For a Better Future
Women and Girls First


Issue 2, June 2006

A Newsletter of the United Nations Joint Programme to Promote and Protect Women and Girls' Human Rights

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Donor countries contribute significantly to UNJP


United Nations Joint Programme (UNJP), aiming at promoting and protecting women's and girls' rights in Turkey continues to cooperate with multilateral patners. Programme partners are not only composed of local
governments and NGOs. 

Foreign country embassies are also among the parties that support the UNJP.
Funds provided by foreign countries compose an essential part of the success of the multi purpose UNJP.

As part of the goal of the project to include  funds from bilateral partners, six countries will financially support the programme.

Sweden was the leading country in securing funds followed by the other countries.

Embassies of Canada, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland and United Kingdom pledged support and funds will be allocated for the programme for years 2006 and 2007.

Breakdown of the funds (in US Dollars) provided by donor countries is as below:

 

Canada : $18.000  

Denmark : $32.133   

Norway : $73.094,00  

Sweden       : $31.017,37  

Switzerland   : $100.000  

United Kingdom  : $36.076,11