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December 2012:
UNDP
Implements its Commitment to the International
Aid Transparency Initiative |
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To translate its full commitment to organizational
transparency into action, the United Nations
Development Programme (UNDP), announced an
important step by making its internal audit
reports publicly available as of December
1st, 2012. From that date, UNDP will post
the full audit report, within one month from
issuance, on the UNDP website, where it will
be accessible for Member States, donors, media
and the public at large. The public disclosure
of audit reports underlines that UNDP publicly
accounts for the funds entrusted to it, and
also means being open about challenges and
the areas where UNDP needs to improve......
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November 2012:
Strengthening
Health Systems in Sudan |
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26th November 2012- At the Central Medical
Supplies Warehouse in North Khartoum: 2.7
million USD worth of medical equipment was
officially handed over from UNDP to the Federal
and State Ministries of Health. The equipment
donated by the Global Fund to fight AIDS,
Tuberculosis and Malaria, included Lab and
IT equipment as well as 22 vehicles to upgrade
and support 19 Medical Laboratories, 5 Rural
Hospitals and 25 Health Care Centers across
the country. The Vehicles and IT equipments
are intended to strengthen the health management
teams at the locality levels. .....
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July 2012:
Sudan
Government and UN Sign $1billion Development
Assistance Framework |
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Khartoum- July 2, 2012. The Government of
Sudan and the United Nations signed today
the United Nations Development Assistance
Framework (UNDAF) for the Republic of Sudan
2013-2016. The signing of this framework culminated
joint efforts exerted by UN Agencies and all
relative line ministries under the leadership
of both the UN Country Team and the Ministry
of International Cooperation. .....
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June 2012:
Towards
a Sustainable Sudan: Sudan Rio + 20 Momentum
Builds in Sudan |
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On June 6th, the United Nations Development
Programme (UNDP) office in Sudan hosted a
high level video conference between Sudan’s
delegation to the UN Conference on Sustainable
Development (UNCSD) Rio + 20 and UNDP advisors
Frank Pinto, lead consultant on Climate Change
and Development and Stephen Gitonga, Acting
Chief, Sustainable Energy Unit in New York.
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May 2012:
Reintegration
Services Continue to Roll Out for South Kordofans
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Wednesday May 2nd 2012- As part of UN Joint
Programme on Youth Employment, UNDP continues
to support the new business initiatives that
link the youth with sustainable employment
opportunities. UNDP launched a second phase
of Business Ideas Competition for youth in
the Blue Nile State, upon successful completion
of similar contest in North & South Kordofan
States. .....
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March 2012:
Local
NGO from East Sudan Win an International Prize |
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Khartoum-
20, March 2012, As a result of partnership
with “Strengthening Access to Justice
and Confidence Building in Eastern Sudan”
Project, Zenab for Women in Development, which
operates in Gedaref (Eastern Sudan), has won
this year’s Equator Prize on the support
of community work toward achieving the MDGs.,
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| December
2011:
New
Partners Join Reintegration Services Targeting
ex-combatants |
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Khartoum,
13-12-11.On December 8, 2011, four organizations
were selected to became implementing partners
of Sudan DDR Commission (SDDRC) and United
Nations Development Programme (UNDP), to provide
income-generating activities to DDR participants
in Sudan. Over the next 6 months, implementing
partners will provide...
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| December
2011:
UNDP
Sudan Issues Statement Regarding Media Reports
on East Sudan |
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Khartoum,
11 December 2011. The United Nations Development
Programme (UNDP) in Sudan categorically denies
association with information published in
several media outlets under the title ‘Sudan:
security ‘volcano’ ready to blow
in the east,’ No UNDP Sudan staff has
made such statements. Journalistic norms,
therefore, requires that any media outlet
that has published such information should
disassociate UNDP from these articles...
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| July 2011:
DDR
sensitization mission in El Srief, North Darfur |
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El Fasher, 26
July 2011 – A sensitization programme
to disseminate messages on Disarmament, Demobilization
and Reintegration (DDR) and Small Arms Control
was organized yesterday in El Srief locality,
situated 45 kilometers North of El Fasher,
North Darfur, by African Union-United Nations
Mission in Darfur (UNAMID), UN Development
Program (UNDP) and the Sudan DDR Commission
(SDDRC); in active coordination with other
relevant UN agencies like UNICEF....
