Joint Programming of UNESCO & other UN agencies

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The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) are eight goals to be achieved by 2015. The MDGs are drawn from the actions and targets contained in the Millennium Declaration that was adopted during the UN Millennium Summit in 2000. The eight MDGs break down into 21 quantifiable targets that are measured by 60 indicators.

The UN human security trust fund (UNHSTF) was established in 1999 with the aim of promoting human security through the protection and empowerment of people and communities threatened in their livelihood, survival and dignity.

UNESCO through its Venice Office is involved in 3 MDG Funding windows (Environment and Climate change, Culture and Development, Conflict Prevention and Peacebuilding) and in 1 UNTFHS, country-level joint programming.

MDGs, a global partnership

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"Looking ahead to 2015 and beyond, there is no question that we can achieve the overarching goal: we can put an end to poverty. In almost all instances, experience has demonstrated the validity of earlier agreements on the way forward; in other words, we know what to do. But it requires an unswerving, collective, long-term effort."

United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon.

When the MDG Achievement Fund (MDG-F) decides to invest resources in a given area, a ‘funding window’ is opened for this purpose. Thematic Windows allow the Fund to target specific themes - More

MDG Funding windows

UNESCO is involved in 3 funding windows, namely:

ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Reducing vulnerabilities and helping adapt to climate change

  • Bosnia & Herzegovina : Mainstreaming environmental governance: linking local and national action in Bosnia and Herzegovina - More

CULTURE AND DEVELOPMENT
Protecting and enhancing cultural rights and political participation

  • Albania : Culture & Heritage for Social & Economic Development - More
  • Bosnia & Herzegovina : Improving Cultural Understanding in Bosnia and Herzegovina - More
  • Turkey : Alliances for Culture Tourism (ACT) in Eastern Anatolia - More

CONFLICT PREVENTION AND PEACEBUILDING
Fostering an enabling environment for development

  • The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia :  Enhancing Inter-Ethnic Community Dialogue and Collaboration in FYR Macedonia - More

PRIVATE SECTOR AND DEVELOPMENT 

  • Serbia : Sustainable Tourism for Rural Development

UNTFHS, country-level joint programming

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The UNTFHS finances projects carried out by organizations in the UN system, and when appropriate, in partnership with non-UN entities, to advance the operational impact of the human security concept. The UNTFHS places priority on promoting multi-sectoral and inter-agency integration based on the comparative advantage of the applying organizations and through their collaboration.

Projects are distributed globally, with priority given to countries and regions where the insecurities of people are most critical and pervasive, such as the least developed countries (LDC's) and countries in conflict - More

UNTFHS Joint Programme

UNESCO is involved in:

  • Bosnia & Herzegovina : Community Reconciliation through Poverty Reduction - More
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