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WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE THE VOLUNTARY PARENT OF CHILDREN WORKING IN THE STREETS? February 7, 2006 SUPPORT FOR PROJECTS THAT CONSERVE NATURAL RESOURCES ALONG THE BTC PIPELINE February 7, 2006 LEARNING FROM THE HANDICAPPED TO HAVE A POSITIVE ONLOOK ON LIFE February 7, 2006 PRESS RELEASES NEWS FROM UNDP WORLDWIDE PRESS CLIPPINGS 08 February 06 ONCE VATAN & TAKVIM - “World’s most successful businesswomen meet in Istanbul on February 13” Senior women officials from international organisations including UNDP will attend the World Forum for Women Entreprenuers on 13 February 2006, hosted by Women Entrepreneurs Association (KADIGER). 08 February 06 DOKUZ SÜTUN – “UNDP Administrator Kemal Dervis” UNDP Administrator Dervis said at a meeting in Germany that in the fight against bribery in the world, success cannot be reached unless the salaries in poor paeople are raised. 08 February 06 HURSES – “Economically empowering poor countries” UNDP Administrator Dervis expressed at a meeting in Germany that great efforts are needed to eradicate poverty in the world, therefore countries should work in cooperation to empower poor countries economically. 08 February 06 HURSES-“Bribery countinues unless poverty ends” UNDP Administrator Dervis said ‘We cannot be successful in the fight against bribery, if the salaries in poor countries are not increased.’ 06 February 06 TURKISH DAILY NEWS – “Holbrooke: Dervis excellent candidate for UN head” Senior U.S. diplomat Richard Holbrooke said that UNDP Administrator Kemal Dervis is an excellent candidate to replace UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan. 04 February 06 YENI ASYA – “Intellectual improvement of women” UNDP supports Bursa Metropolitan Municipality Local Agenda 21 for a project to empower women’s place in the society in Bursa by awareness raising ve education. 04 February 06 RADIKAL – “320 volunteer parents by one click” UNDP’s poverty reduction project in Southeastern Anatolia, “Would you be my parent?” have received 320 applications in the first 9 days from volunteers to finance child workers’ education needs.