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| July
2011: Sounding
Good: Musical Performances in Darfur Make
the Difference |
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EL Fasher, Darfur, 6 July 2011 - They’ve
launched and produced newspapers, radios programmes
in local unwritten languages, street theatre
performances, and have entertained and informed
thousands of children in IDP camps with their
puppet shows. Now, on 7th July, 2011, Afia
Sudan is returning to Darfur, this time in
El Fasher, to organize extensive community
outreach activities. ...Read
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| June 2011:
The
Media is the Message: DDR and CSAC Workshops
in Darfur |
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Geneina, West Darfur, 20 June 2011 –
The Sudan DDR Commission (SDDRC) and the UNDP,
held the first of three media sensitization
workshops in the Darfur region. With over
20 participants representing television, newspaper,
radio and other traditional forms of media,
the workshop in Geneina set about increasing
awareness of local Disarmament, Demobilization
and Reintegration (DDR) and Community Security
and Small Arms Control (CSAC) issues ....
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| June 2011:
First
PSO Regional Seminar Held in Sudanese Capital
Instead of Copenhagen |
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Khartoum,
15 June 2011 – The Regional Procurement
Support Office Seminar was opened by UNDP
Country Director Mr. Claudio Caldarone on
Sunday 12 June at Rotana Salam Hotel, in Khartoum.
The four-day seminar brought participants
from 14 UNDP country offices along with the
Sudanese Federal Ministry of Health procurement
and supply focal points. The seminar was facilitated
by a number of experts from UNDP Procurement
Support Office (PSO) in Geneva, UNDP Legal
Support Office (LSO), UNDP Sudan Programme
Management Unit and external partners such
as WHO-AMDS, Global Fund and UNICEF....
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| May 2011:
“Public
Participation Key to New Constitution Making” |
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Khartoum,
24 May 2011 With the opening of the Constitution
Making Forum, the Government of Sudan initiated
a broad-based consultative process for drafting
a permanent constitution, here today. The
Forum, an initiative of the Advisory Council
for Human Rights (ACHR) and is supported by
the United Nations, notably the United Nations
Mission in Sudan (UNMIS) and the United Nations
Development Programme (UNDP). ....
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| May 2011:
UNDP
Handover of GFTAM HIV program construction
sites to FMOH at new central warehouse in
Khartoum |
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Khartoum,
24 May 2011, The Undersecretary of the Federal
Ministry of Health, Dr. Isamaldine Mohammed
Abdalla received a commemorative key from
UNDP Acting Deputy Country Director, Yakub
Beris, to mark the successful delivery of
more than 60 health facilities constructed
through the Global Fund grant for combating
HIV/AIDS in Sudan, at the handover ceremony
held this morning in the new central warehouse
for storage of drugs, in Khartoum North. ....
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| May 2011:
Community
Security Initiatives take off in Blue Nile
State |
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Damazine.
On Sunday May 8th, the Sudanese Development
Initiative (SUDIA), with the support of the
Joint DDR Commission (JDDRC) and the UNDP,
officially launched two pilot social reintegration
projects, which will be implemented in Blue
Nile State. The launch took place in Damazine
town, and was attended by more than 30 participants,
including representatives from the state government,
UN agencies, the media, and civil society
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| February
2011:
Southern
Sudanese vote for independence |
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7 February 2011, The people of Southern Sudan
have voted overwhelmingly to secede and form
their own country.
According to the final results announced today
by the Southern Sudan Referendum Commission,
98.3 percent of the electorate has chosen
independence.....
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| February
2011:
UNDP
Support to Tribal Elders’ Conclave Boosts
Peace Efforts in South Kordofan |
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Kadugli, 25 January 2011, The Southern Kordofan
Reconciliation and Peaceful Coexistence Mechanism
(RPCM) and UNDP’s Crisis and Recovery
Mapping and Analysis (CRMA) and Conflict Reduction
Programme (CRP)-supported community interaction
in Al Buram locality has enabled the Shatt
Nuba and Rawawga Hawazma tribes to jointly
decide on interventions for consolidation
of peace and reconciliation....
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| December
2010:
Kuwait
Hosts International
Donors and Investors Conference for East Sudan |
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Kuwait,
1 December 2010 – The International
Donors and Investors Conference for East Sudan
inaugurated by the Prime Minister of Kuwait,
H.H Sheikh Nasser Al-Mohammed Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber
Al-Sabah, commenced this morning. In his opening
speech the Prime Minister said, the main interest
of the participating countries is to “aid
the brotherly nation of Sudan in resolving
the conflicts and challenges that it is facing
at present and move forward towards development
under the umbrella of peace and security”.,....
