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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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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