Latest Developments CALL FOR PROPOSAL FOR GAP ENTREPRENEUR SUPPORT CENTRE PROJECT GRANT PROGRAMME United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), together with GAP Regional Administration, announced a call for proposals for supporting Small and Medium Scale Enterprises (SMEs) located in the GAP region, namely, Adiyaman, Batman, Diyarbakir , Gaziantep , Kilis, Mardin, Siirt, Sanliurfa, and Sirnak. More>>> CALL FOR PROPOSAL FOR INTEGRATION OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT INTO SECTORAL POLICIES GRANT PROGRAMME The Central Finance and Contracts Unit on behalf of the Republic of Turkey is seeking proposals for grant projects implemented in Turkey with the financial assistance from the European Communities Turkey Pre-Accession Financial Assistance Programme. More>>> NGO TRAINING ON IDP PROTECTION Within the framework of the Internally Displaced Persons' (IDP) Protection programme, training workshops for Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) and Damage Assessment Commissions were held in Ankara and Mersin during June. The first workshop was organized in Ankara on 8-9 June for 34 members from 24 NGOs. The participating NGOs are working in the fields of human rights, legal issues and service-delivery for IDPs. More>>> UNDP BRINGS "FAIR TRADE" TO TURKEY The French man was looking for a quality food product with a good story behind it… The Turkish villagers were looking for a good buyer who would pay a fair price for their product, and they had lots of stories… This combination started a ‘fair trade' between Paris and Suvarli, a small town of about 5,000 inhabitants in Southeastern Turkey. More>>> WOMEN COUNCILS BENEFIT FROM UNDP‘S WOMEN IN POLITICS PROJECT ocal Agenda-21 (LA21) Cities women councils, with their work on ‘Women in Politics’ became an important partner of UNDP Women in Politics Project. 57 representatives, from programme partners and 30 cities, participated to the LA-21 Women Councils meeting between 27-29 June 2006 in Ankara. More>>> FOR MORE NEWS NEWS FROM UNDP WORLDWIDE

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