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Africa - Botswana : PCDC attends 4th Commonwealth Public Procurement Network (CPPN) Conference
The Commonwealth Secretariat in collaboration with the Public Procurement and Asset Disposal Board (PPADB) of Botswana, hosted the Fourth Technical Conference of Procurement Practitioners in C...

Global : **Launch of Procurement Capacity Development Centre (PCDC) website survey**
The aim of this survey, which we have just launched, is to gather feedback from users of the PCDC website. We would like to know if users find our website useful and if ...

Global : Procurement Capacity Toolkit by PATH
To help procurement personnel address the challenges encountered in effectively procuring quality reproductive health supplies, PATH has developed the Procurement Capacity Toolkit. The Toolkit ...

Global : UNDP Procurement Training & Certification Course Calendar & Catalogue 2010
UNDP has just launched its Procurement Training & Certification Course Calendar & Catalogue for 2010. Next year's programme will for the first time include training courses that hav...

Global : Climate Change and Development: Key Principles to Inform Climate Change Financing
While it is recognised that climate change requires the mobilisation of sufficient financing, how public climate change funding is effectively managed is an equally challenging question. The d...

Global : International Anti-Corruption Day - 9 December 2009
With the slogan "Your NO Counts", the 2009 International Anti-Corruption Day presents an opportunity to raise awareness about corruption and its devastating effects on societies worldwide...

Global : Capacity Development - A UNDP Primer
The UNDP Capacity Development Group has recently published this primer, which provides a simple, cogent and accessible illustration of the UNDP Capacity Development Approach for the benef...

Africa - Botswana : 4th Commonwealth Public Procurement Network (CPPN) Conference
Gaborone, 9-11 November 2009 - The Commonwealth Secretariat in collaboration with the Public Procurement And Asset Disposal Board (PPADB) of Botswana, will host the Fourth Technical Conference ...

Asia & the Pacific : Asia Pacific Procurement Forum
The Asian Development Bank, has recently established an Asia Pacific Procurement Forum. The objective of the forum is to bring together procurement policy officials, regulators and others in t...

Global : Launch of Global Corruption Report 2009
The report, launched by Transparency International on 23 September, has the theme Corruption and the Private Sector. The private sector plays a pivotal role in fighting corruption worldwide. T...