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United Nations Development Programme
Regional Bureau for Arab States (RBAS)
Latest Update: August 2017
In each issue,
we present some of the recent highlights by UNDP's Regional Programme for Arab States. These include the strengthened regional partnership around the Arab Anti-Corruption and Integrity Network, enhanced products on knowledge such as the Knowledge4All mobile application, and the efforts through the Arab Development Portal to support Arab countries to monitor progress on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Among others, the newsletter also provides an update on the work of the Aid for Trade initiative to encourage economic diversification in the Arab Region and on the second phase of the Youth Leadership Programme which launched national workshops in 10 participating countries.
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Water conservation solutions in Jordanian host communities as part of the response to the spillover of the Syria crisis
June 14 2017
Through a generous grant from the OPEC Fund for International Development (OFID) and building on UNDP’s field presence and technical expertise, a project is under implementation in Jordan to strengthe...
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A regional approach to achieve Sustainable Development in the Arab States
June 14 2017
“Leaving no one behind” has been echoed in almost all sessions of UNDP Regional Conference on “Development challenges and priorities in a changing Arab region” held in Amman on 22-23 May 2017. The 170...
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OFID and UNDP join forces to address the environmental impact of the Syria crisis in Lebanon
June 14 2017
The Syrian conflict is arguably the most tragic humanitarian crisis of our time. Since 2011, half of the country’s pre-war population — more than 11 million people — have been killed or have fled thei...
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Leading journalists gathered in Beirut to discuss data journalism
June 14 2017
Enhanced open data facilities and increased provision of statistics in the Arab region offer journalists a new source of “interesting and new stories” that can contribute to unravelling societal contr...
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Water conservation solutions in Jordanian host communities as part of the response to the spillover of the Syria crisis
June 14 2017
Through a generous grant from the OPEC Fund for International Development (OFID) and building on UNDP’s field presence and technical expertise, a project is under implementation in Jordan to strengthen water management in the governorates of Mafraq, Irbid, Zarqa, Jerash and Ajloun – some of the host communities with the highest concentration of Syrian refugees. In 2010, Jordan was among the three most water scarce countries in the world, ...
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Regional workshop on transparency and accountability in priority sectors in the Arab region
Mosharaka launches phase two of the Youth Leadership Programme
AKP holds the Arab Knowledge Index 2015 post-launch event at the United Nations Headquarters in New York
The Arab Development Portal goes live
League of Arab States mission to Washington and New York, February 29 – 4 March
Mosharaka partners with CAWTAR to launch the e-Platform on "Legal and Human Rights of Women and Men: between Equality and Gaps"
The Arab Development Portal kicks off “Phase III and Beyond”
ACRI partners with RCREEE to publish a regional report on "Diesel to Solar Transformation: Assessing Untapped Solar Potential in Existing Off-grid Systems”
EU-LAS-UNDP launch the next phase of partnership on regional crisis response work
