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Water is essential for life and
crucial for sustainable development,
including the preservation
of our natural environment
and the alleviation of poverty
and hunger. Water is indispensable
for human health and well-being.
Realizing these facts,
| COMMENT: TIME TO CLOSE
THE
GREAT
WATER
DIVIDE |
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Let's
be
honest.
Nobody
reading
this
started
the
day
with
a
two
mile
hike
to
collect
the
family's
daily
supply
of
water
from
a
stream.
None
of
us
suffered
the
indignity
of
having
to
use
a
field,
the
roadside,
or
a
plastic
bag
for
a
toilet. More>>>
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the
UN Educational,
in December 2003, proclaimed
the years 2005 to 2015
as the
International
Decade
for Action
'Water
for Life' and declared
22 March
of each
year as the World Water
Day (WWD).
Every
year, a different UN agency is
selected to coordinate events
surrounding WWD around the world,
and a different theme is chosen
to reflect the many facets of
freshwater resources. WWD 2006
was guided by the UN Educational,
Scientific and Cultural
Organization (UNESCO) under the
theme 'Water and Culture.' As
the UN's focal point for the promotion
of cultural diversity, UNESCO
drew attention to the fact that
there are as many ways of viewing,
using, and celebrating water as
there are cultural traditions
across the world. More>>>
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TURKEY AND GLOBAL WARMING
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Before
the next heat waves hit the
country, Turkey is speeding
up its efforts for the prevention
of global warming. Within the
scope of the project for the
preparation of the Initial
National Communications (INC)
of Turkey on Climate Change More>>>
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IMPACT OF 'LINKING EASTERN ANATOLIA
TO PROGRESS'
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UNDP
and its partners in the "Linking
Eastern Anatolia to Progress-LEAP" project
came together on the 24th of
March 2006, in Ankara to discuss
the progress and impact of the
project, which is being implemented
in Eastern Anatolia since 2001
in order to support social and
economic development of the
region, especially in participatory
rural development, rural tourism
and local entrepreneurship. More>>> |
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PROMOTING
AND PROTECTING
WOMEN'S
AND
GIRLS’ RIGHTS |
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The
United
Nations
launched
its joint
programme
on Promoting
and Protecting
Women’s
and
Girl’s
Human
Rights
in partnership
with
the
Turkish
Ministry
of Interior
and
Association
for
Training
and
Supporting
Women
Candidates
(KA-DER),
on
7 March
2006
in
Ankara. More>>>
| KEMAL
DERVİŞ'
STATEMENT
ON
INTERNATIONAL
WOMEN'S
DAY |
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Kemal
Dervis,
during
the
launch
of
the
programme,
referred
this
year's
theme
for
International
Women's
Day,
'Women
in
Decision-Making,'
giving
examples
of
women
Heads
of
State
or
Government
in
countries
on
every
continent. More>>>
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| GENDER
MAINSTREAMING
TRAINING
FOR
UNDP
STAFF |
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UNDP Turkey
has
started
to
train
the
UNDP
Turkey
staff,
project
partners,
beneficiaries,
and
decision
makers
on
gender
mainstreaming,
within
its
project,
which
aims
to
engage
more
strategically
in exploring
the impact
UNDP is
making on
the important
gender issues
in Turkey. More>>>
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COMPUTER TRAINING PROJECT REACHES OUT
TO MORE YOUNG
PEOPLE
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