Afghanistan’s environment and natural resource base is under tremendous pressure. The decades of conflict, on-going instability, socio-economic insecurity and overall poverty, susceptibility to natural hazards and population boom have accumulated a heavy toll on the environment and the natural resource base of the country.The Joint Programme's goal was to assist Afghanistan in integrating environmental management into its National Development Strategy so as to produce environmentally sustainable growth.

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Programme Dates 06 Nov 2008 - 06 Jan 2013
Net funded amount $5,000,000
Participating UN agencies UNDP, FAO, UNEP
National partners Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock, Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development, National Environmental Protection Agency
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Violence against women is a serious social, cultural and economic problem in Bangladesh, where nearly 
two out of three women have experienced gender based violence during their lifetime, and domestic violence is a common, though largely underreported, occurrence. The Joint Programme was designed to tackle the issue of violence against women (VAW) by addressing the policies and legal framework around VAW, changing attitudes and behavior, and protecting survivors of gender-based violence.   

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Programme Dates 09 Apr 2010 - 30 Jun 2013
Net funded amount $7,997,378
Participating UN agencies ILO, UNAIDS, UNDP, UNFPA, UNICEF, UN Women, IOM, UNESCO, WHO
National partners Ministry of Information (MoI), the Department of Mass Communication (DMC); Ministry of Social Welfare (MoSW), the Department of Social Services (DSS); Ministry of Women and Children Affairs (MoWCA), the Department of Women Affairs; Ministry of Religious Affairs (MoRA); Ministry of Youth and Sports (MoYS); Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW), the Directorate General of Health; Services (DGHS) and Gender, the NGO and Stakeholder Participation Unit (GNSPU); Ministry of Labor and Employment (MoLE); Ministry of Education (MoE), the National Curriculum and Textbook Board (NCTB); Ministry of Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas Employment (MoEWOE), the Bureau of Manpower, Employment and Training (BMET); Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives (MoLGRDC); Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs (MoLJPA), the Legislative and Parliamentary Affairs Division, and the Judicial Administration Training Institute (JATI), and CSOs
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Afghanistan’s justice system has been deeply challenged by decades of war. Much of the judicial infrastructure has decayed or been destroyed, corruption is widespread, women's access to justice is often limited and many conflicts are resolved through the traditional justice system. This Joint Programme strengthened both supply and demand for access to justice across Afghanistan's more than 350 districts, the most neglected part of the country's judicial system.

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Programme Dates 04 Dec 2009 - 04 Jun 2013
Net funded amount $3,646,810
Participating UN agencies UNDP, UNODC, UN Women, UNICEF
National partners Ministry of Justice
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Cambodia’s tourist industry is booming, but tourism has not brought prosperity to the 5 million Cambodians who live on less than half a dollar a day. Siem Reap Province, which receives 1.5 million tourists each year, is still the second poorest province of Cambodia. The aim of this Joint Programme was to revive Cambodia’s cultural assets and create jobs, spur economic growth and reduce poverty by developing the country’s creative industries.

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Programme Dates 10 Sep 2008 - 30 Nov 2011
Net funded amount $3,298,053
Participating UN agencies FAO, ILO, UNDP, UNESCO
National partners Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts (MoCFA), Ministry of Industry, Mines and Energy (MIME), Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF), and Ministry of Commerce (MoC)
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