United Nations Development Programme Jamaica

With the contribution of US $1.25 million by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), over 400 youth in rural and urban Jamaica are set to benefit from a two- year poverty reduction project by the UNDP in partnership with, with the Scientific Research Council (SRC), the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries (MOA) among other agencies.

In association with the Forestry Department as the implementing partner, The United Nations Development Programme’s project on developing sustainable land management has now started. A project manager has been hired and an inception workshop is to be held early in 2010. For more details see the project page that can be found here

The Jamaica Deported Migrants and their Families project will soon be providing assistance to twenty children. See more:

The UNDP Regional Centres Dakar and Johannesburg are establishing a Regional Roster of human rights and justice experts to facilitate quick support services for the designing and implementation of human rights and justice projects by UNDP Country Offices/UNCTs in the region.We are therefore looking for consultants/experts with the following key skills, technical background and experience:1) Advanced university degree in law, social sciences, international development or related field preferably with a specialization in human rights, international humanitarian law, criminal law etc.2)