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World Bank joins UNDP Afghanistan in incubating a total of 400 NGOs and CSOs.
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UNHCR and UNDP agree to provide $1 million for housing and infrastructure in Khost and Paktika Province
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The government of Japan injects $64M for UNDP Afghanistan through a Humanitarian-Development-Peace nexus
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Millions of Afghan lives and livelihoods in danger without support, says UN Development Programme Chief
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UNDP Afghanistan teams up with six partners to support up to 2.7 million Afghans in need with USD 64M
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UNDP announces the single most significant agreement under ABADEI with Islamic Relief
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UNDP Afghanistan and Roots of Peace team up for a landmark International Women's Day event in Abu Dhabi, highlighting women business leaders of Afghanistan
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UNDP welcomes ADB’s US$ 5 million funding for economic assessments and project monitoring to ensure effectiveness and impact of aid for Afghans
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UNDP and the European Union Launch US $16.9 Million Programme to Support Women Entrepreneurs in Afghanistan
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UNDP welcomes US$ 11.2 million contribution from Sida to the Special Trust Fund for Afghanistan for UN’s response to basic needs crisis

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) welcomes the announcement of the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) to contribute a US$ 11.2 million (SEK101.5 million) grant…

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Restrictions on women’s employment can reduce Afghanistan’s GDP by an additional 5 percent, UNDP report finds

1 December 2021, Kabul - Afghanistan’s nominal GDP is likely to contract by 20 percent within a year, from US$20 billion in 2020 to a figure of US$16 billion, according to a new socio…

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Afghanistan banking in disarray, says new UNDP situation report

Kabul, Afghanistan, 22 November 2021 – A new situation report released today by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) says Afghanistan’s financial and bank payment systems are “in disarray.”

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