NEW HORIZONS FOR CHILDREN WORKING IN STREETS
Children working on the streets in Şanlıurfa asking questions to Reading Days' guest author.


"My boss made me do overtime because I was late to work this morning."
"I'll be going home late tonight, what am I going to tell my mother?"
"We received a very big order today, mummy."

These were the words of some children who were asked to make up imaginary stories, during a project activity.

 

Actually, these stories are not altogether imaginary for these children, because they are 8-10 year-old child workers, mostly working on the streets. They are kids who arrive late to work, who take and deliver orders, shine shoes, do all sorts of odd jobs... and who are in constant danger on the streets, going back and forth between home and work.

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INTERNATIONAL MINE AWARENESS DAY
A young girl recovering in an Iraqi hospital after having lost her hand in a landmine explosion.


The first international day for mine awareness was launched on 4 April. The picture about the dangers of landmines is a pessimistic one. According to the latest figures deaths and injuries from landmines world wide have decreased from 26,000 a year in the late 1990s. But... More>>>

NEW HORIZONS FOR THE 'SLEEPING BEAUTY'


One of the 100 mansions under protection in Cappadocia's virgin district, Mustafapaşa.

Implemented within the framework of Local Agenda 21’s “Support to Local Projects Programme” and conducted by the local government, the town council and civil society volunteers, a cultural rehabilitation project in the historic town of Mustafapaşa in Central Anatolia has recently been completed. More>>>

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT EXHIBITION IN İSTANBUL


A photography exhibition on ‘Sustainable Development’, organized by the EDUCAIDE Association, Beyoğlu Municipality, French Cultural Centre and United Nations Development Programme, was held in İstanbul in April. More>>>

REFERENCE GUIDE FOR EU CANDIDATES AND NEW MEMBERS



The UNDP has supported the publication of a "guide" which aims to help improve coordination and efficiency in policy making and implementation at the central governmental level in the new and prospective member states of the European Union. More>>>

 

  

'INTERNALLY DISPLACED PERSONS' SEMINAR FOR CIVIL SOCIETY
In Southeast Anatolia, many people were internally displaced because of terrorism and conflict.


UNDP is preparing a series of training seminars targeting Civil Society Organisations. The seminars, organized within the framework of the UNDP Programme which aims to support the Turkish Government in developing a comprehensive project regarding Internally Displaced Persons, will begin on June 30, 2006. More>>>


GLOBAL COMPACT GAINS MOMENTUM

United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan has appointed a group of 20 business, labour and civil society leaders from around the world to serve on the Board of the UN Global Compact. The Secretary-General's appointments follow a comprehensive consultation process involving all Global Compact stakeholders, including its Local Networks. More>>>

KOÇ HOLDING JOINS THE "GLOBAL COMPACT"

Mustafa V. Koç, Chairman of the Koç Holding Board of Directors and Kofi Annan, the UN Secretary-General

The Global Compact was launched in Turkey in March 2002, during a special one-day event organised by UNDP in Istanbul. Since then UN's Global Compact initiative managed to attract more than 60 private Turkish companies. More>>>

GLOBAL COMPACT PRESENTATIONS IN TURKEY AND NORTHERN CYPRUS

Acknowledging the role of Public Relations companies in promoting the corporate values and ethics among businesses, UNDP Turkey presented the UN Global Compact to 15 Public Relations Companies in Istanbul on April 20th, 2006. The seminar was organized by the Association of Communication Consultancy Companies, an umbrella organisation of PR companies.More>>>