A Lecture on Kazakhstan’s Cooperation with the United Nations took place at the L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University

A capital city university hosted an open lecture today focusing on the priority areas of cooperation between Kazakhstan and the United Nations.

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan, L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University, with the support of the United Nations Country Office, organized the event to mark the 34th anniversary of Kazakhstan’s membership in the United Nations. Students, faculty members, and young professionals attended the meeting.

Speakers addressed key aspects of multilateral cooperation between Kazakhstan and the United Nations, the implementation of international initiatives, and the country’s contribution to strengthening peace and security. They also highlighted progress in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals and reviewed the work of UN agencies in Kazakhstan.

Director of the Department of Multilateral Cooperation at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, D.Temenov, outlined Kazakhstan’s leading role in promoting regional interests within the UN framework and presented the country’s priorities within the organization. He also emphasized the important role of the Eurasian National University in training specialists in international relations.

K. Abdulganiyev, Head of the Office of the UN Resident Coordinator in Kazakhstan; S. Savelyev, Senior Expert at the Institute for Foreign Policy Research under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan; and S. Khojimatov, Deputy Resident Representative of the United Nations Development Programme in Kazakhstan, shared insights into Kazakhstan’s efforts to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals and its contribution to the global nuclear disarmament process.

On the same day, marking the significant anniversary of Kazakhstan's accession to the UN, a meeting was held in Almaty featuring Kazakhstan’s first Permanent Representative to the UN, Akmaral Arystanbekova, and the representative of the UN Department of Global Communications, Vlastimil Samek, with students and faculty members of the city's universities.

During the meeting held at the UN Regional Center for Sustainable Development Goals for Central Asia and Afghanistan, the diplomats discussed the historical stages of Kazakhstan’s entry into the UN, the contribution of Kazakh diplomacy to strengthening international security, the promotion of multilateral cooperation principles, the country’s role in global processes, and the training of personnel in the field of international relations.

The events served as an important educational and informational milestone, aimed at increasing student interest in international relations and diplomacy.