131 youth most of them are women, celebrated their graduation in a small ceremony yesterday from the “Demand-Driven Vocational Training, Employment, and Entrepreneurship Skills Development Programme” project after they have completed the technical training in the food processing sector at the Jordan Hospitality & Tourism Education Company (JHTEC).

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Ministry of Environment (MoEnv) conducted an inception workshop to launch the implementation of the new project "STRENGTHENING HUMAN RESOURCES, LEGAL FRAMEWORKS AND INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITIES TO IMPLEMENT THE NAGOYA PROTOCOL” yesterday, with the support of the Global Environment Fund (GEF). The project aims at helping Jordan in developing and enhancing its legal and national frameworks to implement the Nagoya protocol. The project is concurrently implemented by UNDP in 24 countries to help in meeting the national obligations towards the Nagoya Protocol and the UN Convention on Biodiversity (UNCBD).

Within the framework of the Community Cohesion Grant Mechanism Phase II project (CCGM), implemented by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) in Jordan and funded by the government of Japan and the the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation; UNDP has signed yesterday cooperation agreements with 25 community based organizations from various governorates of Jordan with the aim of enhancing social cohesion and strengthening social stability.

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Ahmad Al-Saudi, 25 years, had always dreamt of building an environmental tourist camp in Tafileh. Although all the plans and studies of this project were almost ready in 2007, Ahmad could not achieve his dream until one year ago when he heard about the project “Promoting Local Economic Development in Jordan” (PLEDJ) funded by the European Delegation to Jordan for the first time.

37 years old Laith Smadi was an employee at a small desserts shop in a small town in Ajloun governorate. Through the project “Promoting Local Economic Development in Jordan” (PLEDJ) in Ajloun which is funded by the European Delegation to Jordan, he received a small grant for his eco-friendly business idea. With the grant, he managed to run Ajloun Forest Reserve Restaurant alone buying one knife at a time.

21 years old Dana Abu-Ryash has a bachelor degree in English Language and Literature but her thinking goes beyond the traditional track of college graduates in Jordan. She is the mastermind behind a UNDP-supported initiative in Al-Dlail — Zarqaa governorate which aims at helping children learn while they engage in fun activities that develop their creative thinking abilities.

Al-Zeina, Maha, Islam and Hanadi are four ladies who have met through UNDP’s Skills Exchange project in Al-Mafraq governorate which is funded by the Regional Development & Protection Programme (RDPP) and soon became close friends. Their friendship; fuelled by knowledge-sharing and personal interactions has paved the way for a promising business partnership between them.

New York – The President of the Executive Board of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) today welcomed the appointment of Achim Steiner as the Organization’s new Administrator. Mr Steiner’s nomination for UNDP Administrator was forwarded by Secretary-General António Guterres to the General Assembly, which today confirmed him as the Administrator of UNDP for a term of four years.

Jordan generates 2.2 million tons of solid municipal waste per year, growing annually by 5% of which only 7% is recycled or salvaged mainly by the informal sector. According to the National Solid Waste strategy, formalizing the informal waste recycling and materials recovery sector has become an economic opportunity to sustain landfill infrastructure, improve livelihood of many poor marginalized Jordanians and offer decent jobs for Syrian refugees and host communities.

New management buildings and infrastructure have been launched today at Al-Ekeider landfill under the patronage of the Minister of Municipal Affairs Eng. Walid Al-Masri, Canada’s Ambassador to Jordan Peter MacDougall and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Country Director Sara Ferrer Olivella. The launch...

Government delegations from 13 Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) countries have met to address long–term climate change challenges and to consider National Adaptation Plans (NAPs).

It took a lot of courage from Hiba Abu-Abdoh, 32 years old, to join UNDP’s Emergency Employment Project (3x60) approach only 3 months after losing her little daughter due to a medical error. She overcome her grief for the sake of supporting her family at first; later she found out being engrossed in the project has given her a new hope for the future and transformed her life completely.

