Provincial Council and Provincial Governor’s Office establishes first-ever Public Accountability and Reporting Conference in Herat
Herat, 1st December 2010 – The Provincial Council, in partnership with the Provincial Governor’s Office, launched the first-ever Public Accountability Conference today to mark the first 100 days of Provincial Governor Mr. Daud Saba in office. More than 700 people, including local government officials, civil society organizations, religious leaders, and local village representatives, attended this conference, which will be held quarterly to increase accountability in local governance. The event was organized with the support of the joint IDLG - UNDP’s Afghanistan Sub-National Governance Programme (ASGP) and the Governments of Italy, Switzerland, and the UK. More...
Afghan Ministry of Justice and UNDP inaugurate Human Rights Support Unit
Kabul, 29 September 2010 – The Ministry of Justice of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan and UNDP inaugurated today the Human Rights Support Unit within the Ministry of Justice, in order to assist the Government in meeting its treaty obligations and to improve human rights in the country. More...
Japanese Government Contributes $50 Millions to the Afghanistan Peace & Reintegration Programme
Kabul, 23 September 2010 – The Afghanistan Finance Minister, Mr. Omar Zakhilwal, Ambassador of Japan to Afghanistan, Mr.Shigeyuki Hiroki, and UNDP’s Resident Representative, Mr. Robert Watkins, gathered today for the signing ceremony of Japan’s $50 million contribution to the Afghanistan Peace and Reintegration Programme (APRP), which is led by the Government of Islamic Republic of Afghanistan. More...
Provincial Council Members from Every Province in Afghanistan Complete Orientation
Kabul, 13 July 2010 – Over a hundred Provincial Council members from across Afghanistan have gathered for a three day “Better Representation” event designed to enhance the role of Provincial Councils in local government and development. More...
Gender Responsive Budgeting: Government Ministries to Take Into Account
Kabul, July 6, 2010— UNDP Gender Equality Project launched a two-day training workshop to familiarize the implementing officials at the Budget Directorate of Ministry of Finance (MoF) as well as in the line ministries about the rationale of implementing Gender Responsive Budgeting (GRB) techniques while preparing the national budget by allocating resources according to the needs of women and men, boys and girls and evaluating whether the expenditure has had the desired impact along with the development of tools and mechanisms necessary to undertake this. More...
Picture the Police: “Enhancing Security and Rule of Law for Afghans” Photo Exhibition Opened
Kabul, 8 June 2010 — UNDP and Ministry of Interior (MoI) opened a Police Photo Exhibition: “Enhancing Security and Rule of Law for Afghans” to showcase the achievements of one of the UNDP’s key projects, Law and Order Trust Fund for Afghanistan (LOTFA), in the implementation of the project prioritized activities relating to the Afghan National Police (ANP), with focus on key issues of monitoring and accountability, as well as the cross-cutting components of institutional development and gender mainstreaming. More...
Sensitization of Local Media on Gender Equality
Mazar-e-Sharif, 24 May 2010 — UNDP Gender Equality project commenced a four-day gender sensitive programme for the local media organizations in northern city of Mazar-e-sharif (Balkh province). The Programme is based on a participatory approach and a wide range of different learning techniques.
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Afghanistan's international backers ready to provide support for the parliamentary elections, pledging to fill the funding shortfall
Kabul, 11 May 2010 — UNDP signed an agreement with the Afghanistan Independent Election Commission (IEC) to provide financial and technical assistance to support IEC in the conduct of the parliamentary elections scheduled in September 2010. More...
Media Unit for women in Herat opened
Herat, 17 April 2010— With support from UNDP Gender Equality project (GEP), media unit of Department of Women’s Affairs (DoWA) of Herat province inaugurated. More...
Power, Voice and Rights: A Turning Point for Gender Equality in Asia-Pacific
Kabul, 11 April 2010— While Asia and the Pacific can take pride in the region’s vibrant economic transformation in recent decades, this has not translated into progress on gender equality. More...
