Mission Statement: "Our
vision is to become a dynamic, responsive and valuable partner to the
people of The Gambia in pursuit of human dignity and a better life for
all. Our mission is to support the Government and people of The Gambia
to achieve the Millennium Development Goals and sustainable human development.
We will strive for excellence and impartiality and creatively respond
to the development needs of The Gambia in line with national priorities
and in accordance with our comparative advantage."
UNDP is the UN's global development network, advocating
for change and connecting countries to knowledge, experience and resources
to help people build a better life.
In The Gambia UNDP seeks to be a valued, trusted and reliable development
partner to the Government and all key stakeholders in national development.
As The Gambia formulates its own development solutions, UNDP provides
ideas, access to its global knowledge networks and technical expertise
to boost capacity development and to promote national efforts to eradicate
poverty and attain the Millennium Development Goals. Read more
Latest News
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Failure In The Gambia March 6th 2012
Following the declaration of emergency
by the Government of The Gambia, on
March 6, 2012, the UN System in The
Gambia has finalised a joint proposal
to access the UN Central Emergency Response
Funds (CERF), for immediate response
amounting to US1.9 million. This is
in line with the objective of providing
immediate assistance to save lives and
prevent deterioration of the nutritional
status of the population most affected
by the crop failure.
International Women's Day celebrated in Ndemban Village
» 8th March 2012, Ndemban Village, West Coast Region
The International Women's Day was observed on Thursday, 8th March 2012 at Ndemban Village in West Coast Region. The theme for the celebration was "The Contribution of Rural Women in Alleviating Poverty". Dr. Babagan Ahmadu, the representative of the Food Agricultural Oraganisation (FAO) on behalf of Ms. Chinwe M. Dike, UN Resident Representative,in The Gambia read the statment of the Secretary General who said gender equality and the empowerment of women are gaining grounds worldwide and women are exercising greater influence in business; girls are going to school and growing up healthier and better equipped to realise their potentials. Click on read more to read the full statment of the UN Secretary General.
10th Anniversary of International Year of Volunteers (IYV +10)
» June - November 2011
The year of 2011 was the 10th Anniversary of International Year of Volunteers (IYV+10). UNV Gambia in collaboration with Ministries, Academia and NGOs had organized IYV+10/International Volunteer Day (IVD) activities to promote volunteerism and enhance greater recognition of volunteerism and volunteer activities in The Gambia.
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Nation wide sensitization on
volunteerism by the national
Volunteers Service Center
» Basse 26th December
2010
The National Volunteer Service
Centre (NVSC) Project is the
product of collaboration between
the Government of The Gambia
and UNDP Gambia in their joint
quest to accelerate the pace
of achieving the essential targets
of the MDGs, PRSP and Vision
2020 following earlier studies
which had showed serious gaps
in achievements. The project
was conceived and designed on
the premise that volunteerism,
strongly embedded in traditional
Gambian culture, could be invoked
or revived to add impetus to
national development, particularly
at the grassroots level. Consequently,
the NVSC is to become the entry
point for citizens’ participation
in the attainment of the above
development goals.
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Gambia
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