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European Electric Car Rally Finishing Phase at United Nations for 1.5 Degrees
Europe’s largest electric vehicle rally passes through Geneva as a part of its finishing phases in Switzerland on the Place des Nations on 17 June 2016, after travelling 1,300km from Bremerhaven, Germany.
There will be an opportunity for an aerial photograph of the more than 70 teams of electric cars participating in the rally in the formation of 1.5 degrees Celsius (hashtag: #1o5C), the goal of limiting global warming at the centre of the new United Nations Paris Agreement on climate change. The 1.5 degrees symbol will be formed on the Place des Nations, in front of the United Nations at Geneva. Organisers will be facilitating access to the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) building for the purpose of the aerial photograph. In addition, a 4.5m x 4.5m black cube will be installed on the Place des Nations symbolising the emission avoided by each car participating in the rally.
The occasion will be marked by statements from United Nations representatives, representatives from the electric vehicle rally (World Advanced Vehicle Expedition), and of the State of Geneva.
The Tokyo League Final National Championship was held on 18 May 2022 in Bethlehem. For the first time, a girl’s football team from Gaza (Al Mashtal team) visits and plays against a team from the West Bank (Sirriyet Ramallah). The game was organized as part of the Tamkeen programme. Sirriyet Ramallah won the game the championship 6-3.
Funded by the Government of Japan for US$1,581,412, Tamkeen, is not only focused on encouraging youth participation, in particular females, in a variety of sports, but is a tool to promote and strengthen social cohesion of Palestinians. 36,864 boys and girls played in all sport activities to date across the three phases of the project.
Mr. Javed Iqbal, Secretary Economic Affairs Division and Mr. Timo Pakkala, UN Resident Coordinator & UNDP Resident Representative (middle)
While strengthening the national and local capacities according to the needs, the ART GOLD MOROCCO programme supports the implementation of the strategic planning process at the local level (participation, diagnosis, formulation, execution and follow-up-evaluation).It aims the valuation of Regions through the reinforcement of capacities, the promotion of the dialogue and the coordination in the planning and the management of local development actions.
Photo by Adam Rogers / UNDP
While strengthening the national and local capacities according to the needs, the ART GOLD MOROCCO programme supports the implementation of the strategic planning process at the local level (participation, diagnosis, formulation, execution and follow-up-evaluation).It aims the valuation of Regions through the reinforcement of capacities, the promotion of the dialogue and the coordination in the planning and the management of local development actions.
Photo by Adam Rogers / UNDP
Photo: UNDP Bangladesh/Sarah Apu
To celebrate International Women’s Day 2022, UN Women, UNDP, and UNCDF jointly organized an event in Dhaka with several financial institutions in Bangladesh to highlight the importance of better and easier access to finance for women. The event was an initiative of the “WING: Women’s Empowerment for Inclusive Growth” project, funded by the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Bangladesh.
Within the hard economic situation, UNDP is establishing an agroforestry site to serve the beekeepers of Akkar in their winter production of honey. As they are faced with seasonal climatic challenges, around 240 beekeepers from the area are obliged to rent lands at lower altitudes to settle their beehives and undergo the winter seasons. To minimize their expenses and protect their honey production, this site is being established in Tal Abbas, a village in the Sahel Union of Akkar, in collaboration with the municipality of Tal Abbas and the beekeepers cooperative of Akkar. As it is being implemented by around 50 Lebanese and Syrian men and women of Akkar, as a short-term income-generating opportunity for them, the site will be planted by winter flowering trees and herbs to ensure winter productivity of the beekeepers. The site will host around 100 beehives and plant around 500 flowering trees. Not only will it serve for honey production, but the species planted on this land will ensure fruits and herb production that will generate the income needed for the maintenance and operational management of the site.
Zidane visited a group of women who manage a multi-purpose engine that provides the village of Koursalé, 60 kilometres southwest of the capital, Bamako, with an affordable power supply for milling grain, processing rice, and recharging batteries.
Photo: © N. Meulders/UNDP
Prof. Dr. Mohammad Nizamuddin, Chair, Conference Organizing Committee/Vice Chancellor, University of Gujrat/Chair, Inter-University Consortium for Promotion of Social Sciences speaks during the concluding session of day 3 of the conference
Mr. Rajendrakumar Ganesarajah, UNDP Assistant Country Director for the GESI Cluster addresses the audience
n Rabat, the meet-up gathered a hundred of innovative technologists, government officials, civil society representatives, academia, Spanish and American bilateral partners, passionate social media activists, journalists, young united nations volunteers, as well as UN representatives. The participants debated the potential of new media and technology to build a better world and turn this potential into action. They shared experiences of how the new media is facilitating their work and making their voices heard.
Although the historic city of Famagusta existed since Hellenistic and Byzantine times, many of its architectural treasures suffered from deterioration over time.
The Technical Committee on Cultural Heritage was able to bring Famagusta at the center of their work since 2014 when conservation works to the Othello Tower started.
The support to the revitalization of the walled city of Famagusta continues with conservation works to the Martinengo Bastion, Ravelin/Land Gate, and the city-side portion of the Walls between Arsenal and Sea Gate. These are three of seven projects that, thanks to European Union funding and UNDP support, the Technical Committee on Cultural Heritage is currently carrying out in Famagusta Walled City. The other ongoing projects are conservation works to: St. Mary Church of Armenians, St Mary Church of Carmel (Carmelite), St. Anne Church, the Mescit of Tabakhane/Tanner’s Mosque (Jacobite Church). New designs are under preparation for Canbulat and for Seagate will also start soon.