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| November
2010:
Kuwait
Conference to Pave Way for Human Development
and Revival of East Sudan |
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Khartoum,
25 November - The International Investors
and Donors Conference on East Sudan to be
held in Kuwait on 1-2 December will open up
a roadmap for the development of a region
that is rich in natural wealth but home to
some of the poorest people in the country.
This was stated by the President’s Advisor
on Eastern Sudan, H.E Mustafa Osman Ismail,
at the Donors’ Consultation,....
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| October
2010:
Strong
Commitment Needed to Make Sudan Free of Landmines
by 2014 |
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Khartoum,
28 October 2010 – The landmines
and Explosive Remnants of War (ERW) clearance
assets developed in the form of Joint Integrated
Demining Units have cleared 446 kilometre-long
Babanusa-Wau railway line and more than 1,650
km of high priority roads in central and Eastern
states of the country....
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| August
2010:
Japan
offers 8.17 million USD to support referendum
in Sudan |
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Khartoum,
2 August 2010 - The Government of Japan will
provide the newly-established United Nations
Integrated Referendum Assistance Division
(UNIRAD) an emergency grant in the amount
of approximately 8.17 million USD to assist
the conduct of the referenda in Sudan. The
funding will enable critical assistance to
the newly established Southern Sudan,....
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| June 2010:
UNDP
To Step Up Efforts for Tackling Inequality
and Effective Local Governance in Sudan |
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Khartoum, 8 June 2010 – The United Nations
Development Programme (UNDP) will be at the
forefront of support to the national authorities
in tackling priorities of capacity development
for poverty reduction, gender equity and inclusive
governance in Sudan. Vigorous efforts will
have to be mounted to address the emerging
threat posed by climate change in the form
of water scarcity and impact on livelihoods....
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| June 2010:
Top
UNDP Official For Arab States Arrives in Sudan |
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Khartoum, 5 June 2010 – The United
Nations Assistant Secretary General, Assistant
Administrator of United Nations Development
Programme (UNDP) and Director of its Regional
Bureau for Arab States, Ms. Amat Al Alim Alsoswa
arrived on an official visit to Sudan, here
today.During the course of her week-long visit,
Ms. Alsoswa will hold wide-ranging discussions
with high-level government representatives.......
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March 2010:
High-Level
Haiti Donors’ Conference to be held
at United Nations in New York |
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New
York, 29 March 2010—The United Nations
and United States, in cooperation with the
Haitian Government, will convene a high-level
donors’ conference - ‘Towards
a New Future in Haiti’ - on 31 March
at United Nations Headquarters in New York
to secure the financial resources necessary
for Haiti’s recovery, and by doing so,
demonstrate the international community’s
steadfast commitment to the people of Haiti
as they struggle to rebuild their lives after
the devastating earthquake...
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| December
2009:
Dutch
Ambassador inaugurates Police Barracks and
handsover over equipment in Abyei |
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Abyei,
8 December 2009– The Dutch Ambassador,
Mr. Norbert Braakhuis, inaugurated the Abyei
Police Force barracks in Abyei Town. He also
announced that his government has donated
an additional 3 million USD for equipment,
such as transport means, to the Abyei Police.
His Excellency the Dutch Ambassador was joined
by representatives of the Abyei Police Commander
Colonel Luka Deng,....
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November 2009:
The
European Commission constructs two new police
stations in Kassala State, Eastern Sudan |
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Kassala,
23 November 2009– Wali of State Kassala,
State Police Commissioner and United Nations
Development Program officially opened two
new police stations in Kassala State.
The inauguration was performed by the State
Wali of Kassala Mr. Salah Ali Adam, the State
Police Commissioner Mr. Esam Eldin Abdalmahmoud
Eltayeb, UNDP Country Director, Mr. Claudio
Caldarone, and the representatives of European
Commission, ....
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| October
2009:
DDR
Participants, gearing up for Reintegration |
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Juba,
2 October 2009: Acquisition of new skills
goes a long way in facilitating professional
and social integration of Ex-Combatants. Vocational
training courses, an initiative of the Southern
Sudan DDR Commission (SSDDRC) and the UNDP
as part of the Sudan DDR Programme and funded
by the Japan International Cooperation Agency
(JICA),....
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January 2009:
Japan
provides DDR programme in Sudan with $17 million |
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Khartoum,
8 January 2009, The Government of Japan signed
an agreement today with the United Nations
Development Programme (UNDP) to provide 1.575
billion yen (about $17 million) in grant assistance
to the Disarmament and Demobilization and
Reintegration (DDR) programme in Sudan....
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