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Young trainers came together to teach their peers how to use computer December 15, 2005 UNDP holds an International Conference to extend the frontiers of development in Turkey December 13, 2005 NEWS FROM UNDP TURKEY NEWS FROM UNDP WORLDWIDE PRESS CLIPPINGS 02 May 06 TURKIYE - Solo is among World Business Award Winners The 10 recipients of the World Business Awards, which showcase the best practices of the business sector in alleviating poverty and boosting development to reach the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), were announced today by the International Chamber of Commerce. Turkish company Solo, which conducts a health education project in Turkey’s primary schools, is among these 10 companies. 31 December 05 YENI SAFAK 31 December 05 TURKIYE - “Dervis signature on ‘computer for the poor’ project” UNDP Administrator Kemal Dervis and OLPC (One Laptop per Child) Programme Coordinator Nicholas Negroponte shook hands to bring new technology and learning sources to schools of the world’s least developed countries. 31 December 05 GUNBOYU – “Computer from UN for children of poor countries” UNDP Administrator Kemal Dervis signed an agreement for the project of ‘$100 laptops’ to reduce the digital inequality among the children of world’s rich and poor countries. 31 December 05 DUNYA - YENI ASYA – “UN support for $100 laptop” UNDP and MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) signed an agreement in Davos, which provides laptop computers to students of poor countries. 31 December 05 DUNYA - "Economic development is not possible without human development" UNDP's Human Development Index 2005 shows that Turkey, with a 0.750 index rank, is on the lower levels of the Middle Human Development country group. 31 December 05 YENI ASYA “MOST IMPORTANT EVENTS OF 2005” Kemal Dervis resigned from the houses of the parliament and became the administrator of UNDP in 2005. 31 December 05 YENI SAFAK “MOST IMPORTANT EVENTS OF 2005” Kemal Dervis resigned from the houses of the parliament and became the administrator of UNDP in 2005. 31 December 05 REFERANS “THE ENTREPRENEURS ARE NOT INNOVATIVE” The most important problems of the small and medium sized enterprises are the financial problems, lack of raw material and poor human resources, according to a UNDP research in South East of Turkey. 24 December 05 EKONOMI “PROJECT DEVELOPED TO INCREASE IT LITERACY” Microsoft Turkey, in association with UNDP Turkey, Youth Association for Habitat and Agenda 21 have developed a project to increase the IT literacy. 23 December 2005 - BIZIM GAZETE “INTERNATIONAL PROTECTION FOR KURE MOUNTAINS” Kure Mountains receive a 2 million USD credit from The Global Environment Facility which is a joint environment programme supported by United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) 23 December 2005 - BIZIM GAZETE “GANGS CREATE CRIMINALS OUT OF CHILDREN WHO ARE WORKING IN STREETS” The activities of “The Rehabilitation of Children Working in Streets” programme, supported by GAP project management and UNDP in Batman, Sanliurfa and Gaziantep, were discussed in Gaziantep. 23 December 2005 - BUGUN “DERVIS IS WRITING A BOOK” UNDP Administrator Kemal Dervis is going to publish a book about his childhood and the days he spend in Turkey as a member of the government. 23 December 2005 - POSTA “A BOOK ABOUT THE YEARS WITH ‘DERVIS’” Kemal Dervis’ Turkey experience will be published. 23 December 2005 - STAR “DERVIS WILL WRITE ABOUT THE CRISIS PERIOD” UNDP Administrator Kemal Dervis is going to publish a book about Turkey called “Kemal Dervis; To Come Out of the Crisis and Contemporary Social Democracy” 22 December 2005 - HALKA VE OLAYLARA TERCUMAN “DERVIS DEVOTED TO THE POOR” Forty famous football players come together for the “Match Against Poverty” organized by UNDP in Germany. 22 December 2005 - GUNLUK EVRENSEL “THE COMPETITOR IS `THE POVERTY` THIS TIME” The third Match Against Poverty, will be on December 22, at the LTU Arena in Düsseldorf, Germany. 22 December 2005 - AKSAM “MATCH AGAINST POVERTY” Forty players will join the third “The Match Against Poverty”, organised by UNDP Administrator Kemal Dervis and goodwill ambassadors for UNDP Ronaldo and Zidane. 21 December 2005 - ULKEDE OZGUR GUNDEM “FOOTBALL STARS VERSUS POVERTY” 40 players will join “The Match Against Poverty” on December 22, at the LTU Stadium in Düsseldorf, organised by UNDP Administrator Kemal Dervis and goodwill ambassadors for UNDP Ronaldo and Zidane. 21 December 2005 - TURKIYE “FOR THE POOR” Around 40 players will be joining the third “Match Against Poverty”, organised by UNDP Administrator Kemal Dervis and the goodwill ambassadors; Ronaldo and Zidane. 21 December 2005 - TURKISH DAILY NEWS “VOLUNTEERS TURN ADANA VILLAGES INTO THEATHER STAGES” Hayata Artý contest supported by Turkey’s Coca cola Representative and UNDP under the auspices of a project named “Every Village Is a Story” aims to take art to disadvantaged areas, according to a UNDP Project Coordinator. 21 December 2005 - ORTADOGU “DECENT ACT FROM THE CELEBRITIES” Around 40 footballers will join Zidane and Ronaldo for the third match against poverty. 