Afghan Sub-national Governance Policy Approved
Kabul, 23 March— the proposed Afghan Sub-national Governance Policy was approved by the Afghan Government. This policy was prepared in a consultative process with UNDP Afghanistan Sub-national Governance Progamme’s technical and financial support. UNDP will support implementation process of the policy throughout Afghanistan as well. More...
Afghan Girls Prepared for High-tech Jobs
Kabul, 24 March 2010— Over one hundred female students who had successfully completed Basic Training Programme in Information Technology (IT), which was introduced at the CISCO Networking Academy in November 2009, awarded with certificates during the 27th graduation ceremony of CISCO Networking Academy attended by high officials of Ministry of Women’s Affairs (MoWA), Ministry of Communication and Information Technology (MoCIT) and UNDP. More...
UNDP Released the First Ever Survey on Police Perception
December 08, 2009, Kabul— UNDP released the first ever survey on police perception today. In recognition of the fact that no comprehensive survey on police performance has been conducted to date, UNDP undertook the project of a public survey of the police, “Police Perception Survey 2009 - The Afghan Perspective.”
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International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women Marked in Herat
November 25, 2009, Herat-- International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women was marked today in a ceremony by Department of Women’s Affairs (DoWA) of Herat province and UNDP Gender Equality Project in joint collaboration with Afghan Independent Human Right Commission (AIHRC), Municipality, Governor’s Office and Civic Society Organizations (CSOs).
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Civic education to boost voter turnout in Afghanistan
Kabul, 14 August 2009 – Increasing voter turnout is one of the main challenges for the upcoming presidential and provincial council elections in Afghanistan, on August 20. To
raise awareness about voting procedures and to step-up the number of voters, the
Independent Election Commission – the Afghan institution organizing the elections – has enrolled sports stars and civic educators to organize mock polling stations throughout the
country. More...
Afghan Media Commission monitors election coverage
to level the playing field
Kabul, 11 August 2009— Ten days before the Afghans cast votes for their next president and provincial council members, the elections are dominating the news in the country. To monitor election newscasting in the private and state-run media and to ensure fair
coverage to all candidates, a five-member Electoral Media Commission has been set up
by the Independent Election Commission, the Afghan institution that is organizing the
August 20th elections. More...
Afghanistan and UNDP convene stakeholders' workshop on Country Programme Action Plan 2010-2013
Kabul, 9 July 2009— Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) held a joint stakeholder workshop to discuss the UNDP Afghanistan Country Programme for the period of 2010 to 2013
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Mullahs in Herat receive training on gender and women's rights
Herat, June 24, 2009 - The United Nations Development Programme together with the Ministry of Women's Affairs and Ministry of Hajj & Religious Affairs, today, officially launched the first phase of a Gender and Women's Rights Training Programme for 250 Mullahs in Herat Province.
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UNDP-ELECT, EUPOL, MOI Police Electoral Training Programme Started
Kabul, June 01, 2009— UNDP ELECT (Enhancing Legal and Electoral Capacity for Tomorrow) project together with EUPOL and the Ministry of Interior (MOI) started a major programme to train 35,000 police officers for the upcoming presidential and provincial council elections to ensure the security during the election process.
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UNDP Reintegration Support Project for Ex-combatants (RSPE) Completed
Kabul, May 25, 2009— UNDP announced completion of its Reintegration Support Project for Ex-combatants (RSPE) today. This was a two-year joint project with MoLSAMD and ILO with a total value of USD 4 million and a goal to empower ex-combatants through access to reintegration support opportunities and to enable MoLSAMD staff to support reintegration and Employment Services Centres (ESC) through increased institutional capacity.
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Islamic Scholars from Region Lead Workshop on Role of Women in Islam
Kabul, May 6, 2009 – Over 300 Islamic scholars, academics and researchers from all parts of Afghanistan are participating in a major conference aimed at sharing of learnings on the role of women in Islam.
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UNDP and MRRD to Start the Third Phase of the National Area Based Development Programme
Kabul, May 4, 2009-- UNDP and the Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development (MRRD) have signed the National Area Based Development Programme (NABDP) Phase-III project document.
