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Welcome to UNDP Ghana |
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The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is the United Nations' global development network, advocating for change and connecting countries to knowledge, experience and resources to build a better life. UNDP has a presence and an unrivalled track-record in supporting national development efforts in more than 160 countries. Its current priority is to help all countries achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) by 2015.
We are on the ground in 166 countries, working with them on their own solutions to global and national development challenges. As they develop local capacity, they draw on the people of UNDP and our wide range of partners.
World leaders have pledged to achieve the Millennium Development Goals, including the overarching goal of cutting poverty in half by 2015. UNDP's network links and coordinates global and national efforts to reach these Goals. Our focus is helping countries build and share solutions to the challenges of:
• Democratic Governance
• Poverty Reduction
• Crisis Prevention and Recovery
• Energy and Environment
• HIV/AIDS
UNDP helps developing countries attract and use aid effectively. In all
our activities, we encourage the protection of human rights and the empowerment
of women.
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Recent News
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Government of Japan and UNDP supports financial journalism
3rd July 2009
Student journalists in Ghana have been trained in financial journalism to help to intervene and correct many of the wrongs happening in our corporate governance process for policy direction. The training which ended on Monday was organized by the Private Enterprise Foundation (PEF), with facilitation from Lawfields Consult pulled together about 40 participants from the local media landscape, government counterparts as well as free lance journalists in Ghana.... >>Read |
EC-UNDP-IDEA JOINT WORKSHOP ON EFFECTIVE ELECTORAL ASSISTANCE ENDS IN ACCRA
3rd July 2009
3rd July, 2009, Accra; The 7th Joint Workshop on Effective Electoral Assistance – organized by the European Commission (EC), the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International IDEA) – has taken place in Accra from 29 June to 3 July.
The workshop is a pioneer in its kind by providing a joint learning and discussion platform on the different elements, actors, challenges and entry points for supporting the electoral processes. It brings together for 5 days of intense discussions the leading development partners and international organizations that are active in this area, with African election commissions, regional organizations and civil society representatives working on issues of political participation, gender, political parties, domestic observation organizations from 15 countries in east, south, west and central Africa.
The main outcome of the workshop in Accra was the very rich sharing of experiences and cross-fertilization of ideas across countries and across the different institutions participating in the workshop. This allowed for the capacity development of participants in different areas of the electoral process, for a better understanding of the nature of their work and a strong push on the common understanding on what are the elements and best practices for effective electoral assistance.... >>Read
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PARTERS SHARE ACHIEVEMENTS WITH UNDP AND GOV’T
23rd June 2009
23rd June, 2009, Accra: Ghana government officials, implementing partners (IPs) and UNDP focal points gathered on Friday to review and discuss progress made for the 2009 programme, share experiences to enhance the synergy and collaboration amongst them at the second quarter review meeting. At the meeting, UNDP Resident Representative, Mr. Daouda Toure commended implementing partners (IPs) for their determined efforts in achieving targets set for 2008 as well as formulation of the 2009 Annual work Plans (AWPs).... >>Read |
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