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Africa

Africa consists of 53 countries and has an estimated population of more than 900 million people. It is home to 34 of the world’s 48 poorest countries and has been subject to multiple conflicts and natural disasters. UNDP work in Africa includes: addressing sexual and gender-based violence through community-based programmes; preventing conflict and supporting disarmament, demobilization and reintegration of former combatants; and encouraging inclusion of disaster risk reduction policies and programmes in national plans.

Find out more about UNDP in Action in Africa in our Fast Facts: Africa (pdf)

News

Addressing Youth and Conflict in Liberia, 2008

Addressing Sexual Violence in Sierra Leone, 2008

Cameroon's Refugee Crisis, 2008

Mainstreaming Gender Recovery Efforts in the DRC, 2007

Governance and Security in Mali, 2007

Building Peace in Ghana, 2007

Recovering from Violent Conflict in DRC, 2006

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Voices From Countries in Crisis

Laying the Groundwork for Peace in Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, 2008
Valeria Izzi, Programme Specialist, Conflict Prevention, discusses her experience consulting with local stakeholders in Eastern DRC (streaming audio or download mp3)

Rebuilding Livelihoods in Liberia, 2008
Listen to an interview with Masaneh Bayo, who manages the UNDP Microfinance Initiative in Liberia (streaming audio or download mp3)

Country

Rule of Law and Protection in Conflict: The Case of Darfur Sudan, 2006 (pdf)

Small Arms Control Programme in Liberia, UNDP, 2006 (pdf)

Small Arms Survey Evaluations, 2006 (MS Word documents)

Project Brief: Small Arms Reduction in Burundi, UNDP, 2005 (word)

Mozambique Case Study: Evolution of a Disaster Risk Management System, 2005 (pdf)

Recovery Support and Long-term Development to Deal with the Humanitarian Crisis in Niger, 2005 (pdf)

Strengthening the Implementation of the National Disaster Risk Management (DRM) Strategy in Madagascar, 2005 (pdf)

Goma (DRC) Case Study: Volcano Risk Reduction, 2005 (pdf)

Publications

Mainstreaming Disaster Risk Reduction in the Management of Urban Planning and Governance in Africa through the African Urban Risk Analysis Network, 2004 (pdf)

Strategic Conflict Assessment: Methodology, Key Findings and Lessons Learnt, World Bank, 2003 (pdf)

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