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Inauguration of Jordan's First Urban Farming Training Centre
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UNDP Jordan and Greater Amman Municipality and launch Jordan’s First Urban Farming Training Centre.

Jordan’s first Urban Farming Training Centre at the Al-Tafawuq Park in Amman to strengthen food security in light of increasing climate change effects and disruptions to food supply chains, which is driving up food prices.

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Infographic outlining information about UNDP's new 9R's Project in Aqaba.
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UNDP Jordan Launches Pioneering Project for Tackling Waste in Aqaba.

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Jordan, in partnership with the Aqaba Special Economic Zone Authority (ASEZA), announce the launch of the "Catalyzing a Transformative Model for Circularity through 9R’s in Aqaba" project.

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Insider Mediation
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UNDP Highlights its Support to Regional Insider Mediators on International Day of Peace

To mark the International Day of Peace and the United Nations General Assembly’s adoption of the Declaration and Programme of Action on a Culture of Peace, UNDP hosted a special storytelling event at the Heart of Amman building in downtown Amman.

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A group school students participation in EU Beach Cleanup Event in Aqaba.
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UNDP Jordan and EU Delegation to Jordan Co-organise Beach Cleanup Campaign for School Students in Aqaba.

UNDP Jordan and EU Delegation to Jordan Co-organise Beach Cleanup event for over 80 school students in Aqaba.

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Fostering Food Security and increasing water use efficiency through Hydroponic: Sweden and UNDP support small green business

From that camp, a 35-year-old Palestinian refugee young man is the founder of “Senera” (Arabic word for hook) a green business that seeks to empower women and youth entrepreneurs lacking access to job opportunities and farming land specifically in marginalized communities.

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Sustainable Development of Land Adjacent to the Baptism Site mission kicks off

The United Nation Development Programme (UNDP) and the United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) launched today a series of consultations for the Sustainable Development of Land Adjacent to the Baptism Site: Investment Pathways Exploration Mission.

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UNDP Jordan moving towards environmental sustainability

UNDP Jordan office was selected to participate in a national initiative supported by the Ministry of Environment in 2019 aimed at applying Sustainable Facility Management Guidelines (SFMG) in 16 facilities across Jordan (government buildings, NGOs, and industrial facilities).

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UNDP, in partnership with UN Women in Jordan, conducted a Arabic study titled "Socio-Economic and Legal Barriers to Women’s Empowerment and Leadership Positions".

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Human Development Report 2023/2024
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UNDP's 2023/24 Human Development Report

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Heart of Amman Coffee Table

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Gender Equality and Climate Change in Jordan - Exploratory Gender Analysis
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“Climate change is not gender neutral and neither should climate action be”.

Women not only have a role to play in tackling the climate change threats but also their knowledge, experiences and views can better guide the actions adopted. Excluding women from the process and overlooking their needs, interests and creativity isolates fifty percent of the world and marginalize potential innovative solutions that can generate more environmental justice while bridging gender gaps and overcoming gender specific barriers.

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11.3

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population

97

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school enrollment primary

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metric tons

CO2 emissions (per capita)

62.3

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individuals using the Internet

0.72

Human development index

14.4

percent

living below the poverty line

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