Tag: UNDP
ECOWAS and UNDP build capacity of women to grab opportunities in AfCFTA
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in collaboration with ECOWAS, has commenced a three-day capacity building programme to equip women with knowledge and skills...
ECOWAS and UNDP launch Capacity Building Programme for the private sector to benefit from...
Trading under the preferential terms of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) commenced on January 1 2021. The AfCFTA will create a single...
AfCFTA Secretariat signed strategic partnership with UNDP to promote trade
The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat and the UN Development Programme (UNDP) have signed a strategic partnership to promote trade as a...
National Peace Council prepares third Board for key nationwide tasks
The National Peace Council (NPC) has commenced a three-day orientation retreat to empower its third Board Members to deliver the mandate of promoting and...
AU and UNDP launch “African Union at 20” to review progress
The African Union (AU) Commission and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has kicked off a year-long project to mark the 20th anniversary...
Five MMDAs launch COVID-19 Recovery Plans
COVID-19 Recovery Plans and Integrated Assembly Financing Frameworks (IAFF) have been launched for five Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) to help them build...
UN to study Kenya’s rising water levels in lakes
The United Nations will partner with Kenya to study the East Africa nation's rising water levels in lakes, a UN official said on Wednesday.
Walid...
Broken societies put people, planet on collision course: UN report
The COVID-19 pandemic, the latest crisis facing the world, will not be the last unless humans release their grip on nature, said a new...
UAE hosts “Africa Futures Forum” to draw-up priorities for African Union Agenda 2063
The key points of the African Union’s Agenda 2063 were discussed at an event hosted by the World Government Summit, in partnership with the...
UNDP, Vodafone Ghana train women in agribusiness on digital banking
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in partnership with the Vodafone Ghana Foundation has empowered rural women engaged in agribusiness in the Upper East...
We cannot achieve SDGs without building a peaceful society – UNDP
Peace and Governance Analyst of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Ms Melody Azinim, has urged institutions to work towards peace and inclusiveness as...
UNDP to boost reforestation, response to climate change in Kenya
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) on Wednesday pledged to support Kenya's efforts to improve forest cover and respond to climate change.
Walid Badawi, UNDP...
UNDP and EIB expand partnership to aid governments in tackling global crisis
The European Investment Bank (EIB) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) have signed a new partnership agreement to scale up their support to...
New GSS Act will address misrepresentation in reporting statistics
Professor Samuel Kobina Annim, the Government Statistician says the new Statistical Service Act (Act 1003)passed in 2019 will help address challenges in misreporting and...
NDPC partners UNDP to help Districts Assemblies prepare COVID-19 recovery plans
The National Development Planning Commission (NDPC) in partnership with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), is to support Metropolitan, Municipal and Districts Assemblies (MMDAs)...
COVID-19 to increase poverty, inequality in South Africa – UNDP
COVID-19 will lead to major setbacks in addressing poverty, unemployment and inequality and make many South Africans fall off the middle-class to below the...
UNDP supports economic recovery of 15,640 families affected by cyclones, conflicts in northern Mozambique
The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) and Mozambique's Post-Cyclone Reconstruction Office (GREPOC) started on Thurday the activities to accelerate the economic recovery of 15,640...
Somali artists release UN-backed song on COVID-19 threats
Prominent Somali artists said Sunday they have released UN-backed new song to raise awareness about the dangers of COVID-19 in Somalia, which remains...
UNDP launches initiative to support innovative waste management in Zambia
The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) on Wednesday launched an initiative aimed at supporting start-ups and small and medium-sized enterprises to improve waste management...
UNDP, others carry out waste management monitoring at TGH
A team of experts from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Health Facilities Regulatory Authority (HeFRA) and the Accra School of Hygiene has assessed...
UNDP supports local production of hand sanitizers
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has supported the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital to locally produce hand sanitizers to reduce the risk of COVID-19...
Enhance Access to Services for Migrants in the Context of COVID-19
The impact of COVID-19 has highlighted the importance of ensuring access to services for all.
Whether as a means to ensure we protect...
UNDP injects US$58 million for decentralized governance, response to COVID-19 in Mozambique
Mozambican government signed Monday the cooperation agreements with the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) to receive the funds of 58 million U.S. dollars for...
UNDP highlights glaring disparities in countries’ abilities to cope with, recover from pandemic
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has released two new data dashboards that highlight the huge disparities in countries' abilities to cope with and...
Kenya and UNDP to mobilize US$3.1 million to combat COVID-19
Kenya and the UN on Thursday have resolved to mobilize 310 million shillings (about 3.1 million U.S. dollars) towards mitigating coronavirus in the country.
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GTA directs hospitality industries to start screening guests
Mr Akwesi Agyemang, the Chief Executive Officer, Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA), has directed all tourism and hospitality industries to immediately start...
UNDP launches campaign for public opinion on climate change
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) on Thursday launched a campaign for public opinion, in a bid to bridge the gap between people and...
Angola, UNDP discuss poverty reduction
Angolan government officials and representatives of the civil society organizations in partnership with the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) discussed alleviating poverty in the...
Ghana commences the development of the GCF Country Programme
Ghana has commenced the development of its Green Climate Fund (GCF) Country Programme with a launch of a wide range of stakeholder collaborations...
National Peace Council trains staff on gender integration in peace building
The National Peace Council (NPC) has trained its staff and Council members on gender mainstreaming in peace building at a workshop held...