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Ashgabat, 2 June 2020: UNDP and the Office of the Ombudsperson of Turkmenistan held a videoconference with secretariat of the Asia-Pacific Forum of National Human Rights Institutions.
The aim of the videoconference is to conduct technical consultations with the Ombudsperson of Turkmenistan on the accreditation procedure carried out by the Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions. The videoconference was also attended by Ms. Ainura Bekkoyenova, UNDP Istanbul Regional Office expert and Mr. Richard Komenda, OHCHR Regional Representative for Central Asia.
During the discussions, participants discussed issues related to the role of the Asia-Pacific Forum in strengthening the capacity of national human rights institutions, as well as assisting in the process of obtaining accreditation in the Sub-Committee on Accreditation of the Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions.
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UNDP, OHCHR and the Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions (GANHRI) have enjoyed a Tri-Partite Partnership to support National Human Rights Institutions since 2011.
The Asia Pacific Forum (APF) is one of four regional networks of national human rights institutions (NHRIs) within the International Co-ordinating Committee of NHRIs.