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Building the Capacity and Raising Awareness the Next Move to Fight Against Corruption
Kabul, April 9, 2009 —The High Office of Oversight for implementation of the anti-corruption
strategy and UNDP signed a partnership agreement to launch the second phase of the
Accountability and Transparency (ACT) project.
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Development Challenges and the Way Forward Was Discussed in a Development Stakeholder Workshop
Kabul, April 6, 2009-- UNDP Afghanistan discussed its contribution to development results and its future plans in Afghanistan in a one day workshop with the Government partners, donors, international and civil society organizations .
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Enforcing Rule of Law to End Family Violence - with Special Emphasis on Women and Girls
Kabul, April 04, 2009
— UNDP Law and Order Trust Fund for Afghanistan (LOTFA) in partnership with Ministry of Interior and International Police Coordination Board Secretariat (IPCB-S) organised the first "Training of Trainers" programme for Afghan police personnel to support ending family violence, especially against women and girls. The training programme will enable the Afghan National Police (ANP) to encounter family violence in a professional and effective manner.
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Fostering Public Sector Capacity Development – a Joint IARCSC and UNDP Conference
Kabul, April 1, 2009 - The Independent Administrative Reform and Civil Service Commission (IARCSC) and UNDP are jointly hosting a two-day conference on Public Sector Capacity Development on April 1- 2, 2009, in Kabul. The conference will reflect on achievements in civil service capacity development and highlight challenges, as well as good practices.
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A new house, work and hope for a brighter tomorrow
Kabul, Barikab, 11 March 2009— “It is two months now that I am working in this tailoring course. I can now support my family by earning 150 Afghani per day” said Patuni, 13, a returnee girl while speaking about her wish to become a professional tailor in the future.
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The Ministry of Communication and Information Technology and The Ministry of Higher Education Will Jointly Manage The Information and Communication Technology Project
Kabul, March 5, 2009— A Memorandum of Understanding was signed today between the Ministry of Communication and Information Technology (MoCIT) and the Ministry of Higher Education (MoHE) to jointly manage implementation of the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) and Cisco Capacity Building Project.
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DIAG Facility Within Ministry of Interior Inaugurated
Kabul, 19 November 2008: A dedicated facility within the Ministry of Interior for the implementation of the initiative for Disbandment of Illegal Armed Groups (DIAG) was unveiled at an impressive function, here today.
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Netherlands Minister Announces New Contributions to Afghanistan
01 November 2008, Kabul –The Netherlands minister for Development Cooperation Mr. A.G. Koenders announced two contributions to UNDP. The first contribution involves a donation of US 6.7 million (EUR 5 mln) to UNDP ELECT. This project allows UNDP to assist the Independent Election Commission of Afghanistan with the voter registration and electoral preparations for the planned elections in 2009 and 2010.
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UNDP PROVIDES GRANTS TO CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS FOR FIGHTING CORRUPTION IN AFGHANISTAN
23 October 2008, Kabul – Today, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) signed agreements with three Afghan Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) to provide them with grants to support their activities in the area of anti-corruption. Each of the CSOs will
receive grants of up to fifty thousand US Dollars to implement their projects. The grants are provided through UNDP’s Accountability and Transparency (ACT) Project’s Accountability and Transparency Grants Facility.
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Minister of Urban Development inaugurated new department building constructed with UNDP support and the new UNDP Urban Development Group office established at Ministry of Urban Development
22 October 2008, Kabul - The Minister of Urban Development, Yousaf Pashtun inaugurated a new office building constructed with support of UNDP and also opened UNDP Urban Development Group office newly established at Ministry of Urban Development (MoUD).
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Press Conference
Kabul, 20 October 2008: The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Country Director for Afghanistan Mr. Manoj Basnyat, updated the media on poverty reduction efforts in Afghanistan on 20th October 2008.
