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Public and Cultural Diplomacy in China Contract related to: Public and Cultural Diplomacy in China - The relation with China is one of the EU¿s most important and complex one, raising both significant potential for cooperation and benefit in political and economic terms, as well as a multitude of challenges across political, economic and human rights spectrums. Public and cultural diplomacy constitute an important tool enabling the EU to engage meaningfully with selected audiences in China, stimulate cooperation and address challenges, thus supporting the implementation of EU foreign policy objectives. Sustained and effective engagement with target audiences in China increases mutual understanding, improves the perception regarding the EU, its policies, values and principles, and ultimately, nurtures trust and builds networks and alliances with like-minded societal partners.The proposed action aims to support the European Union, represented by the EU Delegation in China, in its endeavour of shaping a favourable context for EU-China dialogues, setting the stage for intensified bilateral relations and advancing the EU¿s policy priorities in China, as discussed also in the context of the High level dialogue on ¿People-to-People¿ and the Higher Education Cooperation and Exchange Platform. The following fields of action are envisaged: 1. Reinforce the capacity of the EU Delegation to China to undertake constant and long-term engagement with selected audiences in China and develop partnerships and alliances with key stakeholders.2. Improve the perception, attractiveness and likeability of the EU among target audiences in China, thus building trust and facilitating the establishment of constructive partnerships.3. Foster the role of culture in external relations and engage with stakeholders of the cultural scene in China, thus increasing mutual understanding and promoting diversity, inclusiveness and intercultural tolerance.
Industrial modernization and competitiveness improvement of carpet weaving and embroidery/textile sectors in Tajikistan The request for UNIDO#s technical assistance in the implementation of the #National Programme on development of carpet weaving in the Republic of Tajikistan for the period 2014-2020# was expressed by H.E. Mr. Shavkat Bobozoda, Minister of Industry and New Technologies of the Republic of Tajikistan, in an official letter to the Director General dated 11 December 2014.The national programme intends to develop country#s carpet weaving industry through the introduction of new technologies and provide new employment opportunities. UNIDO will contribute to Government#s efforts through the improvement of productivity and competitiveness of Tajik enterprises operating in the carpet-weaving and embroidery/textile sectors through the identification of regional and international market opportunities, enterprise upgrading and technological modernization, introduction of innovative marketing tools, as well as capacity building of national experts and business support institutions for the long term sustainability of the project. As a result of the project it is expected that beneficiary carpet weaving and embroidery/textile enterprises of Tajikistan enhance industrial efficiency, expand production, improve quality and gain access to markets with the support of the reinforced national technical expertise. As such, the project
Industrial modernization and upgrading of carpet-weaving, embroidery and traditional textile sectors in Tajikistan: Phase III Since October 2015, the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) has been assisting Tajikistan in reviving and rev italizing its carpet and textile industry through a project named #Industrial Modernization and Upgrading of Carpet-weaving, Embroidery, and Traditional Textile Sectors in Tajikistan.# The goals of Phase I (2015-2017) and Phase II (2019-2022) of this project were to sustain and enhance the productivity and competitiveness of Tajik enterprises in the textile, carpet-weaving, embroidery, and traditional textile sectors, thereby aiding Tajikistan's integration into regional and international markets. Specifically, the project focused on bolstering local capacity to aid the growth and modernization of small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and to position Tajik products as high-end designer commodities. Throughout the project, UNIDO provided support to 21 beneficiary companies, offering guidance on a variety of technical and business matters such as product design and development, quality management, production planning systems, legal issues, human resources, finance, marketing, and networking. More than 500 individuals from beneficiary companies and other Tajik producers received extensive training on the quality production cycle, market access, product design and design software
Strengthening Fruits and Vegetables Sub-Sectors in Tajikistan for Creating New Jobs and Food Security The aim of this phase is to evaluate the feasibility of establishing storage/processing centers in the fruit and vegetable supply-chain in the Republic of Tajikistan in order to contribute to job creation (especially of marginalized population group such as women) and food security in Tajikistan.  Storage/processing centres will target not only local markets, but new international markets. The centres will be structured around all segments of the chain, namely production, processing, agro-food testing, packaging, logistics and marketing. Furthermore the storage/processing centres shall serve also a training site, where farmers could see the modern technologies #at work# and at the same time obtain information/training from agricultural advisers.  The project will target a large number of smallholders (i.e. women farmers, youth, producer associations, cooperative groups, etc.) and Small-Medium agro-enterprises. First it will be necessary to investigate the feasibility of the needed investments and to enlighten the actors of the value chain regarding the possible upcoming developments. The result of the investigation, the feasibility study will provide a basis for decision-making as well as documentation for possible stakeholders and possible investors.
