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24 February 2022

An UNDEF project in Kyrgyzstan completed its work to strengthen the transformative role of community-based media in reducing gender-based violence, including amid the surge of such violence as a result of pandemic lockdowns and economic pressures.

 

16 February 2022

An UNDEF project in Vietnam works to strengthen regular dialogues between civil society and government agencies for more transparency and accountability in the forestry sector.

 

20 January 2022

UNDEF Mali project holds a round table on women’s leadership and media literacy. View the video!

 

10 January 2022

Tunisia has been a priority country for UNDEF for the past decade, with 18 UNDEF projects there since 2012 – not least in the crucial area of youth empowerment. 

04 January 2022

An UNDEF project in Nepal works to strengthen gender-responsive local governance, with a focus on the rights of marginalized and indigenous women in the Icchakmana and Kalika municipalities of Chitwan.

 

23 December 2021

An UNDEF project in Mongolia works to strengthen the capacity of local media and civil society to ensure media freedom and quality journalism amid challenges of the digital era.

 

Jeffrey Wright Narrates: UNDEF in Armenia and Georgia: Prisoners of the Caucasus

Jeffrey Wright Narrates: UNDEF in Armenia and Georgia: Prisoners of the Caucasus

Legislators of Sierra Leone

The UNDEF/newDemocracy handbook for citizens’ assemblies

The Book of UNDEF: