UNDP Resident Representative Louisa Vinton today joined the First Secretary from the Embassy of Japan in Vienna, Toyokazu Kubota and the Mayor of Gevgelija, Ivan Frangov, in announcing the completion of major reconstruction works on the Vardar pumping station in Gevgelija. The rebuilding and modernization of...

With the cleaning of the main storm-drain channel in the town of Novo Selo, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has embarked upon a six-year programme designed to reduce the risk of flooding and improve water quality in the Strumica River Basin, which is home to 125,000 people in six largely...

Everyone in Prilep knows Grandpa Dimce’s ‘Old Bakery’. It was the town’s first bakery. It closed in 1975 but for decades people still reminisced about Grandpa Dimce and his original recipe for homemade white bread—so tasty and perfectly baked in a specially designed wooden stove almost a hundred years old. Now...

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A new employment measure aims to help some 120 unemployed people with disabilities achieve their dreams and start up their own businesses by the end of next year.   Launched by the Ministry of Labour and Social Policy, the Employment Service Agency and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the...

”Young people today are more connected and better informed than any generation before”, said UNDP Resident Representative Louisa Vinton. “But to make the most of this potential, we all need to work together to create more job openings. Not only more jobs but better quality jobs that tap into the creativity...

The UN’s International Day of Biodiversity 2015 will be marked by the launch of the country’s first water monitoring station to help restore the ecosystem of Lake Prespa.   The official opening of the new state-of-the-art monitoring station on May the 22nd is especially appropriate to the theme of this year’s...

“This is a very special day for me,” says Tatjana Arsovska, “It’s the first time in twelve years my son has clapped his hands!” Tatjana’s son, aged 12, is taking part in his first class at a sports centre in Kumanovo specially designed for the needs of people with disabilities. “He has a severe form of autism and...

Today saw the Municipality of Tetovo take a major step forward in increasing the transparency, accountability and responsiveness of local government. The launch of an innovative new system called My Municipality is set to transform the way the public communicate their priorities to decision-makers, radically...

Dashboard is the latest innovative tool designed to open the window on municipal functions and facilitate greater public participation in local decision-making on environmental protection services. Launched in April 2014, this new interactive online web tool is now successfully operating in the Municipality of Gevgelija and looks set for expansion to other local government functions and services.