Industrial upgrading and modernization of carpet-weaving, embroidery and traditional textile sectors in Tajikistan: Phase II Based on the letter of H.E. Mr. Shavkat Bobozoda, Minister of Industry and New Technologies of the Republic of Tajikistan, to the Director General dated 11 December 2014, expressing the request for UNIDO#s technical assistance in the implementation of the #Programme on development of carpet weaving in the Republic of Tajikistan for the period 2014-2020#, UNIDO has developed and successfully implemented (2015-2017) a technical cooperation project entitled #Industrial modernization and competitiveness improvement of carpet-weaving and embroidery/textile sectors in Tajikistan#. A two-year pilot project (or Phase I) with a budget of USD 1,200,000 aimed to increase the productivity and competitiveness of Tajik enterprises in the carpet weaving and embroidering sectors by identifying regional and international export markets, improving the technological cycle and industrial modernization, introducing innovative marketing tools, and strengthening national expertise to provide required technical support and services to local enterprises on a sustainable basis. Within the framework of the pilot project, fully fledged enterprise diagnosis of carpet weaving and embroidery manufacturers was carried out, activities were conducted to train experts throughout the production and market access cycle, including product design, p
Enabling activities to review and update the National Implementation Plan for the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants The overall objective of the proposed Enabling Activities (EA) is to review and update the National Implementation Plan (NIP), and have it endorsed and submitted by the Government to the Conference of the Parties of the Stockholm Convention (COP). Participating stakeholders will be able to manage the additional POPs with newly developed technical skills, expertise and awareness.
Tajikistan: Promoting digital transformation in public and private sector Following technical consultations with representatives of the government of Tajikistan in March and June 2023 where the technical assistance opportunities to reinforce the key national digital innovation, and entrepreneurial ecosystems, supporting the country#s strategic plans to develop the national digital economy were explored, UNIDO developed a project proposal aimed at supporting the implementation of the 2030 National Development Strategy and the Mid-Term Program for the Development of the Digital Economy in Tajikistan for 2021#2025.  By reinforcing the efforts of the Government of Tajikistan in driving the digital transformation, the project will focus on (1) special economic zones (SEZ), industrial clusters and SMEs in target sectors, and (2) on the key initiatives in the public sector to facilitate needs-driven technology and knowledge transfer leading to improved efficiency of public sector services, increased productivity and international competitiveness of private sector SMEs, building momentum towards a digital and innovation-intensive entrepreneurial ecosystem in the country, taking advantage from reinforced linkages and deeper integration of Tajikistan into the wider Eurasian economic landscape.
Strengthening Standardization, Quality Assurance, Accreditation and Metrology (SQAM) Infrastructure in Tajikistan (Preparatory Assistance) Strengthening Standardization, Quality Assurance, Accreditation.
Ensuring Financial Sustainability of the Protected Area System NA Note: Disbursement data provided is cumulative and covers disbursement made by the project Agency.
Reducing Barriers to Accelerate the Development of Biomass Markets in Serbia NA Note: Disbursement data provided is cumulative and covers disbursement made by the project Agency.
Capacity Development for Improved Implementation  of Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEAs) NA Note: Disbursement data provided is cumulative and covers disbursement made by the project Agency.
Removing Barriers to Promote and Support Energy Management Information Systems in Municipalities (EMIS) throughout Serbia NA Note: Disbursement data provided is cumulative and covers disbursement made by the project Agency.
Transitional Agriculture Reform NA Note: Disbursement data provided is cumulative and covers disbursement made by the project Agency.
