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Alain Le Roy

He served as Deputy to the United Nations Special Coordinator for Sarajevo and Director of Operations for the restoration of essential public services, went on missions for the United Nations Development Programme in Mauritania and was appointed United Nations Regional Administrator in Kosovo (West Region).

Asia-Pacific Research and Training Network on Trade

Since its launch, the Network has attracted 40 member research institutions from the developing countries of the region and has gained some additional partners, including the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) and the World Trade Organization (WTO).

Carlos Manuel Urzúa Macías

In addition, Urzúa Macías worked as a consultant to the World Bank on four occasions, as well as the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, the United Nations Development Programme and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development .

Institute of Rural Management, Pakistan

This include providing institutional building services to organizations including Khushali Bank, World Bank and Asian Development Bank, International Labor Organization, Punjab Rural Support Programme, Ghazi Barotha Taraqiati Idara, Sindh Rural Support Organization, DTCE – Devolution Trust for Community Empowerment, Human Resource Development Network, United Nations Development Programme, South Asia Poverty Alleviation Programme and National Bank of Pakistan.

International Aid Transparency Initiative

It was presented by the United Kingdom's Secretary of International Development Douglas Alexander; along with Kemal Dervis, Head of the United Nations Development Programme; James Musconi, the Rwandan finance minister; and Kumi Naidoo, then president of CIVICUS.

International Public Sector Accounting Standards

Observers on the IPSASB meetings include ADB, EU, IASB, IMF, INTOSAI, OECD, UN, UNDP and the World Bank.

Jihad Azour

Azour's involvement in government began in 1999 as project director of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Project at the Ministry of Finance, and as senior advisor to the Minister of Finance with Georges Corm (until October 2000) and Fuad Siniora (October 2000 – October 2004).

Kakani

With the assistance of a United Nations Development Programme project, a local farmers' cooperative now produces close to 250 000 kg of the fruit per year.

Tundi Spring Agardy

Sound Seas explored the feasibility of establishing a research station on Palmyra Atoll for The Nature Conservancy (TNC), and conducted evaluations for the United Nations Development Programme in the Black Sea region, United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) for its support of WWF climate change work in Cameroon, Fiji, and Tanzania, and International Financial Corporation (IFC) in its support of TNC work in Komodo, Indonesia.

Zero Emissions Research and Initiatives

In 1996, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and Gunter Pauli decided to create the ZERI Foundation with the goal to translate the designs into pioneering experiences.


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