Our activities in Sudan
Sudanese women have traditionally
been excluded from the political process
Khartoum, Sudan - The Netherlands is funding the "Women
in Politics" project which will contribute to good governance based
on partnerships between men and women in the political sphere –
partnerships that are instrumental to realizing human rights and achieving
sustainable peace and development. More...
The partnership
For the past ten years, the Netherlands has consistently been amongst the top donors to UNDP's regular (core) resources. The donor ranked #1 in 2005 and 2006 with a core annual contribution of €90 million ($114 million in 2006), providing well over 12% of UNDP's regular resources. The country also contributes to UNDP's
Gender, Democratic Governance and Crisis Prevention and Recovery Thematic
Trust Funds, as well as carries out numerous country-level projects. More...
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Melkert, the Under-Secretary of UNDP, talks about the significance of the Netherlands'
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News
The Netherlands and the MDGs
In 2004, the Netherlands became the first OECD country to compile a detailed
report on MDG8 - building an international partnership for development.
In it, the government described how it intended to help attain the Millennium
Development Goals, and the various ministers detailed how, over the coming
years, they would exercise their responsibilities: through the provision
of aid, by offering better opportunities for trade, by abolishing subsidies
which prevent fair trade, through debt relief and by promoting a sustainable
environment. Read
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The Netherlands
and UNDP