TAPI Pipeline Push: Turkmenistan reviewed progress on the Turkmenistan–Afghanistan–Pakistan–India gas pipeline and urged faster work on the Serhetabat–Herat section, stressing international standards as Afghanistan reports major stretches prepared and laid, with hundreds of Afghans employed and talks underway on financing distribution networks. International Law in Ashgabat: Turkmenistan is setting up an “International Law” platform at its foreign ministry institute and plans a national action plan for 2026–2028 to support the UN-proclaimed Year of International Law, 2028, including a UN-backed calendar of legal events and an Ashgabat declaration after a high-level forum. Health Programme Roadmap: In Ashgabat, UNFPA and Turkmenistan’s health ministry drafted the roadmap for “Healthy Mother – Healthy Child – Healthy Future” for 2026–2030, focusing on maternal and reproductive health indicators and monitoring. Avaza Summer Campaign: Avaza’s children’s health centers are running summer sessions for 600 kids per shift, with sports, computer classes, libraries, and healthy meals. Regional Connectivity Signals: Kazakhstan and Central Asia’s wider push for connectivity continues as the Trans-Caspian submarine cable deployment begins between Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan, with a planned later extension toward Turkmenistan.