These projects together form part of what the Technical Committee on Cultural Heritage refers to as “Martinengo Cluster”. Clusters are critical mass areas of monuments identified by the Technical Committee on Cultural Heritage to promote their reintegration in the topography of the walled city.
All these projects are fully funded by the European Union for a total amount of more than 4 Million Euro invested in Famagusta’s heritage so far since 2012. Working together on Famagusta gives the Technical Committee on Cultural Heritage the opportunity to develop a joint vision for the city, and UNDP fully supports these efforts, convinced that cultural heritage conservation is playing a pivotal role in bringing Cypriots together around their shared heritage.
Mr. Amjad Bhatti, National Technical Advisor, UNDP presents a shield to panel member Ms. Rachel Laforest
Although the historic city of Famagusta existed since Hellenistic and Byzantine times, many of its architectural treasures suffered from deterioration over time.
The Technical Committee on Cultural Heritage was able to bring Famagusta at the center of their work since 2014 when conservation works to the Othello Tower started.
The support to the revitalization of the walled city of Famagusta continues with conservation works to the Martinengo Bastion, Ravelin/Land Gate, and the city-side portion of the Walls between Arsenal and Sea Gate. These are three of seven projects that, thanks to European Union funding and UNDP support, the Technical Committee on Cultural Heritage is currently carrying out in Famagusta Walled City. The other ongoing projects are conservation works to: St. Mary Church of Armenians, St Mary Church of Carmel (Carmelite), St. Anne Church, the Mescit of Tabakhane/Tanner’s Mosque (Jacobite Church). New designs are under preparation for Canbulat and for Seagate will also start soon.
These projects together form part of what the Technical Committee on Cultural Heritage refers to as “Martinengo Cluster”. Clusters are critical mass areas of monuments identified by the Technical Committee on Cultural Heritage to promote their reintegration in the topography of the walled city.
All these projects are fully funded by the European Union for a total amount of more than 4 Million Euro invested in Famagusta’s heritage so far since 2012. Working together on Famagusta gives the Technical Committee on Cultural Heritage the opportunity to develop a joint vision for the city, and UNDP fully supports these efforts, convinced that cultural heritage conservation is playing a pivotal role in bringing Cypriots together around their shared heritage.
UNDP Country Director a.i. Alfredo Teixeira presents the award for MDG 1 ( Poverty reduction and alleviation of hunger) to Amiran Ltd. for their Amiran Farmers Kit (AFK).
The Tokyo League Final National Championship was held on 18 May 2022 in Bethlehem. For the first time, a girl’s football team from Gaza (Al Mashtal team) visits and plays against a team from the West Bank (Sirriyet Ramallah). The game was organized as part of the Tamkeen programme. Sirriyet Ramallah won the game the championship 6-3.
Funded by the Government of Japan for US$1,581,412, Tamkeen, is not only focused on encouraging youth participation, in particular females, in a variety of sports, but is a tool to promote and strengthen social cohesion of Palestinians. 36,864 boys and girls played in all sport activities to date across the three phases of the project.
Photo: UNDP Bangladesh/Sarah Apu
To celebrate International Women’s Day 2022, UN Women, UNDP, and UNCDF jointly organized an event in Dhaka with several financial institutions in Bangladesh to highlight the importance of better and easier access to finance for women. The event was an initiative of the “WING: Women’s Empowerment for Inclusive Growth” project, funded by the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Bangladesh.
Although the historic city of Famagusta existed since Hellenistic and Byzantine times, many of its architectural treasures suffered from deterioration over time.
The Technical Committee on Cultural Heritage was able to bring Famagusta at the center of their work since 2014 when conservation works to the Othello Tower started.
The support to the revitalization of the walled city of Famagusta continues with conservation works to the Martinengo Bastion, Ravelin/Land Gate, and the city-side portion of the Walls between Arsenal and Sea Gate. These are three of seven projects that, thanks to European Union funding and UNDP support, the Technical Committee on Cultural Heritage is currently carrying out in Famagusta Walled City. The other ongoing projects are conservation works to: St. Mary Church of Armenians, St Mary Church of Carmel (Carmelite), St. Anne Church, the Mescit of Tabakhane/Tanner’s Mosque (Jacobite Church). New designs are under preparation for Canbulat and for Seagate will also start soon.
These projects together form part of what the Technical Committee on Cultural Heritage refers to as “Martinengo Cluster”. Clusters are critical mass areas of monuments identified by the Technical Committee on Cultural Heritage to promote their reintegration in the topography of the walled city.
All these projects are fully funded by the European Union for a total amount of more than 4 Million Euro invested in Famagusta’s heritage so far since 2012. Working together on Famagusta gives the Technical Committee on Cultural Heritage the opportunity to develop a joint vision for the city, and UNDP fully supports these efforts, convinced that cultural heritage conservation is playing a pivotal role in bringing Cypriots together around their shared heritage.
Discussants Panel from left to right :
- Mr. Erik von Uexkull, Senior Country Economist, World Bank (Moderator)
- Mr. Riad Sultan, Senior Lecturer in Economics, University of Mauritius (Panelist)
- Ms Linda Mamet- Interim CEO, Inequalities in the corporate arena– Mauritius Institute of Directors (Panelist)
- Mr. George Kararach, Lead Economist, African Development Bank Group, Southern Africa Regional Development and Business Delivery Office (Panelist)
- Ms. Johanne Rannoojee, Cofounder La Politique Expliquée Aux Jeunes (Panelist)