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26 May 2014
With funding from the Government of Saudi Arabia, 350 families are the proud owners of houses handed over to them by UNDP’s Programme of Assistance to the Palestinian People in cooperation with the Municipalities of Rafah and Beit Lahia and the Ministry of Public Works and Housing. The USD 25 million project has generated over 100,000 workdays for workers in the construction industry at a time when unemployment in the Gaza Strip is over 41 percent.
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19 May 2014
Today marked an important step forward for girls in the Beit Jala School as they celebrated the inauguration of their new building in the Bethlehem Governorate of the West Bank. The school was funded by the Government of Japan and implemented by UNDP’s Programme of Assistance to the Palestinian People in coordination with the Ministry of Education and Higher Education, and the Municipalities of Bethlehem and Beit Jala.
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15 May 2014
In a concerted effort to strengthen the rule of law and improve access to justice across the occupied Palestinian territory, the Ministry of Justice, the Ministry of Interior, UN Women and UNDP’s Programme of Assistance to the Palestinian People signed a USD 29.5 million agreement to support the establishment of a viable Palestinian state solidly based on the rule of law, human rights and justice.
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15 Apr 2014
The General Personnel Council (GPC), in cooperation with Al-Quds Open University and the United Nations Development Programme held a graduation ceremony for Palestinian civil servants who completed training courses in information technology. The main objective of the courses was to train 50 civil servants, 10 of whom were women, in Java, Linux and Oracle, as part of GPC’s efforts to develop a Human Resources Management Information System (HRMIS) in cooperation with relevant ministries.
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02 Apr 2014
Under the auspices of the Ministry of Jerusalem Affairs, the OPEC Fund for International Development (OFID) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) signed agreements worth USD 3.3 million to implement projects in support of the resilience of Palestinians residing in East Jerusalem and Gaza Strip. The grant will contribute to the renovation and expansion of existing maternity wards in two of the four hospitals located in the Gaza Strip, namely Al Shifa Hospital in Gaza city and Al Nasser Complex in Khan Younis.
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27 Mar 2014
Under the auspices of the Ministries of Planning and Administrative Development and Jerusalem Affairs, UNDP’s Programme of Assistance to the Palestinian People signed agreements with ten NGOs to implement a USD 1.2 million project to support the resilience of Palestinians residing in East Jerusalem with funding from the Governments of Austria and Sweden through Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida).
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25 Feb 2014
The Palestinian Water Authority, Coastal Municipalities Water Utility, Khan Younis Municipality and UNDP’s Programme of Assistance to the Palestinian People signed today a USD 58 million agreement to construct the Khan Younis Waste Water Treatment Plant in the Gaza Strip. The implementation, construction and co-financing of the Plant will be through UNDP, in partnership with the Coastal Municipalities Water Utility, with funds from the Government of Japan and the Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development through the Islamic Development Bank.
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19 Feb 2014
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Administrator Helen Clark wrapped up a two day visit to the occupied Palestinian territories today which focused on development priorities there and how UNDP could support them.
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18 Feb 2014
In the presence of the Prime Minister of the Palestinian Authority, Dr Rami Hamdallah, Ms Helen Clark, Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and EU Representative Mr John Gatt-Rutter, the European Union and UNDP marked the launch of a new €5 million tourist development programme at the historic site of Maqam Nabi Musa in Jericho Governorate.
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16 Feb 2014
The International Trade Centre (ITC) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), in partnership with the Business Women Forum-Palestine (BWF), today launched a new project to empower Palestinian women business owners and help build capacity to ensure that they are better enabled to sell their goods and services.
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04 Feb 2014
The Palestinian High Judicial Council and the United Nations Development Programme inaugurated the newly refurbished Corruption Crime Court in Ramallah on Tuesday 04 February 2014 in partnership with EUPOL COPPS and with funding from the Governments of Denmark, Sweden and the Netherlands. The refurbishment of the Corruption Crimes Court (CCC) in the Ramallah Court Complex was undertaken through the UNDP/EUPOL COPPS Joint Programme on Strengthening Internal Police Accountability, National Anticorruption and Civilian Oversight.
