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Achim Steiner takes office as Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme
Jun 19, 2017
The UN Development Programme (UNDP) today welcomed Achim Steiner as he begins a four-year term as Administrator of the Organization.
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UNDP Gender Equality Seal - Silver
May 30, 2017
UNDP Turkey participated in the" Seal of Gender Equality "program in September 2015. In the process beginning with this program, UNDP Turkey is committed to ensure that gender equality is observed and dealt with in all the work carried out in the field of development as well as internal institutional processes.
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Golden Compass UNDP Special Prize awarded to Microsoft for “Women Leaders in Technology”
May 30, 2017
Microsoft’s “Women Leaders in Technology”, implemented cooperatively with KAGIDER and Aydın Doğan Foundation to support women’s success stories in technology, was awarded the UNDP Special Prize in the 16th Golden Compass of TUHID.
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Biological Control Laboratory established in Antalya
May 29, 2017
A Biological Control Laboratory was established in Antalya in the context of Integrated Forest Management Project implemented jointly by the General Directorate of Forestry (OGM) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) with funding from the Global Environment Facility (GEF).
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Over 1000 Syrians and Turkish citizens complete the most comprehensive vocational training programme in Şanlıurfa
May 26, 2017
Vocational training certification ceremony, which acknowledges the success of Syrians and host community members in completing their courses on the sectors of service, industry and agriculture, was organized by UNDP and GAP Regional Development Administration (GAP RDA) on 26 May, in Şanlıurfa.
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Renewable energy, green vocational high school
May 18, 2017
Eryaman Cezeri Green Technology Technical and Industrial Vocational High School, which was built with the support of TOKI (the Housing Development Administration of Turkey) and designed as a part of the "Promoting Energy Efficiency In Buildings In Turkey Project" that is implemented by the Directorate-General of Renewable Energy of the Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources, Ministry of National Education, and UNDP was introduced to project's stakeholders on April 24, 2017.
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An investment of TRY 100 billion to GAP
May 18, 2017
The total volume of the Southeastern Anatolia Project exceeded 100 billion Turkish Liras thanks to the funding transferred to the region as a part of the "Project on Integrated Resource Efficiency in Agriculture and Agro-based Industries in the Southeast Anatolia Region" that is implemented by the Regional Development Administration of the Southeastern Anatolia Project (GAP) and UNDP and the project also became the largest development project in Turkey and one of the most important ones in the world.
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From the Hands of the Women of Şırnak
May 18, 2017
Within the framework of the "Innovations For Women Empowerment In Southeast Anatolia Project" that is implemented by the Regional Development Administration for the Southeastern Anatolia Project (GAP), Koton, and UNDP and financed by the Swedish International Development and Cooperation Agency (SIDA) products that are hand-crafted by the women of Şırnak can be found anywhere through Koton!
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Turkey's Engineer Girls
May 18, 2017
Turkey's Engineer Girls Project, which is implemented by Limak Foundation and the Ministry of Family and Social Policies and with the expertise support from UNDP, was also moved to Kuwait University by a recently-signed protocol. Limak Foundation Chairperson Ebru Özdemir, who signed the protocol said: "It is of capital importance for us to be able to add a permanent value to the society. We feel responsible for Kuwait. Therefore, we are transferring Turkey's Engineer Girls Project, which has been successfully implemented in Turkey, to Kuwait as well."
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Working for the Common Good: Integrated Forest Management
May 18, 2017
Certain works for development touch more areas than intended or anticipated. Integrated forest management is one such example.
