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Advocacy Project: Campaign Website
UNMAS is calling for proposals for the development of a online and offline campaign to increase donations to the United Nations Voluntary Trust Fund. An online donation gateway has been set up in collaboration with the UN Foundation (Donate @ www.UNMAS.org). The purpose of both the online and... More
Making Cities Resilient-Campaign: "My city is getting ready!"
Cities and local governments need to get ready, reduce the risks and become resilient to disasters. For the next two years and beyond, the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR) will campaign together with its partners for this to happen.
The World Disaster Reduction Campaign...
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Join Caring for Climate
Caring for Climate is a voluntary and complementary action platform for UN Global Compact participants who seek to demonstrate leadership on the issue of climate change. It provides a framework for business leaders to advance practical solutions and help shape public policy as well as public... More
HAITI - JOINT DONOR ALERT: GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF HAITI AND UNITED NATIONS
With the ongoing earthquake and cholera outbreak responses, Haiti is now facing three emergencies at the same time as, since 4 November, the country suffers the impacts of Hurricane Tomas. This donor alert focuses on immediate response to the hurricane. While the impact of the hurricane so far has... More
ICT-Equipment for Young Volunteers connecting Rural Youth and Women Micro-Entrepreneurs to Markets in Darfur and Eastern Sudan
UNDP and UNV Sudan are interested in in-kind or cash sponsoring of one or more of the following ICT-equipment and connectivity items for up to 600 Young Sudanese Volunteers (year 1):
- 600 laptops / netbooks with Arabic keyboard (by international company)
- 600 protection covers for laptops /...
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Food In-Kind Donations for Pakistan Emergency: Relief Items Requested by the Food Cluster
The Food Cluster is requesting a list of items related to the provision of food assistance to the victims of the Pakistan floods. Total shortfall / gap is 121,000 metric tons. Requested are wheat, pulses, vegetable oil, High Energy Biscuits, ready to use supplementary feeding, black tea, sugar and... More
Business Partnerships to Improve Hibiscus Tea Value Chain for Women Farmers in Sudan
In an effort to develop rural economies and improve local livelihoods, UNDP Country Office in Sudan would like to hear from companies of the hibiscus industry interested in improving the hibiscus tea value chain and engaging in CSR-activities for improving the livelihoods of poor Sudanese women... More
The Green Commodities Facility
The Facility is looking for major market players who have a long-term commitment to scaling up the sustainable sourcing of commodities and recognize the need to move beyond certification to work with governments to create national support systems and scale up support to farmers. Key commodities for... More
Business Call to Action
Launched in 2008, the Business Call to Action (BCtA) is a global membership network of companies, governments, and development organizations working to identify and promote business models that contribute to long-term commercial and development goals. By challenging companies to adapt business... More
Mongolia 2010 Dzud - Humanitarian Appeal
The 2009-10 winter, which has been extremely harsh even by Mongolian standards, has resulted in increased maternal and child mortality, and an unprecedented loss of livestock and the collapse of thousands of people’s livelihoods and many basic services. The disaster is known locally as a dzud... More