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WELCOME
TO THE WORLD OF UNDP/TURKEY
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It
is a great pleasure to share the excitement
of this first issue of our Newsletter "New
Horizons" with you. From 1 January 2006,
as UNDP Turkey Office, we will try to reach
you every month, through "New Horizons."
UNDP is the UN's global development network,
an organization advocating for change and
connecting countries to knowledge, experience
and resources to help people build a better
life. And UNDP is well-known to be always
in search of and globally open to new horizons
for especially the poor. That is exactly
why we named our newsletter as: "New
Horizons". More
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| YOUNG
TRAINERS TEACH THEIR PEERS BASIC COMPUTER
SKILLS |
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Microsoft Turkey, in association
with UNDP Turkey and Youth Association for Habitat
and Agenda 21, has developed a training programme
in the context of the "Empowerment of Youth for
Improved e-Governance in Turkey" project to increase
computer literacy. Young trainers, who will be
given advanced courses prior to the project, will
provide training for young people who are computer
illiterate. More
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GOLDEN
FEET KICK THE BALL AGAINST POVERTY
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UNDP
Goodwill Ambassadors Ronaldo and Zidane
were among 40 international players who
were on the pitch for the third 'Match Against
Poverty' on 22 December 2005 at
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the
LTU Arena, Düsseldorf. More
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| What
Are Millenium Development Goals? |
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At the Millennium Summit in September
2000, world leaders agreed on an ambitious
agenda. In addition to declaring their
support for freedom, democracy and
human rights, they set eight goals
("Millennium Development Goals-MDGs")
for development and poverty eradication,
to be achieved by the year 2015:
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| TURKEY
WARMS UP TO GLOBAL CLIMATE INITIATIVE |
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Turkey
is joining the international community
in tackling the burning issue of global
warming.
The Government of Turkey and the UN Development
Programme (UNDP) agreed the way ahead
for Turkey to confront the global threat
of climate change by signing a new project
document in August 2005 in Ankara. The
project document outlines future activities
including the preparation of Turkey's
Initial National Communication, which
will report on the steps the country is
taking to implement the United Nations
Framework Convention on Climate Change
(UNFCCC). Some $405,000 from the Global
Environmental Facility's (GEF) trust fund
for developing countries was allocated
for the project.
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| UN
Climate Change Conference Agrees On
Future Critical Steps |
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Montreal
hosted the 11th Annual United Nations
Climate Change Conference from 28
November to 9 December 2005.
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| TURKISH
YOUTH KEEPS ON "ADDING A PLUS TO LIFE" |
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The
second phase of the project applications
for the "Life+" Youth Fund, which supports
development projects of the Turkish youth,
has been launched. Coca-Cola Turkey,
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
and Habitat and Agenda 21
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Youth
Association implement the fund
in partnership.
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| UNDP
HOLDS AN INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE TO EXTEND
THE FRONTIERS OF DEVELOPMENT IN TURKEY |
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The United Nations Development
Programme organised an International Conference
in Istanbul aiming to explore ways to help
the poor invest in the future in Turkey.
The two-day conference provided an opportunity
for Turkey's government officials, NGOs,
cooperatives and members of the banking
sector to discuss the global Microfinance
industry and to identify models suitable
to Turkey. More
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| Microfinance
Helps the Underprivileged in Turkey
Invest in Their Future |
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Güler
Turan and Emine Çakim, both
from the 1999-quake stricken Izmit,
Turkey, are two women among a relatively
small group of people who benefited
from microcredits, distributed by
only two organizations in Turkey.
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Güler Turan (27) is producing
hand-woven silk carpets in her
single-room house. More
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| WOMEN
HARNESS MARKET FORCES IN TURKEY |
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Women
in Gaziantep and Mardin, two Southeastern
provinces in Turkey, sell hand-made products
at special bazaars within the framework
of the 'Reducing Socio-Economic Differences
in Southeastern Anatolia' project developed
by the United Nations Development Programme
and GAP (Southeastern Anatolia Project)
Regional Development Agency in Turkey.
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| EVERYBODY
HAS A RESPONSIBILITY TO ERADICATE MURDERS
IN THE NAME OF HONOUR |
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A
report, supported by United Nations Population
Fund (UNFPA) and United Nations Development
Programme (UNDP) entitled "The Dynamics
of Honour Killings in Turkey: Prospects
for Action" was published on 22 November
2005. The report covers the most shameful
type of violence against women in Turkey,
namely 'honour killings'. The Population
Association of
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Turkey
conducted the research in four Turkish provinces,
Istanbul, Sanliurfa, Batman and Adana.
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