UNDP | Europe & CIS

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has been working in Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) since 1992, and serves over 30 countries and territories in Central and Eastern Europe, the Caucasus and Central Asia. >> Learn more about UNDP in Europe and CIS

Belarus: School year starts with fun and games with help from EU and UNDP

MINSK, Belarus – 2 September 2010 – As the new school year begins, young students in the Homiel Region in Belarus are enjoying new sports and gaming facilities, including a modern gym and music hall in the town of Chojniki, and a playground in the village of Sudkava in the Chojniki District. View: photo gallery of the first reactions from kids

Lost in transition: The dimensions of social exclusion in Europe and Central Asia

BRATISLAVA, Slovakia – 30 August 2010 – Drawing on primary research from an upcoming UNDP report on social inclusion, Susanne Milcher presents inital finding on levels and processes of social exclusion - as well as prospects for social incusion - in Europe and Central Asia. Find out more: about the upcoming UNDP Regional Human Development Report on social inclusion Read: Issue of Development and Transition newsletter dedicated to the issue of social inclusion Watch video: What is social inclusion?

Widening women’s political representation in Kyrgyzstan

BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan – 13 August, 2010 – When Jogorku Kenesh, the Kyrgyz parliament, convened in 2005, it had no female members. Only one member of the cabinet of ministers was a woman. The paucity of women in decision-making positions contributed to difficulties in achieving gender equality in the conservative Kyrgyz tradition.