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UN Assistant Secretary General Reaffirms UNDP Support to Development in Afghanistan
Kabul, 13 October 2008 – The UNDP Assistant Administrator and Director, Regional Bureau
for Asia and the Pacific, Ajay Chhibber visited Afghanistan from 11 to 13 October 2008 to
exchange views with senior members of the Afghan Government on how to strengthen
UNDP’s support to development of Afghanistan.
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UN ENVOY CALLS ON AFGHANS TO SAY NO TO CORRUPTION
Kabul, 20 August 2008 – The Special Representative of the Secretary-General for
Afghanistan (SRSG), Kai Eide called on Afghanistan’s people, civil society and the
media to stand up against corruption today as he launched a new anti-corruption
report from the United Nations Development Programme.
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Afghan Youth to celebrate International Youth Day and discuss on their priorities in the
Youth Conference
Kabul, 04 August 2008— International Youth Day will be celebrated on 5 August 2008 in Kabul. Two youth representatives between age 18 and 25 (50% female) who have completed secondary education from each of the 34 provinces plus some 250 youth from Youth Organisations, UN agencies, Ministry of Education (MoE), Ministry of Higher Education (MoHE) and Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) will participate in the International Youth Day conference.
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Japan Allocates Over 4 Million Dollars to the Disbandment of Illegal Armed Groups
Kabul, 18 June 2008: The Japanese Chargé d’Affaires ad interim, Mr Katsuhide Ariyoshi and the Deputy Country
Director and Officer in Charge of UNDP, Mr Ian Holland, held a Signing Ceremony for the Exchange of Notes this
morning to provide an additional 477 million yen ($4.5 million) to Afghanistan’s New Beginnings Programme (ANBP)
for the Disbandment of Illegal Armed Groups (DIAG).
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UNDP Afghanistan Dari and Pashto Websites Launched by UNDP Chief, South and West Asia Division
Kabul, 28 May 2008: UNDP Afghanistan Dari and Pashto websites launched by Ms. Fadzai Gwaradzimba, UNDP Chief, South and West Asia Division, Regional Bureau of Asia and the Pacific (RBAP) today 28 May 2008. Following UNDP audiences’ demand which includes governmental partners, media, academia, university students and Afghan public in getting more information on UNDP activities in local languages, UNDP Afghanistan launched its websites in two Afghan local languages when this information was only available in the English website www.undp.org.af before.
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UNDP Hosted a Symposium on Decentralization Experiences from India
May 19, 2008, Kabul- The Indian Minister for Panchayati Raj (Local Governance), Mr. Mani Shankar Aiyar, visited Afghanistan to further strengthen the collaboration between Afghanistan and India in the area of Local Governance.
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Upgraded Vocational Training Center in Nangarhar province was officially handed over to the local government
Nangarhar, 6 May, 2008: the project to upgrade Nangarhar Vocational Training Center is completed and the center was officially handed over to the local government of this province by UNDP Urban Development Group (UDG) today in Jalalabad. This is a part of a project for upgrading nine Vocational Training Centers in Nangarhar, Kandahar, Kunduz, Herat, Jawzjan, Bamyan, Balkh (Mazar-e-Sharif), Paktiya (Gardez) and Kabul provinces in Afghanistan.
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Celebrated Afghan Musician Farhad Darya is
UNDP National Goodwill Ambassador
Kabul, 6 March 2008:
Celebrated musician, artist and human rights activist Farhad Darya has been appointed the UNDP National Goodwill Ambassador for Afghanistan. This was announced by the UNDP Resident Representative in Afghanistan, Bo Asplund, here today.
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Weak rule of law hinders human development in Afghanistan
Kabul, 18 November 2007: In Afghanistan, the justice system must be rebuilt to bridge modern and traditional justice institutions, protect citizens’ rights and strengthen rule of law, a pivotal step in the war-ravaged country’s march to successful political transition and development.
