UNDP MONTHLY NEWSLETTER
ISSUE 26, February 2008
STRAWBERRY FLAVOURED DAYS
The "Strawberry Flavoured Days" project implemented in Erzurum in eastern Turkey will create job opportunities for women. In the context of the project, women will not only be trained in strawberry production but will also come together with wholesalers

One of the projects that have come to an end in the context of the third phase of the Life Plus Youth Programme established by Coca-Cola Turkey and supported by UNDP is the “Strawberry Flavoured Days” project developed by the Erzurum Women Entrepreneurship Association in Erzurum, a city in eastern Turkey. The project aims to encourage the active participation of women in employment not only in the production stage but also at the marketing level. The project also aims to introduce a new product to Erzurum and its surrounding area and to make producers meet with wholesalers, marketers and the final consumer chain.More >> 


FRUITS OF MUĞLA: A CULTURAL HERITAGE

Through the GEF Small Grants Programme, UNDP Turkey aims to restore and protect the fruit heritage of Muğla - a city in southwest Turkey - with its "Local Fruits of Muğla: Cultural Heritage, Database and Protection" project. - Photo by Esin Işın

UNDP Turkey is trying to prevent the current depletion of agricultural biodiversity in Muğla, southwestern city of Turkey, through the GEF Small Grants Programme. The project, called “Local Fruits of Muğla: Cultural Heritage, Database and Protection”, aims to restore and protect the fruit heritage of the region through nature-friendly methods and make it into a source of income for the locals thus ensuring its sustainability. More >>


CLIMATE REPORT PRESENTED IN ANKARA

Following the worldwide launch of the 2007/2008 Global Human Development Report on climate change in November 2007, the report was also presented in Ankara on 24 January 2008

Following the worldwide launch of the 2007/2008 Global Human Development Report in November 2007, the report was also presented in Ankara on 24 January 2008. Among the participants of the launch were Deputy Undersecretary of the Ministry of Environment Sedat Kadıoğlu, UNDP Resident Representative Mahmood Ayub, General Director of the State Planning Organization General Directorate of Social Sectors and Coordination Kemal Madenoğlu and Marina Olshanskaya UNDP Regional Technical Specialist for Climate Change for Europe and Commonwealth of Independent States. Initially the 2007/2008 Global Human Development Report was launched on 27 November 2007 in Brazil by the UNDP Administrator Kemal Derviş in parallel with launches all over the world including Istanbul. More >>

UNDP AND EC IN TURKEY
UNDP Turkey Deputy Resident Representative Ulrika Richardson-Golinski answered the questions of New Horizons on UNDP-EU partnership

One of the largest and longest joint projects of UNDP and European Commission in Turkey has been concluded successfully at the end of 2007. That was the Small and Medium Enterprise Development in Southeastern Anatolia. UNDP Turkey Office and EC Delegation in Turkey has been joining forces in several other projects and areas recently to help Turkey to achieve its development targets in the way to EU membership. New Horizons asked Ulrika Richardson-Golinski, UNDP Deputy Representative in Turkey, about the linkages between EC and UNDP programming in Turkey, and the lessons learned from this partnership. Here is what she says: More >>

 
UNDP AND EC AROUND THE WORLD

For decades, the United Nations and the European Union have been working together to promote human development around the globe. It is not surprising to see that two have built such a strong partnership and have recorded successes in a variety of fields. They are an inextricable part of each other because the European Community – when first established – directly took UN values and objectives as a roadmap for its activities.  More >>

BULGARIAN YOUTH'S VIEWS CHANGE AFTER EU

Studies show that with Bulgaria's accession to the EU, Bulgarian youth is more optimistic about their future and seek opportunities within their own country rather than abroad

Studies show that with Bulgaria’s accession to the EU, Bulgarian youth are now more optimistic about their future and the future of their country and seek opportunities within their own country rather than abraod. More >>


MORE SUPPORT TO INTERNALLY DISPLACED

Prof. Siddiq Osmani of Ulster University came to Van, far eastern city of Turkey, to conduct a gap analysis of service providers for the IDPs

A complementary project entitled “Support to the Improvement of Economic and Social Conditions of IDPs in Van” is currently being developed as part of the efforts to establish a model for rural and urban settlements in Van – a far eastern city in Turkey. More >>