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Latest news 02 February 2010 The first Steering Committee of the Alliance of Civilizations ProjectUNDP Romania together with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) organized the first Steering Committee meeting of the project called Support to the Implementation of Romania’s National Strategy on the “Alliance of Civilization”, bringing together representatives of various ethnic and religious groups. The project aims at assisting the Romanian MFA in implementing its National Strategy on the “Alliance of Civilizations” initiative by creating a fund raising mechanism that will support the implementation of various activities: publishing of articles and books on related topics, organizing awareness and information events, designing a website dedicated to this initiative and encouraging civil society projects in the field of cross-cultural and religious dialogue. For more information, please see the project document and the National Action Plan for the Alliance of Civilizations or contact Ms. Anca Stoica, Democratic Governance Section, at anca.stoica@undp.org.
14 January 2010 Beautiful Romania online presence relaunched!
The platform aims to promote the project activities to central and local stakeholders and also to individuals interested in the field of urban regeneration and cultural heritage protection in Romania. The Beautiful Romania project team has also develped an interactive online resource center that will gather and promote: best practices around the world, potential project ideas to be developed in Romania, resource organizations, information on legal framework and volunteering/internship opportunities. The platform integrates several web2.0 tools such as Facebook, Twitter and Wikispace which aim to facilitate the communication and interaction with a wider project audience. We are looking forward to your input and feed-back on the website content! Follow us on: 11 November 2009 New GEF project approved to support the financial sustainability of protected areas in the Carpathians
The project will be implemented during 2010-2014 in partnership with WWF and the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development through Romsilva (National Forest Administration), reinforcing thus the excellent cooperation that UNDP has with the Government in carrying out its environmental initiatives. The project is building upon successful current UNDP environment initiatives in two protected areas : Maramures Nature Park and Macin National Park and on two capacity building projects through which UNDP is assisting the Romanian government in the implementation of the international environmental conventions’ provisions. The United Nations Development Programme in RomaniaEstablished in 1971, the UNDP Country Office in Bucharest was the first UNDP field office to function in a former Warsaw Pact member state. It wasn't until two decades later that other offices opened in the neighboring countries of the former Socialist bloc. Based on more than three decades of experience in Romania, UNDP is currently implementing the 2005-2009 Country Programme. Anchored around Romania’s MDGs, it responds to the key challenges of reform and EU accession. UNDP draws on its reputation for neutrality and integrity to help Romania grasp new opportunities, while alleviating some of the disruptions caused by the transition to the free market and the accession to the European Union in 2007. We are helping the country build a functional and participatory democratic government by developing a more accountable public administration. As a general practice, UNDP identifies disparities and areas of vulnerability in human development, demonstrates local-level solutions to these challenges, and follows-up by expanding the scale of these solutions and mainstreaming them into national government programmes. United Nations Development Programme Around the WorldAs the UN's global development network, UNDP has the proven technologies, policies, financial resources, and most importantly, the courage and determination to make things happen. UNDP has emerged as an organization of energy and intellect, of shared knowledge and strong partnerships, of realistic vision for transformation. Today, with knowledge management, a growing culture of corporate social responsibility, and equipped with a series of cutting-edge tools for doing business, our global network of experts is more prepared than ever to support people in need. UNDP is committed to full use of everything it offers: advocacy, knowledge, partnerships, and support for capacity development. As a trusted development partner known worldwide for being on the ground during both crisis and peace, we adapt and extend our capabilities when events demand it. We are on the ground in more than 166 countries, working with them on their own solutions to global and national development challenges. Through its country offices, UNDP addresses five critical issues: human and economic development, nation building, sustainable resources and the environment, infectious diseases; and conflicts and natural disasters. Often these challenges are interlinked, reinforcing each other. UNDP designs programmes and partnerships in response to this interdependence.  |
02 February 2010 The first Steering Committee of the Alliance of Civilizations Project 14 January 2010 Beautiful Romania online presence relaunched! 11 November 2009 03 November 2009 2009 Human Development Report - Overcoming barriers: Human Mobility and Development. 30 October 2009 UNDP launches business incubators portal www.portalincubatorimm.ro 08 December 2009 13 November 2009 28 September 2009 01 September 2009 01 September 2009 |
The Global Environmental Facility (GEF) approved 1 million USD to finance an innovative project titled “Improving the Financial Sustainability of Protected Areas” that will look into finding new financial mechanism to leverage additional funding of the protected areas in the Romanian part of Carpathians.