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THE ROLE OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES IN DEVELOPMENT IS DISCUSSED IN ISTANBUL

Ankara, May 2013 - UNDP’s Bureau for Development Policy and Bureau for Conflict Prevention and Recovery organizes a three day event starting today in Istanbul to discuss the significant opportunities for integrating the use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) into UNDP’s development programming. More

“GREEN OSCARS” FOR MEDITERRANEAN CONSERVATION SOCIETY AND KUZEY DOĞA SOCIETY

Ankara, May 2013 - Zafer Kızılkaya, the chairman of the Mediterranean Conservation Society (AKD), and Dr. Çağan Şekercioğlu, the President of the Kuzey Doğa Society, were granted the Whitley Award, a prestigious international nature conservation prize known as the “Green Oscar”. More

UN FORUM ON FORESTS HELD IN ISTANBUL

New Horizons, May 2013 - The tenth session of the United Nations Forum on Forests (UNFF10) was organized at the beginning of April in Istanbul. More

A NEW GEF FUNDED PROJECT LAUNCHED AT UN FORUM ON FORESTS

New Horizons, May 2013 - UNDP Turkey launched a new Global Environment Fund (GEF) funded project called “Integrated Approach to Management of Forests in Turkey, with Demonstration in High Conservation Value Forests in the Mediterranean Region” at the side event of United Nations Forum on Forests in Istanbul. More

1,000 DAYS LEFT TO GO ON MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS

New Horizons, May 2013 - Less than 1,000 days are left to achieve Millennium Development Goals which were adopted in 2000 to be completed by 2015. To inspire further action, the United Nations and its partners around the world was emphazied on the need of speeding up the work that is being done to realize MDGs. More

THE FISHERWOMEN HAVE NO RECOGNITION

New Horizons, May 2013 -The fisherwomen are ignored in fishery industry according to the data obtained in the “Fisherwomen Project”. More

FIRST EVER NATIONAL VOLUNTEERING COMMITTEE IN TURKEY ESTABLISHED

New Horizons, May 2013 - Volunteerism in Turkey took important step forward on April, as 22 participants got together in Ankara to establish a first ever National Volunteering Committee in the country. More

GROWTH IN ASIA PACIFIC REGION WILL BE SUBDUED IN 2013

New Horizons, May 2013 - United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) flagship report tells that growth will slow down in Asia Pacific region in 2013 due to developed world policy uncertainty and it calls for a paradigm shift in macroeconomic policies to make growth inclusive and sustainable. More

HELEN CLARK IS APPOINTED FOR A SECOND TERM AS UNDP ADMINISTRATOR

New Horizons, May 2013 - Helen Clark has been appointed by the United Nations General Assembly to serve a second four-year term as administrator of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). More

NGOS AND PRIVATE SECTOR REPRESENTATIVES HAVE MET FOR DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION

New Horizons, May 2013 - In two meetings held on April within the framework of South-South Cooperation project, NGOs’ and private sector’s involvement in Turkey’s development cooperation activities was underlined. More