MDG-F BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA

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Title :  Improving Cultural Understanding in Bosnia and Herzegovina 

Country : Bosnia and Herzegovina

Thematic Window : Culture and Development

Participating UN organisations : UNDP, UNESCO, UNICEF

Signing partners : Ministry of Civil Affairs

Source of funds : Spanish MDG Achievement Fund

Summary

Designed to improve cross-cultural understanding in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) and promote the country’s unique multicultural identity. Areas of focus  include the policy/legal framework in the cultural and educational sectors, community-based interventions to increase cross-cultural understanding, promotion of the Cultural Industry Sector, and promoting BiH’s unique multicultural identity. Using a participatory approach to guide interventions at policy and municipal levels, the joint programme intends to maximize the economic and social benefits of cultural development and make a contribution to the reconciliation process.

Millenium Development Goals addressed

  • Goal 0: Millennium Declaration: an enabling environment (human rights, democracy and good governance)
  • Goal 1: Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger
  • Goal 2: Achieve universal primary education
  • Goal 3: Promote gender equality and empower women
  • Goal 8: Develop a global partnership for development

Project details

Total Budget in USD : $ 8,000,000 | UNESCO Budget as UN Participating Organization (amount broken down) : $ 1,717,184 | Geographic focus : Bosnia and Herzegovina  | Started : January 2009 |  | Expected end date : December 2011  | Status : Ongoing | Keywords : Understanding, inclusion, progress, symbols, tolerance

Markers

28 October 2008 : Official Signing Ceremony in Sarajevo | 11 December 2008 : Official Joint Programme start date | August 2009 : inception report finalized and endorsed | July 2010 : MDG-F Secretariat undertakes Midterm evaluation

Documents

MDGF-1800 : Improving Cultural Understanding in Bosnia and Herzegovina

United Nations in Bosnia and Herzegovina

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2008 Brochure United Nations in BiH

Publication prepared by: United Nations Communication Group. Year of production: 2008

Contents :

- Where are we and why we are here?
- Who are we and what do we do?
- The United Nations Main Development Cooperation Partners in BiH
- The Challenges Ahead
- 60 ways the United Nations makes a difference
- UN Agencies in BiH
- United Nations Major Publications in BiH

Download Brochure (42 pp)

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