Kamal Malhotra

A new United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) project to clear Turkey's eastern borders of land mines was launched on April 4, International Land Mine Awareness Day, at a hotel in Ankara with the participation of Defense Minister ?smet Y?ld?z.

The 3-billion-euro support promised by the European Union to Turkey to ease the economic burdens of the around 2 million refugees in the country was not enough to solve the problem totally, according to Kamal Malhotra, the resident representative of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Turkey.

The 3-billion-euro support promised by the European Union to Turkey to ease the economic burdens of the around 2 million refugees in the country was not enough, according to Kamal Malhotra, the resident representative of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Turkey.

We are closely watching the talks between the [Turkish] government and the EU," said Malhotra. 

The education and rights of girls were discussed at a conference in Istanbul titled "Empowered Girls, Strong Tomorrows," participated in by the Ayd?n Do?an Foundation and representatives from the United Nations.

The conference was held to mark the U.N.'s International Day of the Girl Child, which aims to promote girls' rights and the unique challenges girls face around the world.

A lot of the credit must goes to Turkish citizens, said Kamal Malhotra, the U.N.’s envoy to Ankara regarding Turkey’s hosting of at least 1.6 million Syrian refugees.

Turkey has made a lot of progress over the last 10 years in terms of democratization, according to the UN’s envoy to the country. ‘The last year-and-a-half has been more challenging, but we hope the overall gains will be consolidated. We don’t want to see any backsliding,’ says Kamal Malhotra Turkey-U.N.