Jamaica, world famous for legends like Bob Marley and Usain Bolt, reggae music and the movie ‘Cool Runnings’, is getting ready to leap into 2030. On September 18 and 19, 2016, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Headquarters in New York hosted its 5th Social Good Summit, where the UNDP Jamaica drew attention to Jamaica’s…
DetailsHezron Mainga Muia, a current student at UNICAF, is sharing his experience of studying with us. Mr Muia, could you please tell us where you work and what position you have at your company? I work for the UNDP [United Nations Development Programme] in the Gambia as a Database Systems and Capacity Building Specialist. What…
DetailsThe Middle East, and more specifically the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) members Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, have transformed in ways that would have sounded like a utopian vision 30 years ago. From a nomad, underdeveloped economy that arose as a result of limited arable land and harsh climate, the…
DetailsAfrica has always drawn travellers to its fascinating and diverse regions starting from the early explorers, all throughout the darker times of colonisation, and when the last of African nations became independent. From the unspoiled desert of Namibia, picturesque coastal drives in South Africa and untamed wildlife in Kenya, all the way to world-class…
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