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Despite dangers, majority of irregular migrants from Africa to Europe would still travel: UNDP report
Irregular migrants who made the fraught journey from Africa to Europe would do so again despite knowing the dangers of the trip. Some 93 per cent of almost 2,000 irregular migrants surveyed…
African governments are committing more domestic resources, increasing social assistance to the poor, report reveals
The findings demonstrate that state-provided social assistance like cash, food transfers, and public works programmes are becoming an important policy instrument to address poverty and vulnerability,…
Powerful coalition of African influencers to drive the continent’s development agenda, launched at UN General Assembly
A powerful coalition of current and future African leaders in business, academia & the arts have come on one big platform to help Africa steer its own development agenda.
Government of Germany signed agreement with UNDP, commits over ten million euros towards the stabilization of Lake Chad Basin
The Government of Germany has committed €10,100,000.00 towards strengthening stabilization interventions in targeted communities affected by the decade-long Boko Haram insurgency in the Lake Chad…
UNDP to promote dynamic partnerships at TICAD7 to advance sustainable development in Africa
New York, August 2019 - The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) will engage multi-stakeholders in different dialogues at the 7th Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD7)…
UNDP Launches Regional Stabilization Facility for Lake Chad
The Facility is anchored in the Regional Stabilization Strategy (RSS) for Lake Chad, a ground-breaking initiative led by the Lake Chad Basin Commission (LCBC) and adopted by its Member States in…
MPI - More Nigerians are multidimensionally poor than a decade before 2017
New data demonstrate more clearly than ever that labeling countries - or even households - as rich and poor is an oversimplification.
UNDP to empower 100,000 young entrepreneurs in Africa through the Tony Elumelu Foundation
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the global development network of the United Nations, has partnered with the Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) — Africa’s leading philanthropy committed to…
EU funded project ends activities in Borno State, records successes.
After 20 months of implementing activities aimed at addressing information and coordination gaps for recovery in Borno State, the project implemented by UNDP concluded its activities on 30 March.
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UNDP, EU to train 600 conflict-affected persons from Borno State in vocational skills
The vocational trainings are aimed at equiping those affected by the conflict with skills that will enable them to be self-reliant as they rebuild their lives.
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