Enabling environment at policy, field and market levels for Forest Landscape Restoration (FLR) to achieve Land Degradation Neutrality (LDN) in Serbia To promote FLR and LDN practices for the recovery and restoration of prioritized landscapes that sustain environmental services and food security and establish support mechanisms for achieving and monitoring LDN at the national level. Note: Disbursement data provided is cumulative and covers disbursement made by the project Agency. The proposed project is being developed in parallel with a GCF proposal focusing on Forelst Landscape Restoration (FLR). The proposed project will test FLR activities to be upscaled by the GCF proposal. The pilot area (200 ha) is a rough estimate of potential areas for piloting the FLR approach in the two target municipalities, and will reach a target of 50 households to be involved for the 200 ha. The FLR approaches tested in these 200 ha will be shared and applied within the framework of a follow-up GCF project currently under development, where more than 20,000 ha of degraded and deforested landscapes are planned to be restored. The latter hectares will be accounted for in the GCF project.The first socioeconomic benefit to be generated by this GEF-FAO project is the promotion of gender equality and the empowerment of women especially for creating new employment opportunities within the forestry sector and establishment of the new green short value chains which can provide adding value to primary forest products out of degraded lands which will normally require years of investments before creating any output (keeping interest for involvement of women in FLR on low level).   In the second place, the increase and diversification of household incomes will be another socioeconomic benefit to be generated. This will also provide possibility for women to help decreasing the pressure on forests which is regularly occurring due to their simple one-way utilization for firewood. This includes female-headed households and single women households which often sell right for cutting forests just because they are not able to utilize timber, obtaining extremely low income, often through cutting forest which is not enough mature to bring highest possible income.  On a tertiary basis, this project should bring about an increase of income at regional level as well as at sectoral level (green business), as another socioeconomic benefit. Income sources from LDN can be created cooperatively with the Government, as well as local Governments.
Enhanced Cross-Sectoral Land Management through Land Use Pressure Reduction and Planning NA Note: Disbursement data provided is cumulative and covers disbursement made by the project Agency.
Environmentally-Sound Management and Final Disposal of PCBs NA Note: Disbursement data provided is cumulative and covers disbursement made by the project Agency.
Climate Smart Urban Development Challenge NA Note: Disbursement data provided is cumulative and covers disbursement made by the project Agency.
Development of the First Biennial Transparency Report and the combined Fourth National Communication and Second Biennial Transparency Report of Serbia under the UNFCCC To assist the Government of Serbia in the preparation and submission of its First Biennial Transparency Report and a combined Fourth National Communication and Second Biennial Transparency Report (BTR1 â€“ NC4/BTR2) for the fulfillment of the obligations under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the Paris Agreement (PA). Note: Disbursement data provided is cumulative and covers disbursement made by the project Agency.
Contribution of Sustainable Forest Management to a Low Emission and Resilient Development NA Note: Disbursement data provided is cumulative and covers disbursement made by the project Agency.
Support to Sustainable Transportation System in the City of Belgrade NA Note: Disbursement data provided is cumulative and covers disbursement made by the project Agency.
DBSB Reduction of Enterprise Nutrient Discharges Project - RENDR - under WB-GEF Strategic Partnership for Nutrient Reduction in the Danube River and Black Sea NA Note: Disbursement data provided is cumulative and covers disbursement made by the project Agency.
Power Transmission Improvement Project The project will (i) construct 8.2 kilometer (km) of 230 kilovolt (kV) transmission line between Thida and Thaketa substations, and 8.6 km of 230 kV transmission line between Thaketa and Kyaikasan substations; (ii) extend the switchyard of the existing 230 kV Thaketa substation to accommodate two new 230 kV transmission lines; (iii) upgrade the existing 66 kV Kyaikasan substation to 230 kV substation; (iv) build new 230 kV substations at South Okkalapa and West University; and (v) strengthen the capacity of the staff of Myanmar Electric Power Enterprise (MEPE). The project will help to complete the critically important 230 kV transmission ring supplying electricity for the Yangon region and ensure reliable electricity supply to support sustainable economic development for Myanmar.
Power Distribution Improvement Project The project will rehabilitate the distribution network in five townships in Yangon region (Hlaingthaya, Insein, Kamayut, Mayangone, and Mingaladon), four districts in Mandalay region (Kyaukse, Meikhtila, Myingyen, and Yameethin), five districts in Sagaing region (Kalay, Katha, Monywa, Sagaing, and Shwebo), and two townships in Magway region (Aungland and Magway). These areas were selected in consultation with the Ministry of Electric Power (MOEP), Yangon City Electricity Supply Board (YESB), and Electricity Supply Enterprise (ESE). The project will help reduce system losses and subsequently increase the electricity supply to urban and rural consumers to support inclusive and sustainable economic development.
