The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in partnership with the Ministry of Environment and the Ministry of Agriculture held a consultative national workshop entitled "Development of Selection Criteria and Designation Process of Rangeland Reserves in Jordan" The workshop aimed to discuss and to assess...

Dana and Wafa’s dreams turned into reality in Hosha, a remote area in Mafraq. The twin’s hearing impairments and muteness didn’t stop them from launching the first hair-salon in their town. “UNDP has given us the voice as joining the project empowered us to communicate with our community, for the first time we...

As Part of the Mitigating the Impact of the Syrian Refugee Crisis on Jordanian Vulnerable Host Communities Project for UNDP Jordan

UNDP in partnership with the Ministry of Water and Irrigation and the Ministry of Environment kicked off the second consultative technical session on "Drought Institutional Set Up & Early Warning System in Jordan".

A Finnish government delegation visited Mafraq governorate to get acquainted with UNDP’s activities to improve municipal and social services in governorates hosting refugees.

The Canadian Ambassador Peter MacDougall, visited Al-Ekeider landfill to check the progress of "rehabilitation of Al-Ekeider landfill” project, which is implemented by UNDP Jordan in partnership with the Ministry of Municipalities, with generous donation of the Government of Canada.

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in collaboration with the Royal Society for the Conservation of Nature (RSCN), supported by the Global Environment Facility (GEF), have launched today the first Biodiversity Information Management System (BIMS) in Jordan.

On Tuesday 20 September 2016, Jordanian voters will go to the polls to elect a new Parliament. The elections take place under a new election law which was adopted in March 2016 which introduces a new electoral system. The elections are seen as a key step in the political reform process that seeks to develop...

one of the successful small businesses of “Promoting Local Economic Development Programme in Jordan” which is funded by the European Union, managed by the Ministry of Interior and implemented by UNDP.

As part of its continuous efforts through the “Mainstreaming Biodiversity Conservation in Tourism Sector Development in Jordan (BITS) Project”, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Jordan organized a specialized training course in environmental planning and biodiversity conservation in tourism sector...

Under the patronage of his Excellency Dr. Bassam Talhouni, Minister of Justice, UNDP organized the first National Consultations on Gender Justice in Jordan to discuss & review different laws and policies targeting gender with a focus on the gender based violence. Those consultations came as a result of a...

“Private-public partnership is the new leadership for countries’ development. We need governments progress to work with SMES, and opening up regional markets in the MENA region which in turn requires policy reform, to which the private sector should play a key role”. said the Chairman of the Global Entrepreneurs...

Agreement Signing Ceremony with the Ministry of Youth

UNDP & the Ministry of Youth (MOY) celebrated together the International Youth Day. The event, which was a real youthful one, concluded of different activities by the young people themselves. Some youth shared their own success touching stories in which they overcame different obstacles & challenges in order to...

Princess Taghrid Institute for Development & Training and UNDP, The United Nations Development Programme in Jordan signed an agreement of cooperation to set up “Legal Advisory and Alternative Dispute Resolution Community Centers” in both Jerash and Irbid governorates

YS is one of the beneficiaries whose life was changed dramatically by the emergency employment project (3X6 approach).

UNDP Country Director & other representatives, met with the  Minister of Information & Communications Technology (MICT), to discuss different aspects of bilateral cooperation, mainly the development of the country's smart electronic document system. They also discussed the leaps achieved in ICT sector in Jordan,...

Jordan today is busy preparing for the upcoming Parliamentary Elections which will take place on the 20th of September 2016. The call for the election of a new parliament came about after a period of significant political developments, which included His Majesty King Abdullah II dissolving the Lower House of Parliament and the formation of a new cabinet led by Prime Minister Hani Mulqi. A key stated responsibility of the new cabinet was to facilitate the work of the Independent Election Commission (IEC) towards administering a successful national poll.

Nadia’s store is located in “Al Hosha” municipality /Mafraq Governorates. Through the folds of the narrow road, a visitor notices the store as a room adjacent to the nearby house. Both (the house and the store) stand as a witness to the story of enabling a woman to develop her own business and support her...

as part of its continuous efforts to mitigate the impact of Syria crisis on Jordanian host communities and to strengthen the social cohesion between Jordanians and Syrians, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) signed a partnership agreement with Business Development Center (BDC), to implement a...

The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) launched its third phase of the Emergency Employment Project (3X6 approach) in Hosha, Rehab and Al-Sarhan municipalities of Mafraq governorate. The Emergency Employment Project (3X6 approach) was created by UNDP in 2013 in response to the Syrian Crisis, which has...

In order to continue its development vision in protecting the environment and climate change in Jordan; UNDP is taking the lead to sustain environmental practices especially in the tourism sector. One of the new initiatives UNDP Jordan will implement is establishing a Tourism Green Unit (TGU) in the Ministry of...

UNDP in cooperation with the Ministry of Tourism and Antiques, and in support of the Global Environment Facility, organized a two days training on “Sustainable Tourism”, through its project on” Mainstreaming Biodiversity Conservation in the Tourism Sector Development in Jordan (BITS)”. The training targeted the...

For the first time in Jordan; UNDP in cooperation with the Ministry of Environment, and in support of the Global Environment Facility, organized a three days training on “Scenario Planning” as part of the RIO project activities. UNDP & MoEV believe that scenario planning might be a demonstration tool, through which...

UNDP organized a workshop for around two hundred participants from the youth centers and youth directorates of the Higher Council for Youth through " Supporting Implementation of the National Youth Strategy" project.   The workshop aims at aligning the youth centers activities to the National Youth Strategy...

Prime Minister Abdullah Ensour, patronized UNDP50 celebrations official event, in which the prime minister highlighted the great role UNDP is playing to support the countries in human development issues & mtigating the effect of the crisis on teh host communities. He also said that UNDP was one of the agencies which...

بمناسبة عيد استقلال المملكة الأردنية الهاشمية وبمناسبة العيد الأربعين لبرنامج الأمم المتحدة الإنمائي في الأردن UNDP؛ نقدم أغنية تراثية للأردن تحتوي على كل الإنجازات

The Minister of Interior Mazen Al-Qadi signed a memorandum of understanding with UNDP, the United Nations Development Programme in Jordan. The agreement aims at launching a joint partnership to support preventing counter violent extremism and to enhance community stability. This partnership aims to develop a...

With support of the Government of Canada; 13 heavy machineries were delivered to Al-Akeider Landfill in a huge ceremony. This activity comes under the framework of “improving solid waste management and income generation in host communities for refugees project” implemented by UNDP Jordan in partnership with the...

UNDP in cooperation with Petra Development and Tourism Region Authority (PDTRA) has launched a number of activities and initiatives on saturday in Petra, teh red rose city. These initiatives are part of the Mainstreaming Biodiversity Conservation in Tourism Sector Development in Jordan (BITS) project. The aim of...

Jordanian Prime Minister Abdullah Nsour has inaugurated the 11th Government Leadership Forum, which was organized in partnership with UNDP Jordan Office. The main speaker of the event was the Director of UNDP Global Centre for Public Service Excellence in Singapore Max Everest-Phillips, who was invited to give a...

The UN development official, Helen Clark, Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Chair of the United Nations Development Group (UNDG), had an official visit to the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan on 7 November 2015. As part the visit; Ms. Clark visited UNDP-supported projects in areas most affected by the Syria crisis, in Northern Jordan and met with project beneficiaries and representatives from local authorities and other UNDP development partners.