Head of UNDP visited Turkey to strengthen partnership and discuss financing
for the Global Goals
UNDP Administrator Achim Steiner visited Turkey on 27-28 May to inaugurate an annual global development forum organized in Istanbul. During his visit, he met with high-level government officials and business leaders to discuss the partnership of UNDP and the Government of Turkey.
Making a statement on his visit, Achim Steiner said, “Turkey and UNDP have been partners for over 50 years and more recently Turkey has been a beacon of hope for more than 3.6 million Syrian refugees. I appreciated the frank exchanges on the future direction of UNDP’s work in Turkey and I look forward to our continued partnership.”
In his official visit to Istanbul and Ankara, Mr. Steiner, accompanied by UNDP Regional Director for Europe and Central Asia Mirjana Spoljaric Egger, met with Vice President of Turkey H.E. Fuat Oktay and Minister of Foreign Affairs H.E. Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu to discuss Turkey’s continued support for UNDP’s work in Turkey, the region, and globally. The meetings served to assess the rapid progress of the collaboration since 2011 when Turkey and UNDP signed a landmark partnership agreement and discuss Turkish Government’s contributions to UNDP’s national, regional and global budgets.
UNDP Administrator Achim Steiner held an official visit to Turkey to participate in this year’s Istanbul Development Dialogues (IDD) themed “Financing the Sustainable Development Goals” and to reinforce UNDP’s collaboration with the Turkish Government.
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