21 December 2005 - DUNYA "THE PROBLEMS OF ERZURUM WILL BE DISCUSSED" Erzurum’s Chamber of Industry and Commerce, in association with UNDP Turkey, and Dunya organised “The 3rd Dunya Business Development Meeting” where the economic and social problems of Erzurum zone would be discussed. 20 December 2005 - YENI SAFAK “EXAMPLARY ACT FROM FAMOUS FOOTBALL PLAYERS” Worlds famous football players will play the third Match Against Poverty on December 22 20 December 2005 - YENI SAFAK “PROPHET MUHAMMED`S AUNT HAS REUNITED THE CYPRIOTS” The restoration of The Hala Sultan Tekke Mosque, as a part of UNDP’s Bi-communal Development Programme, has been completed in Cyprus. 20 December 2005 - STAR "DERVIS WILL GET THE STARS TOGETHER" The third Match Against Poverty, organised by UNDP Administrator Kemal Dervis and goodwill ambassadors for UNDP Ronaldo and Zidane, will be on December 22, in Düsseldorf, Germany. 20 December 2005 - ZAMAN "EXAMPLARY ACT FROM FAMOUS FOOTBALL PLAYERS" Forty players will join “The Match Against Poverty”, organised by UNDP Administrator Kemal Dervis and goodwill ambassadors for UNDP Ronaldo and Zidane. 20 December 2005 - ORTADOGU "WE ARE GETTING POORER" According to a UNDP research, significant part of the population lives on the borderline of poverty. 20 December 2005 - BUGUN “MATCH AGAINSY POVERTY” Goodwill ambassadors for UNDP, Ronaldo and Zidane will each captain an international team to support the fight against poverty on December 22, in Germany. 16 December 2005 - YENI DEVIR “PROJECT TO SUPPORT THE IT LITERACY” UNDP, Youth Association for Habitat and Agenda 21 Project in association with Microsoft Turkey have developed a training program against computer illiteracy. 16 December 2005 - DUNYA - MICROSOFT IS GOING TO GIVE COMPUTER EDUCATION TO 100THOUSAND YOUNGSTERS IN THREE YEARS UNDP, Youth Association for Habitat and Agenda 21 and Microsoft Turkey have developed a training program to increase computer literacy. 16 December 2005 - YENISAFAK - LEARNING HOW TO USE COMPUTER IN PEER EDUCATION SYSTEM Microsoft Turkey Office has been in cooperation with the UNDP Turkey and Youth Association for Habitat and Agenda 21 for the empowerment of IT skills of youth in Turkey. 16 December 2005 - HURSES - THE RATE OF REPAYMENT OF MICROFINANCE CREDITS IS HIGH The payment of credits given by several NGOs to the poor has been recollected completely; UNDP urged the development of microcredit sector in Turkey at the International Microfinance Conference in Istanbul. 15 December 2005 - ANATOLIAN AGENCY – PROJECT TO INCREASE COMPUTER LITERACY UNDP, Youth Association for Habitat and Agenda 21 and Microsoft Turkey have developed a training program to increase computer literacy. 13 December 2005 - DUNYA - THE BIG POTENTIAL IN MICROFINANCE The United Nations Development Programme organised an International Conference in Istanbul about development of microfinance in Turkey. 13 December 2005 - RADIKAL - THE POOR ARE LOYAL TO THEIR LOANS The UNDP representative in Turkey Jacob Simonsen said that 'the understanding of microfinance is to help people living in poverty to gain access to financial services' at the International Microfinance Conference in Istanbul. 13 December 2005 - TURKISH DAILY NEWS - UNDP URGES DEVELOPMENT OF MICROCREDIT IN TURKEY UNDP urged the expansion and development of microcredit sector in Turkey at the International Microfinance Conference in Istanbul. 12 December 2005 - DUNYA The United Nations Development Programme Turkey is organising an International Microfinance Conference on 12-13 December 2005 at the Marmara Hotel in Istanbul. 12 December 2005 - TURKISH DAILY NEWS - UN RESTORES HISTORIC MOSQUE iN CYPRUS UN officials have announced that the restoration work has been completed in Cyprus’ coastal city of Larnaca. 10 December 2005 - MILLIYET - THE HALA SULTAN TEKKE MOSQUE HAS BEEN RESTORED The Hala Sultan Tekke Mosque is restored by UNDP’s Bi-communal Development Programme. 10 December 2005 - REFERANS - MICROFINANCE IS THE LIFESAVER OF SMALL INVESTERS The microfinance system which is the provision of a broad range of financial services for small investors who have the capacity to produce but lack of wealth, needs changes in the legal and regulatory framework in Turkey according to UNDP. 10 December 2005 - REFERANS - DEVELOPMENT OF NATIONAL WOMEN ENTERPRENEURSHIP IN DIYARBAKIR UNDP’s Small and Medium Enterprise Development in Southeast Anatolia (GAP-GIDEM) Project’s Diyarbakýr office exert continous efforts to create a National Women Enterpreneurship Center. 10 December 2005 - YENI ASYA - DERVIS: “I AM PROUD OF TURKEY” The UNDP administrator Kemal Dervis said that he is proud of Turkey; for the donations for Pakistan. 10 December 2005 - ZAMAN - “THE TURKISH SCHOOLS STARTED TO HELP KASHMIR EVEN BEFORE WE GET THERE” The UNDP administrator Kemal Dervis visited Pakistan two weeks ago and pointed out the contributions from Turkey. Just after the earthquake hit Pakistan, Turkish people mobilized for help. 7 December 2005 - YENI DEVIR - THE ‘HAYATA ARTI’ YOUTH FUND Second application period for the UNDP project to create opportunities for young people looking for a sponsor for their projects has started. 2 December 2005 - Gazete Ankara: Inozu Vadisi'ne BM Destegi UN support to Inozu Valley 1 December 2005 - Platin Magazine: Global Vatandaslik, Global Compact Global Citizenship, Global Compact