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contributes to the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals in Least Developed Countries through a variety of innovative approaches in both local development and microfinance.
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New York - July 14, 2008: United Nations Capital Development Fund and the Government of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg Sign Agreement to Strengthen their Relationship New agreement seen as structured framework for collaboration towards the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals The United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) and the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg signed an agreement to expand and extend their relationship through a coherent, predictable and structured framework for collaboration. With the signing of the Agreement, Luxembourg will further support UNCDF and the realization of its activities. Luxembourg recognized that UNCDF has an important role to play in the international context through its mission of Investing in the Least Developed Countries to help them achieve the Millennium Development Goals and the objectives of the Programme of Action for the ...
UNITED NATIONS, New York - June 30, 2008: United Nations Advisors Group delivers recommendations on key strategies to remove obstacles that prevent the poor from access to financial services The United Nations Advisors Group on Inclusive Financial Sectors gathered in New York to deliver recommendations on how governments, regulators, development partners, and the private sector can contribute to increasing access to financial products and services for the poor and micro entrepreneurs globally. The United Nations established the Advisors Group on Inclusive Financial Sectors for a two-year term following the 2005 International Year of Microcredit. The Advisors Group consists of more than twenty representatives from governments, central banks, regulatory agencies, microfinance instit...
DAR ES SALAAM - June 26, 2008: Government of Tanzania pleased with progress of UNCDF support to Local Economic Development During the recent visit by the Director of Local Development Practice in UNCDF, Kadmiel Wekwete, the Minister for Regional Administration and Local Government in Tanzania, Hon. Celina Kombani expressed satisfaction with the current ongoing partnership between the Government of Tanzania, UNCDF and UNDP in the implementation of the Support to Local Economy in Mwanza (SLEM) Programme. The programme was approved in 2006 and serves as a pilot for Local Economic Development (LED) for the Local Government Reform Programme of Tanzania. Briefing the Minister, the Mr. Wekwete explained how SLEM is...
YAOUNDE - May 20, 2008: Governments from Across Africa Gather in Cameroon to Discuss Links between Local Government and Poverty Reduction Ministers of Local Government from across Africa will convene at a meeting in Yaoundé next week to consider how strengthening local governance capacities in Africa can improve service delivery and help achieve the Millennium Development Goals on the continent. The gathering, which takes place from 28 to 30 May, carries the theme "From Policy to Implementation: Challenges and Strategies for Effective Implementation of Decentralized Governance in Africa". It will be attended by ministers and senior officials responsible for local government and decentralization, as well as heads of local...
KATHMANDU - May 15, 2008: Government replicates UNCDF performance based grant system in 75 District Development Committees The Government of Nepal has decided to replicate UNCDF’s performance based grant system in all of the country’s 75 District Development Committees linking the results of the performance assessment with its own development grant. The performance-based grant system is at the heart of UNCDF’s Decentralized Financing and Development Programme (DFDP), which aims to reduce poverty through supporting local governments to provide services and deliver targeted infrastructure in accordance with the Local Self Governance Act (LSGA) in an efficient, accountable and transparent manner. T...
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Recent Reports & Documents
May 2008: Local Governance Monthly Bulletin / Bulletin Mensal Governasaun Lokal (Timor-Leste)
Vol. 1, Edition 5 [ pdf English ] [ pdf Tatun ]
April 2008: Local Governance Monthly Bulletin / Bulletin Mensal Governasaun Lokal (Timor-Leste)
Vol. 1, Edition 4 [ pdf English ] [ pdf Tatun ]
March 2008: Policy Orientation Guidelines for Decentralization and Local Government in Timor-Leste [ pdf English ] [ pdf Portuguese ]
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