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	the World Refugee Day 2009 Football Match Iraqis, Somalis and UNHCR staff competed in a football tournament on Friday (June 19), after which the refugees were awarded FC Barcelona uniforms and posters. Directed by Fadi Wahbeh
	Tawasul Network Short Movie TAWASUL, a new online network for journalists under the age of 30 established with the support the Minister of Information of the Syrian Arab Republic and UNDP, will be officially launched on 27 May 2009. The network is the result of the collaboration between the United Nations Development Programme in Syria, the Knight International Journalism Fellowships Program of the International Center for Journalists (ICFJ), and the Ministry of Information of the Syrian Arab Republic and is also co-funded by the Government of the United Kingdom.
	Climate is Changing A short film produced by the Project "Enabling Activities for the Preparation of Syrias Initial National Communication to the UNFCCC" visit the website:INC
	TV Roundtable Discussion in the Occasion of the International Women's Day International Women’s Day is marked on March 8th every year. It is a day of global celebration for the economic, political and social achievements of women past, present and future. Women on all continents - often divided by national boundaries as well as by ethnic, linguistic, cultural, economic and political differences - come together to celebrate their day. This tradition represents at least nine decades of struggle for equality, justice, peace and development. International Women’s Day is the story of women as makers of history; it is rooted in the centuries-old struggle of women to participate in society on equal footing with men. Our work here aims to tell the story of women in Syria and to celebrate their extraordinary achievements. Women from all walks of life are telling their story and their message is clear: Anyone can make a difference and every effort, big or small, matters.
	Gender Short Film Promoting gender equality and empower women Female to male ratios in the university stage (18-23 age group) witnessed a remarkable increase from 58% in 1990 to 88% in 2004, as the percentage of literate females (15-24 age group) rose from 86% to 92% during the same period. Yet with the exception of the age group 15-17, the improvement rate was below the interim target. Syria continues to maintain a high rate of women’s participation in politics among Arab countries, with women holding 30 out of 250 parliamentary seats – a 2.4% increase from 1994
	Jabal AL-Hoss Short Film Lies one of Syria’s most impoverished regions, where approximately 58% of the country’s poor live. Within this region is Jabal Al-Hoss, a rural community home to over 157 villages, with a population hovering around 250,000.The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) has been working in the area through its project, “Rural Community Development at Jabal Al-Hoss”. By establishing “Village Development Funds”, which aim to build sustainable local financial institutions owned and managed by the people themselves.
	UNV interview on Syrian TV part3 On Tuesday 30 July 2008, four UNV volunteers serving in UNHCR and UNICEF gave an interview on Syrian TV. They had been invited as UNV volunteers as part of the weekly shows on Volunteerism that Syrian TV has begun to run. They were asked on their experiences and ideas about Volunteerism in Syria, and how UN agencies and the UNV Programme contribute to promoting Volunteerism. The show is in Arabic.
	UNV interview on Syrian TV part2 On Tuesday 30 July 2008, four UNV volunteers serving in UNHCR and UNICEF gave an interview on Syrian TV. They had been invited as UNV volunteers as part of the weekly shows on Volunteerism that Syrian TV has begun to run. They were asked on their experiences and ideas about Volunteerism in Syria, and how UN agencies and the UNV Programme contribute to promoting Volunteerism. The show is in Arabic.
	UNV interview on Syrian TV On Tuesday 30 July 2008, four UNV volunteers serving in UNHCR and UNICEF gave an interview on Syrian TV. They had been invited as UNV volunteers as part of the weekly shows on Volunteerism that Syrian TV has begun to run. They were asked on their experiences and ideas about Volunteerism in Syria, and how UN agencies and the UNV Programme contribute to promoting Volunteerism. The show is in Arabic.
	END POVERTY: MDG Make it happens End poverty by 2015.This is the historic promise 189 world leaders made at the United Nations Millennium Summit in 2000 when they agreed to meet the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). The United Nations Millennium Campaign supports and inspires people from around the world to take action in support of the Millennium Development Goals, This movie presnted during the UN Day Celebration in Syria

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