UNDP United Nations Development Programme [to 3 January 2014]
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30 Dec 2014
UNDP to help cut cross border Ebola infections in West Africa
UNDP is set to help the Liberian government build new border posts to cut cross-border Ebola infections from Sierra Leone. Infections in Liberia’s Eastern border region have spiked recently as tight nit cross-border communities spread the disease across the two countries often porous border. 49 new cases have been recorded in the border county of Grand Cape Mount in December, including 12 in the past four days.
29 Dec 2014
UNDP makes emergency payments to Ebola health workers in Guinea
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has made additional incentive payments to 758 health personnel working in four Ebola treatment units in Guinea, ensuring their life-saving work can continue without any interruption.
24 Dec 2014
UNDP and partners put on a christmas party for Liberian Ebola orphans
Christmas came early to Westpoint, Liberia today where hundreds of children were thrown a big party courtesy of staff from UNDP, UN agencies and NGOs in Liberia and around the world.
23 Dec 2014
UNDP helps pay 16,000 workers fighting Ebola in Sierra Leone by mobile phone
With support from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) 16,000 nurses on the frontline in the fight against Ebola are receiving hazard pay through their mobile phones. Workers receive text messages with security codes and information on nearby kiosks to pick up the extra pay they receive for risks associated with fighting Ebola.
22 Dec 2014
Norad-Report Highlights UNDP-Results in Democracy, Human Rights
Norad’s annual results report launched earlier this month, showcases 25 examples of assistance in the areas of democracy and human rights. The case studies demonstrate that institutions which promote democracy and respect for human rights are able to carry out their work more effectively as a direct result of this assistance.