Georgia

2010-09-02

UNDP assists flood prevention in Pankisi

TBILISI. 2 September 2010 – With the threat of floods increasing in the Pakisi Valley, the UNDP is stepping in to assist local authorities to clean the Alazani channel and the beads and ravines of other mountain rivers.

2010-08-24

Boosting professional education in Georgia

TBILISI. 24 August 2010 – 750 textbooks for training courses in 9 professions were handed over today to the Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia. The textbooks were published by UNDP under the European Union-funded initiative.  

2010-08-17

World Humanitarian Day

The second World Humanitarian Day takes place this year on 19 August. The day will raise awareness on what it means to be a humanitarian worker by describing their work, explaining the principles that guide all humanitarians, and portraying the hazards that humanitarian aid workers face in course of their work.

2010-08-11

UNDP continues economic development programmes in Adjara

BATUMI. 11 August 2010 – Mr. Jamie McGoldrick, Head of the United Nations Development Programme in Georgia, pays a 3-day visit to Adjara this week.

2010-08-10

From Small Beginnings

Video story
The European Union and the UNDP work with microfinance institutions in Georgia to assist the displaces and small start-up businesses. The Euro 2 million programme runs in the three regions of Georgia that suffered most from the conflict with Russia in 2008.

2010-08-02

Vocational education and re-training programmes in Gori

GORI. 2 August 2010 – More than 60 graduates of the Vocational Education and Training course organized by UNDP in co-operation with the Gori University received certificates today.

2010-07-20

UNDP supports strong parliament in Georgia

TBILISI. 20 July 2010 – The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) continues assisting Georgian parliament to effectively fulfil its constitutional responsibilities of representation, law-making, policy-making and government oversight.

2010-07-09

UNDP presents recommendations to assist newly elected local authorities

TBILISI. 9 July 2010 – Effective work of local governance in Georgia will be discussed at the meeting organized by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), National Democratic Institute (NDI) and German Society for Technical Cooperation (GTZ) on 11 and 13 July in Kobuleti.

2010-07-01

EU, UNDP discuss TV coverage of the election campaign

TBILISI. 1 July 2010 – Four weeks after Georgia’s local self-governance elections, the European Union Delegation to Georgia and UNDP are hosting a discussion on the findings of media monitoring during the election campaign.