Turkmenistan was unanimously elected as a member of the UN Commission on Science and Technology for Development for the period 2027-2030. The election took place at UN Headquarters in New York during the voting for the subsidiary bodies of the UN Economic and Social Council. This was reported by the Permanent Mission of Turkmenistan to the UN in New York, according to Turkmenportal.com.
Turkmenistan will assume its mandate as a member of the Commission from January 1, 2027, to December 31, 2030.
The UN Commission on Science and Technology for Development (CSTD) is a functional commission of ECOSOC, established in 1992. It is composed of 43 member states elected for four-year terms. The Commission's secretariat is located at UNCTAD headquarters in Geneva.
The Commission serves as the central intergovernmental platform at the UN for discussing science, technology, and innovation policies and assessing their impact on socioeconomic development.
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April 14, 2026