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• Jul 16, 2018

  Nordic Countries Support UNDP’s County Focus and Area Based Programming

  Nordic Countries of Sweden, Norway, Netherlands and Finland have supported UNDP’s proposed program priorities of 2018-2022, to be implemented through county focus and area based programming, saying this is the best way to reach the furthest left behind first, towards achieving the Kenya’s Vision 2030 and Sustainable Development Goals.

• Jul 16, 2018

  The Kenya Government and the UN Agree on a New Phase of Development Cooperation Worth USD 1.9 Billion

  The new Kenya UNDAF has been highlighted by the UN Secretary General, António Guterres as one of the new-generation UNDAFs, strategically provides collective programmatic support and a comparative advantage to the Kenya’s development priorities; as it is aligned to President Kenyatta’s Big 4 Agenda.

• Jul 16, 2018

  UNDP Kenya’s Programmatic Blue Print for the Next 5 years Approved by the Executive Board

  UNDP Kenya CPD 2018–22 which will focus on the following three pillars: i) Governance, Peace and Security; ii)Inclusive Growth and Structural Transformation; and, iii) Environmental Sustainability, Climate Change and Resilience.

• Feb 27, 2018

  United Nations in Kenya Committed to Universal Health Care

  Attaining Universal Health Coverage (UHC) or Sustainable Development Goals (SDG)3 on health is a substantive human rights agenda that requires sincere and collaborative action across all parts of society. We are talking about everyone’s health and wellbeing

• Feb 9, 2018

  FCDC Open letter to the UN Resident Coordinator
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  Sep 28, 2017

  Linking Climate Change Adaptation to Better Planning

  County governments prepare a ten-year spatial plan using a Geographic Information System (GIS) data base to adapt to climate change.

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  Sep 28, 2017

  Climate Change: From Global Goals to County Realities

  Global negotiations and international environmental governance agreements such as last year’s Paris Agreement are crucial to tackling climate change; however, local action is an immediate imperative that cannot wait. UNDP, together with national and county governments, is taking action to make a difference on the ground.

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  Sep 28, 2017

  Strengthening Kenya’s resilience to disaster through devolution

  UNDP is working with all levels of government and the public to develop planning and budgeting platforms to mitigate the human and financial costs of disasters.

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  Sep 28, 2017

  Taking the SDGs from paper to planning to practice

  In addition to training national level officials on the SDGs, UNDP has worked with the Senate to demonstrate how utilizing SDGs can help improve lives and attain Vision 2030’s goals.

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  Jul 25, 2017

  Tea trees mitigate impact of drought and change fortunes

  In a county classified as arid and semi-arid due to its cycles of drought, hunger and famine, smallholder farmers are now raking in major profits from agriculture as a result of their venture in alternative sources of livelihood. In addition, over 5000 households from Laikipia, now have access to food and parents can afford school fees for their children’s education.