Peacebuilding in Sudan

For more than 20 years, Sudan has endured a devastating civil war that has taken the lives of thousands, created millions of refugees and internally displaced people, and created a landmine problem. In the lead-up to the the ceasefire between the two parties involved in the conflict—the Government of Sudan and the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement—in January 2002 and since the signing of the Comprehensive Peace Agreeement in 2005, UNDP and its partner UN agencies have taken a number of initiatives aimed at overcoming the effects of war and promoting the recovery and development of the region. This article highlights some of UNDP’s initiatives in peace building in the country. Read more...

Early Recovery Cluster in Pakistan

On 8 October 2005, an earthquake measuring 7.6 on the Richter scale struck the northern parts of Pakistan and India. In Pakistan, Pakistan Administered Kashmir and the North Western Frontier Province suffered the most severe impacts. More than 73,000 people were killed and approximately 3.5 million affected. The earthquake damaged or fully destroyed an estimated 600,000 houses, countless health facilities, schools and colleges, as well as government buildings—killing many doctors, teachers, community leaders and government officials. Read more...

Reducing Violence: Municipalities Free of Weapons Project in El Salvador

During the first five months of 2006, homicide rates have almost halved in the municipality of San Martin in the metropolitan area of San Salvador, El Salvador. This is only one evidence that the project ‘municipalities free of weapons carrying’ is making progress in addressing the fundamental problems of armed violence and insecurity at the local level. Read more...

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Geneva Declaration on Armed Violence and Development, 7 June, Geneva -- On 7 June 2006, UNDP co-hosted a Ministerial Summit on Armed Violence and Development with the government of Switzerland, with the goal of setting a new development-oriented agenda to reduce armed violence in the world’s poorest nations. Read more...

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International Conference on Parliaments, Crisis Prevention and Recovery, 19-21 April, Brussels: UNDP and the Government and Chamber of Representatives of Belgium, in association with the Inter-Parliamentary Union, convened the International Conference on Parliaments, Crisis Prevention and Recovery. Learn more...