par Djoumé Sylla, Conseiller Technique Régional UNCDF
Au détour d’un projet de pisciculture lancé à l’origine par l’UNCDF à travers le Projet ADECOI et soutenu plus tard par le Gouvernement du Benin en partenariat avec le FIDA, il y a une dizaine d’années, est née une initiative de production maraichère. Elle s’est concrétisée dès lors que l’eau a été maîtrisée à kaki-kola, un village de la commune de Tchaourou, Département du Borgou. L’ambition ultime des parties prenantes étant de solutionner durablement la problématique de l’emploi rural, la sécurité alimentaire et l’amélioration des revenus des populations.
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May 4, 2012
April 20, 2012
New York
The Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) and the UN Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) signed today a new partnership framework agreement encompassing five UNCDF global initiatives. Sweden, already a significant core support donor to the UNCDF, now supplements its existing support with an additional contribution aimed at reinforcing UNCDF’s work on inclusive growth and sustainable development.
April 19, 2012
Dili
For a country that has an estimated 41% of its population living below the poverty line, the provision of regulated microinsurance to the vulnerable people in the community has finally come to realization. Earlier this month, National Insurance Timor-Leste (NITL) partnered with Tuba Rei Metin and Moris Rasik, the two microfinance institutions currently operating in Timor-Leste, to introduce the first ever regulated microinsurance products in the country. Through this partnership, NITL expects to provide protection to nearly 6% of the economically active population by the end of 2012.
April 18, 2012
Dhaka
The UN Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) and the Local Government Division (MLGRD &C) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) today that sets the rules and procedures for the grants under the Upazila Governance Project (UZGP).
The MoU was signed by the UNCDF Head of the Regional Office, David Jackson and Ashok Madhab Roy, Additional Secretary of the Local Government Division and National Project Director of Upazila Governance Project (UZPG). The signing took place in the premises of the Local Government Division, Bangladesh Secretariat, in Dhaka.
April 14, 2012
Harvard University, Boston
Tida is a 7 year-old girl. She leaves in Cambodia, a Country that scores well in terms of progress towards the MDGs. Yet, Tida doesn’t go to school, lives in a house with no electricity nor sanitation. Should she get ill, she would not have access to a hospital.
Tida is only one in a hundreds million people who are left behind their Country’s development. At a time when discussions are intensifying on what should replace the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) after their expiry date in 2015, it is more and more critical to figure out how the new global ‘goals’ will be able to take into account inequality.
April 14, 2012
Harvard University, Boston
Tida est une petite fille de 7 ans. Elle vit au Cambodge, un pays au score flatteur au regard des Objectifs du millénaire fixés par les Nations unies. Et pourtant, Tida ne va pas à l'école, habite dans une maison sans électricité ni eau courante. Si elle venait à tomber malade, elle ne pourrait accéder à aucun hôpital.
Tida n'est qu'un exemple parmi des centaines de millions de personnes laissées pour compte du développement de leur pays. Au moment où les discussions s'amplifient autour de ce qui devrait venir remplacer les Objectifs du millénaire pour le développement (OMD) après leur expiration en 2015, il est fondamental de s'interroger sur la manière dont ces nouveaux critères universels vont prendre en compte les inégalités.
April 2, 2012
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
The UN Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) and The MasterCard Foundation today released a new policy paper titled, Policy Opportunities and Constraints to Access Youth Financial Services. The paper identifies barriers that limit young people’s access to financial services and provides recommendations on how governments, policy makers and regulators can address these barriers. It was launched during YouthStart’s pre-summit event held at the Child and Youth Finance International Summit. The Summit is the first event to bring together children, youth and senior level representatives from across various sectors on the topic of financial access and education for children and youth.
March 23, 2012
Bangkok
The first stakeholder meeting presenting the approach for the Strategic Framework for Financial Inclusion in Thailand took place yesterday at the Thai Ministry of Finance. The Deputy Director General of the Fiscal Policy Office, Ms. Kannikar Ekpaopun, opened the meeting by welcoming the broad range of stakeholders, including representatives from Universities, national and international NGOs, sector ministries, international financial inclusion networks and grassroots organizations.
February 24, 2012
Copenhagen – Denmark
UNCDF was represented in the seminar by Neil Webster, Chief Technical Advisor in Nepal who shared lessons learnt while developing the Human Development and Social Protection Pilot in Nepal. The project is being pilot tested in Kanchanpur and Dadeldhura districts with funding support from the UN Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) and the World Bank (WB). The pilot initiative involves the Ministry of Local Development (MLD) as well as the Ministry of Education (MoE) in the management of a cash transfer payment to poor households.
February 20, 2012
Johannesburg, South Africa
Governments and development partners need to increasing resources, or advocate for the allocation of increasing resources, towards gender-responsive local investments in order to effectively improve women’s empowerment.
This was one of the recommendations in the Call for Action plan drawn up at the end of the Gender Equitable Local Development (GELD) Partners’ Regional Forum held in Johannesburg from 15 to 17 February.
In 2009 UNCDF, together with UN Women and Belgium, launched the Gender Equitable Local Development programme (GELD). GELD advocates for gender-responsive planning, programming and budgeting at the local level, and helps ensure that development policy and public expenditures are gender-equitable.
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