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April
2013:
Sudan Launches its First National Strategy
for the Development of Statistics |
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Khartoum, 23 April,
2013 - Under the auspices of the Vice President
of the Republic, the Central Bureau of Statistics
launched today the National Strategy for the
Development of Statistics (NSDS) for the Republic
of Sudan (2012-2016). The United Nations Development
Programme (UNDP) has supported the development
of the strategy technically and financially....
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April 2013:
International Donor Conference for Darfur
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Khartoum- April 2, 2013 - On
the 7th and 8th of April, the international
community will meet in Doha to endorse the
Darfur Development Strategy (DDS) developed
through a comprehensive consultation process,
involving representatives of all social groups
of Darfur including IDPs and women, in partnership
with the Government of Sudan, the Darfur Regional
Authority (DRA), UN agencies, International
Financial Institutions and civil society....
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March 2013:
Enhancing South - South Cooperation UNDP Sudan
an d Central Bank of Sudan Support Micro -
finance Development in Somalia |
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Khartoum-
March 11, 2013- Under the auspicies of the
Central Bank of Sudan (CBoS), the United Nationas
Development Programme (UNDP) Sudan in collaboration
with UNDP Somalia is organizing a regional
workshop on the basics of microfinance and
good practices. The workshop that is taking
place from 11-13 March 2013 will be attended
by representatives from Somalia as well as
other neighboring African countries of Djibouti,
Ethiopia, and Kenya. .....
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February 2013: UNDP
Supports Sudan to Accelerate its Climate Adaptation
Practices |
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Khartoum- February 7, 2013- The Ministry of
Environment, Forests, and Physical Development
and the United Nations Development Programme
(UNDP) signed today two grant agreements to
fund two new Project ideas, the first Climate
Risk Finance for Sustainable Rainfed Farming
and Pastoral Systems in Sudan (USD150,000)
and the second Promoting Low Carbon Development
(USD200,000) respectively. Both projects have
been developed in close collaboration with
the Higher Council for Environment and Natural
Resources (HCENR)......
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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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