Tag: UNDP
Hope for jobs rather than religion drives recruitment by armed groups in Africa — UN report
The lack of employment more than religious belief is what is driving people to join fast-growing extremist groups in sub-Saharan Africa, according to a report ... Read More
2022 YouthConnekt Africa summit wrapped up in Rwanda with calls to invest in youth
The 5th edition of the YouthConnekt Africa summit that ended in Kigali, Rwanda, on Saturday (15 October) was attended by thousands of young innovators and ... Read More
UNDP loans Cameroon $21m to strengthen SMEs’ resilience
The UNDP and Cameroon have inked a loan deal of $21 million earmarked to strengthen the resilience of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) of the ... Read More
Morocco, Japan, UNDP pool efforts to fight youths’ radicalization
The Japanese Government and the UN Development Program (UNDP) are backing a project to combat online radicalization of youth in Morocco. The one-year-long project, ... Read More
Global Environment Facility, UNDP launch $10 Million Project for climate adaptation in Somalia
The Global Environment Facility (GEF) and the UN Development Program (UNDP) have announced Thursday a $10 million program to build capacity for flood and drought ... Read More
UNDP Launches Regional Stabilization Facility for Lake Chad with $100 M Budget
The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) launched the Regional Stabilization Facility for Lake Chad, an ambitious multi-million dollar fund to scale up the range of ... Read More
High Atlas Mountains Communities Endeavor to Preserve Indigenous Farming – UNDP
On World Environment Day celebrated on 5 June each year, UNDP Morocco made a special mention of the Imegdale territory, located in the Western High ... Read More
Ghana holds investment forum at Africa Climate Week
The Government of Ghana and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) will host an Investment Forum to discuss ways to crowd-in private sector investment for ... Read More
Africa Centre for Climate & Sustainable Development Opened in Rome
Italy’s Prime Minister Giuiseppe Conte cut the ribbon for the new ‘Africa Centre for Climate and Sustainable Development’ in Rome this Monday. This Centre will ... Read More
Morocco Tops North African Countries in Global Knowledge Index
Morocco was ranked first in North Africa and third in the continent in the Global Knowledge Index (GKI), co-established by the United Nations Development Program ... Read More