Based on the success of the first phase of the ECOLOO toilets UNDP/BITS project, funded by GEF, has provided Petra Development and Tourism Region Authority (PDTRA) with TEN new units beside the first four units delivered in the first phase, the new unit’s will help PDTRA in term of providing the toilet services...

This report shows that local regional disparities should be of significant importance to policy makers in their development efforts.

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Madrasati Initiative "my school" five student clubs under the name of Masahati "my space" were established and equipped

Gap set to widen unless deep-rooted development barriers, including discrimination and unequal political participation, are tackled.

Mariam Banian (Um Adham), 38 years old is a mother of 6 kids who has never dreamt of being the owner of an outlet shop located on the main road of Mghayer Al-Sarhan area in Mafraq. Her husband’s disability has been always a challenge but her soaring high spirits and his support of her business endeavors lead to her life-changing experience at UNDP’s Emergency Employment Project (3x6 approach) project.

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has signed grant agreements with the total amount of 525 thousand dollars today with nine non-governmental Jordanian organizations in the area of natural resources’ conservation.

  Both in their 30’s, Eman a single woman and Dhayeh a widow with a school-age daughter came together by means of UNDP’s Emergency Employment Project (3x6 approach) to start their own catering business which happens to be one of its kind here in Sama Al-Sarhan in Mafraq governorate.   Resilient Minds Dhayeh...

Labour Minister Ali Ghezawi and UNDP Jordan Country Director Sara Ferrer Olivella inaugurated the opening of the job fair “Proud of My Profession”, organised by the Ministry with support from UNDP. The two-day event, brings together representatives of more than 40 restaurants and hotels in Amman and the Dead...

UNDP Jordan Country Office has announced the appointment of their new Country Director Ms. Sara Ferrer Olivella, who resumed her duties on the 23rd of this month following Dr. Zena Ali Ahmad, who was the country director since 2012. Ms. Ferrer Olivella, Spanish, worked for 16 years in the UN system in general and...

Members of the Finnish Parliament (MPs) on an official visit to Jordan visited some of the Finland supported projects and activities in the field, under the UNDP programme on “Mitigating the Impact of the Syria Crisis in Jordanian Host Communities” which is implemented by UNDP since 2013. The delegation started their...

Under the patronage of the Minister of Environment Dr. Yasin Khayat, Petra was announced as a new protected area under  the National Protected Areas Network.  The announcement comes in preparation of its official declaration according to the national by laws. This important step has been achieved through a...

Under the patronage of His Excellency the Minister of Environment; the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in collaboration with the Ministry of Environment organized a ceremony to honor a number of journalists and media experts who participated in "The Environment Knows No Borders" media contest....

In the event of a disaster, airports become central logistics hubs for life-saving relief supply logistics. It is therefore crucial that all involved parties be professionally prepared for the worst-case scenario. Deutsche Post DHL Group and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) are conducting their joint...

Under the patronage of the Japanese Ambassador in Jordan, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) held the first "national meeting of entrepreneurs for the emergency employment project (3x6)-Jordan". The meeting aimed to increase the networking and experience sharing among 3X6 entrepreneurs in...

UNDP Jordan celebrated today, the signing grant agreements to 34 community based organizations (CBOs) in the governorates of Irbid and Mafraq and Zarqa with a total given amount of US $ 1.3 million. Those community grants come within the project the “social cohesion and stability programme” project UNDP is...

UNDP in collaboration with the Ministry of Environment  launched today the implementation of the new project “Mercury Initial Assessment project (MIA) by organizing an inception report. The Ministry stressed on the importance of this new project as it assists Jordan to meet its obligations towards the Minamata...

The Minister of Environment H.E. Dr. Yaseen Khayyat and the Country Director of the United Nations Development Programme in Jordan Dr. Zena Ali-Ahmad signed today an agreement of cooperation for the implementation of "Restoration of Sustainable Livelihoods Creation and Natural Resource Management in Badia...

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.