Spain. Culture & Independence: The final round of the children’s music competition “Garaşsyzlygyň merjen däneleri” wrapped in Ak bugday, with winners later set to receive laptops and diplomas.