United Nations Development Program

BELGRADE - The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) will allocate USD 1.5 million to fund a project aimed at improving the quality of life of the citizens of Serbia affected by the May floods and reducing the risk of future disasters.

Turkey’s population is expected to be higher than 86.8 million as of 2030, with an increase of more than 10 million, according to a report released by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP).

Our deputy prime minister, Bülent Arınç, recently let slip his opinion that “women should not laugh in front of everybody.” Why does he think so? Beats me. I think it’s a weird thing to say. It indicates an anachronism embedded in Turkey’s ruling elite. What’s more though, is that there is a strange connection between laughter and authoritarianism.

Governments must act together to lift more people out of poverty and reduce inequality in a world where the 85 richest people have as much wealth as the 3.5 billion poorest people, the UNDP says Improvements in life spans, education and incomes are slowing due to natural disasters, misguided government policies and worsening inequality in a world where the 85 richest people have as much

In Gabriel Garcia Marquez’s novel “Chronicle of a Death Foretold,” the reader knows as he or she starts reading the novel, that the character Santiago Nasar is going to be murdered because Marquez begins his novel at the end and then he goes to the beginning, and the story unfolds.

Turkey is very supportive of the UN, says the head of the United Nations Development Program, adding that it is breaking ground in its transition from a recipient to a provider of development support. ‘Turkey has a very positive story to tell and an experience to share,’ says Helen Clark.

Turkey signed a five-year, $15 million agreement with the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) on June 20 to support development in Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States (ECIS).

The moves are considered to be a signal of Turkey’s enhanced focus on sustainable and inclusive growth in the region.

Turkish President Abdullah Gül met with outgoing U.S. ambassador to Ankara Francis Ricciardone on June 20 in Istanbul.

The Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) and the European Union are aiming to train 10,000 conscripts a year on issues such as human rights, gender equality and the protection of the environment during their compulsory military service following the success of an EU-sponsored that has already reached 2,000 soldiers.