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Initiative
You, Me, We, Us – A search for self and others from diverse ethnic backgrounds through words and images

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), in partnership with the Princess Maha Chakri

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Programme
Youth Hub For Peace programme, Philippines

A series of workshops titled “Capacity- Development Through Transformational Leadership and Peacebuilding”, was organised on March 28-30, 2022 at Punta Isla, Lake Sebu, South Cotabato.

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Training
Nonviolent Communication Training in South Asia

In Bangladesh, the Maldives and Sri Lanka, UNDP and UN Women piloted an NVC training programme to improve communication and social cohesion and to challenge deeply rooted gender stereotypes.

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Our
mission

Through a series of multi-country projects in partnership with the European Union, UNDP is utilizing a human rights-based approach to preventing violent extremism. Operating in Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Philippines, Sri Lanka and the Maldives*, our projects also benefit from regional expertise through the Bangkok Regional Hub. Learn more about our national-level initiatives.

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Publication

Youth Vision - Ekani Ekuga

“Ekani Ekuga 2020” is a culmination of artwork by 49 young participants of the Youth Vision Workshop 2020 organized by UNDP Maldives in collaboration with Ministry of Youth, Sports and Community Empowerment, The European Union and Ooredoo Maldives. Exploring intimate narratives from youth during a time of exceptional uncertainty, these artworks reflect on themes of loneliness, abuse, loss as well as societal pressures and a growing anxiety around the destruction of natural environment.

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