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In The News
Afghanistan trailing badly on development: study [Yahoo! News]
AFGHANISTAN: Fifth least developed country in the world [IRIN News]
The UN, Google and Cisco Unveil Online Resource in the Fight to Decrease Global Poverty
United Nations, 1 November 2007: The United Nations, Google and Cisco today unveiled a pioneering online site that tracks progress towards decreasing global poverty by 2015, a global campaign known as the Millennium Development Goals, or MDGs.
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UNDP and Ministry of Finance partner to fight corruption in Afghanistan
Kabul, 28 September 2007: The Accountability and Transparency Project, which will be implemented jointly by the Ministry of Finance (MoF) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) formally inaugurated by Minister Anwar-ul-Haq Ahady and Anita Nirody, UNDP County Director in Afghanistan.
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Youth Representatives from All Regions Gather to Support Peace and National Development Efforts
Kabul, 6 August 2007: The National Youth Conference got off to a flying start with the participation of over 300 youth representatives from all the 34 provinces of Afghanistan.
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UNDP Afghanistan welcomes Mr. Bo Asplund, our new Resident Representative
Kabul, July 2007: Bo Asplund is the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Resident Representative, Resident Co-ordinator and Humanitarian Coordinator in Afghanistan. He is one of the two Deputy Secretary General Special Representatives for Afghanistan. He is responsible for Relief, Recovery and Reconstruction (RRR).
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New USD 12.5 million Netherlands Support to LOTFA
Kabul, 23 July 2007: The Government of Netherlands has committed a further assistance of USD 12.5 million to the Government of Afghanistan-UNDP supported “Law and Order Trust Fund for Afghanistan (LOTFA)”. An agreement to this effect was signed by the UNDP Country Director, Ms. Anita Nirody and the Chargé d’Affaires a.i. of the Royal Netherlands Embassy, Ms. Yvonne Stassen. The hand-over ceremony took place in the Ministry of Interior in presence of the First Deputy Interior Minister, Mr. Abdul Hadi Khalid.
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Norway contributes USD 2.2 million to the operational support of the Afghan Civil Service Institute
Kabul, 28 June 2007 - The Royal Government of Norway has donated USD 2.2 million to support of the operation and set-up of the Afghan Civil Service Institute. It is expected that the Afghan Civil Service Institute will become the centerpiece for the capacity development of the Afghan Civil Service.
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USAID provides USD 8 million to Maintain Poppy Free Provinces
Kabul, June 2007 – The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is providing an initial USD 8 million contribution to the Good Performers’ Initiative as part of the Government of Afghanistan’s Counter Narcotics Trust Fund (CNTF). This new grant will be administered by the United Nations Development Programme. The Ministry of Counter Narcotics will coordinate and manage the initiative.
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Inauguration of the AliceGhan Project – in support of the reintegration of Afghan returnees and IDPs
Kabul, 20th June 2007 - Following the commemoration of the World Refugee Day today, on 21st June 2007, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) will hold an official on-site inauguration ceremony of the AliceGhan initiative in support of Afghan returnees and Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs).
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Afghanistan’s first youth parliament to complete its first session on 14th June
Kabul, 13 June 2007 – From June 10, 101 new young faces have been seen in the National Assembly. Young students from Kabul, elected by their peers from over 90 High Schools to the first meeting of the Afghan Youth Training Assembly, have gathered in the National Assembly to learn about a parliament’s role and function and to express their opinions about many issues of acute relevance to Afghanistan. Subjects such as stability and security, education, and development have been debated vigorously and constructively.
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Urban Infrastructure Handover in Mazar-e-Sharif - Working towards a better environment and economy
Mazar-e Sharif, 11 June 2007 - A vegetable market, drainages of Shadiyan road and a public toilet, constructed in the heart of Mazar City by the UNDP Urban Development Group (UNDP-UDG) are today handed over to the municipality which also provided significant support for the completion of the project.
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“Unleashing Entrepreneurship: Nurturing an enabling environment for the growth of small and medium enterprises in Afghanistan”
Kabul, 2 June 2007 - UNDP in partnership with the Afghanistan Investment Support Agency (AISA) is sponsoring a round table on the promotion of small and medium enterprises (SME) in Afghanistan.
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