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Water is life!

A new borehole, which provides potable drinking water for nearly 300 families, comprising more than 3000 people, has been commissioned in the Southern Province of Guinea-Bissau to provide access to safe drinking water to the community. This will go a long way in reducing the incidence of infections from water-borne diseases, which has plagued the Province for a very long time, resulting in improvement in the overall health situation of the communities by about 80%.

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Community policing is democracy in action: Foundation Stone of new model police station laid in Gabu

A new borehole, which provides potable drinking water for nearly 300 families, comprising more than 3000 people, has been commissioned in the Southern Province of Guinea-Bissau to provide access to safe drinking water to the community. This will go a long way in reducing the incidence of infections from water-borne diseases, which has plagued the Province for a very long time, resulting in improvement in the overall health situation of the communities by about 80%.

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UNDP-Guinea Bissau hears local voices and priorities in the Southern Province

UNDP Guinea-Bissau in partnership with the Government of Japan is working on getting to know the access to justice needs of the people in the Southern Province of Guinea-Bissau. The UNDP team met with representatives from civil society, and traditional and religious leaders to gather information on the local needs related to justice provision.

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Nô Firmanta: Lessons About Leaving No One Behind

What has Nô Firmanta taught us about leaving no one behind? And why are so many left behind despite the clear repercussions?

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Engaging the Bissau-Guinean Diaspora for the Development of the Country

Primary research has demonstrated that the Bissau-Guinean diaspora are a strategic resource in the development of the country, how can we improve the fractured relationship between the Diaspora and the State?

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Present in the country since the signature of the Cooperation Agreement with the Government of Guinea-Bissau on 29 June, 1975, immediately after its independence, UNDP focuses its interventions in the country in support of good governance, sustainable, inclusive and resilient development, working for a future that offers equality, dignity and opportunities for all, following the commitment to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

Working together to achieve SDG 01

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Financial inclusion as a key for poverty reduction

UNDP Guinea-Bissau is implementing a comprehensive intervention to contribute to reduce poverty in the country through financial inclusion.

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A Multi-Faceted National Blue Economy Strategy with a Common Goal

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In Guinea-Bissau, promoting women’s political participation starts at the local level

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Guinea-Bissau’s First Voluntary National Review: the Result of a Collective Dialogue Process

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Leadership Academy expands its interventions to Buba and Bolama

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Community radios and televisions reflect on how to improve access to information in Guinea-Bissau

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Our Impact

The "Building Strong Institutions" project has helped the National People's Assembly of Guinea-Bissau to update its website and access the Interlegis systems (a Programme/Software of the Brazilian Senate that digitizes the legislative process).

4,073

people

benefited from 7 Access to Justice Centres

30

motocycles

provided to the Ministry of Justice to deliver justice services in remote areas

149

health facilities

use malaria live monitoring

30

journalists

have set up a network working on illicit markets and the illicit economy

394

people

trained in entrepreneurship in the blue economy

300

oxygen tanks

donated to fight against COVID-19

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