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20 Nov 2013
On behalf of His Excellency Prime Minister Rami Al Hamdallah, Dr Saed Al Kony - Minister of Local Government announced the signing of a USD 3.8 million agreement to support the Right to Education in East Jerusalem project between the Government of Norway, represented by Hans Jacob Frydenlund, and UNDP’s Special Representative of the Administrator Frode Mauring. The Right to Education project aims at reinforcing the education system managed by the Jerusalem Directorate of Education in East Jerusalem (JDoE). It will focus on the provision of additional classrooms by transforming residential buildings into school facilities, in addition to providing technical assistance for improving quality education.
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14 Nov 2013
His Excellency Prime Minister Rami Al Hamdallah announced today a three million Euro contribution from the Government of Italy in support of the Facilitating Access to Infrastructure Resilience in Area C and East Jerusalem programme (FAIR) in the presence of H.E. Davide La Cecilia, Consul General of Italy and Mr Frode Mauring, UNDP Special Representative of the Administrator. The FAIR programme is a multi-donor platform which aims to empower and strengthen national institutions to plan and deliver essential public and social Infrastructure in Area C and East Jerusalem through providing increased access to sustainable, equitable and affordable infrastructure.
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04 Nov 2013
The Ministry of Planning and Administrative Development in partnership with UNDP’s Programme of Assistance to the Palestinian People and UNHABITAT organized a donor meeting on Monday 04 November 2013 to discuss the National Spatial Planning Programme and the additional resources needed for further implementation. The Programme aims at supporting the formulation of a National Spatial Plan (NSP) for the State of Palestine by providing a holistic guide to planning efforts in Area C, East Jerusalem, Gaza, and the rest of the West Bank.
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09 Oct 2013
UNDP Deputy Assistant Administrator and Deputy Director for the Bureau of Crisis Prevention and Recovery Ms Marta Ruedas ended a four-day visit to the occupied Palestinian territory were she met Palestinian officials and visited development projects in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, and Gaza Strip. Accompanied by Frode Mauring, UNDP Special Representative of the Administrator, Ms Ruedas met with Palestinian Prime Minister Dr Rami Al Hamdallah and Minister of Planning Mohammed Abu Ramadan to discuss the impact of UNDP’s programme in the occupied Palestinian territory and to seek ways to further aid Palestinian state building efforts and recovery in Gaza.
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03 Sep 2013
The UNDP Programme of Assistance to the Palestinian People handed over H1N1 medical equipment for seasonal influenza preparedness donated by the Government of Hungary to the Ministry of Health in the occupied Palestinian territory. Frode Mauring, UNDP Special Representative of the Administrator highlighted that the continued efforts of the Ministry of Health, supported by the international community, will be pivotal to ensure that any new outbreak of H1N1 in the State of Palestine is addressed swiftly and effectively.
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19 Aug 2013
The United Nations Development Programme and the Bahraini Royal Charity Organization (RCO) signed an agreement worth USD 517,880 to establish a public library in East Jerusalem.
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04 Jul 2013
His Excellency Prime Minister Rami Al Hamdallah and Mr Frode Mauring, UNDP Special Representative of the Administrator inaugurated a mobile health clinic to answer emergency health needs of the Area C Palestinian population through innovative eco-sustainable infrastructure solutions. The establishment of a mobile health clinic that has a minimal-environmental impact, transportable with an alternative folding mechanism will allow for it to reach several communities in the area. In addition, training will be provided to Ministry of Health personnel who will manage clinic and the targeted community hosting the service.
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02 Jul 2013
In the presence of Mr Michael Köhler, Director for Neighbourhood at the European Commission's DG DEVCO and UNDP Special Representative of the Administrator Mr Frode Mauring, the European Union and UNDP signed a contribution agreement worth €2.4 million in an effort to safeguard cultural heritage in the old city of Jerusalem. The programme will have a long term impact that will benefit different segments of the society by providing job opportunities and sustainable income for local professionals.
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19 Jun 2013
The programme, jointly implemented in partnership with the Ministry of Local Government and UNDP, will focus on health, education, housing, cultural heritage, energy, transportation, water and wastewater. The FAIR programme is a multi-donor platform which aims to empower and strengthen national institutions to plan and deliver essential public and social Infrastructure in ‘Area C’ and East Jerusalem through providing increased access to sustainable, equitable and affordable infrastructure.