Nationwide Data Connectivity Project The project consists of rollout of fixed and wireless broadband services, upgrade of mobile telecommunication networks and acquisition of additional spectrums and licenses in Myanmar by Ooredoo QPSC, through its 100% owned subsidiary Ooredoo Myanmar.

The project will improve the access to quality telecommunication services and will contribute to achieve a higher penetration rate for mobile phone and internet and enable access to information, knowledge and social and economic opportunities.
MYA: Yangon Urban Renewal and District Cooling Project The Project is a landmark urban renewal, district cooling and heritage restoration project in central Yangon, comprising a district cooling plant and network (DC Plant), nearly 2 million square foot of hotel, retail, office and residential space across four 26- story towers and the preservation of a historical Victorian building, the former headquarters of the British Burma Railway Company. This grand heritage building, called  The Old Lady , was built in 1877. The Project will be an anchor development, forming a central part of the business infrastructure of Yangon. ADB s loan will be dedicated to fund the DC Plant, which will be the first energy efficient district cooling system in Myanmar. The DC Plant will have a capacity of [8] MW and will provide sustainable, efficient, reliable, and essential cooling to the district. The DC Plant will generate cool water and distribute it through a network of piping systems to individual buildings of the Project. Construction of the DC Plant will be in tandem with the Project which is expected to commence in 1Q 2014 with schedule completion in 2 phases over 4 years.
Cyclone Mocha Emergency Response for the People of Myanmar Project WFP could reach 160,000 cyclone-affected people with 1 month of urgently needed food and nutrition assistance. 1 month of urgently needed food and nutrition assistance. WFP could reach 160,000 cyclone-affected people with 1 month of urgently needed food and nutrition assistance.
Providing Essential Services to the People of Myanmar Project On 30 May 2023, ADB approved a $23 million project entitled Providing Essential Services for Myanmar People Project. Implemented by the World Food Programme (WFP) and United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS), the project will help vulnerable communities have access to essential communicable disease control, and services relating to sexual and reproductive health and rights, maternal and child health, gender-based violence, and emergency trauma care. By 2026, at least 39% of births in project areas are delivered in health facilities. By 2026, food insecure and malnourished population reduced by at least 293,500 in target townships. By 2026, share of households with poor and borderline food consumption reduced to 8%.
Accelerated Rural Electrification Project The proposed Accelerated Rural Electrification Project will construct 48 new medium-voltage facilities, including 48 substations of 66/33/11 kilovolts (kV), and 715 kilometers (km) of 66 kV and 438 km of 33 kV distribution lines in Ayeyarwady region, Bago (East) region, Kayin state and Magway region in Myanmar. The project will establish, for the first time, a computerized distribution automation system (DAS) to improve operational efficiency and management of the distribution systems.  The project will increase electricity supply to support Myanmar's inclusive and sustainable development and to achieve the country's plan of universal electricity access by 2030 as stated in the Myanmar Sustainable Development Plan 2018 - 2030.   It will enable the government to electrify an additional 446,000 households in more than 3,300 villages in these four states and regions. The project is included in the Country Operations Business Plan 2020 - 2022.
Greater Mekong Subregion Health Security Project The Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) Health Security Project is composed of (i) four loans to Cambodia, the Lao PDR, Myanmar, and Viet Nam (CLMV); and (ii) a grant to the Lao PDR. The project builds on previous and ongoing interventions focusing on communicable disease control (CDC) in Cambodia, the Lao PDR, and Viet Nam; and now including Myanmar.

The impact will be GMS public health security strengthened. The outcome will be GMS health system performance with regard to health security improved.  The project has three outputs.
"	Output 1: Regional cooperation and communicable disease control in border areas improved.
"	Output 2: National disease surveillance and outbreak response systems strengthened. 
"	Output 3: Laboratory services and hospital infection prevention and control improved.
Resilient Community Development Project The Resilient Community Development Project (RCDP) will target areas that are vulnerable to climate and disaster risk (CDR) and will follow a phased, cluster approach, grouping vulnerable townships in the same area. The project has identified clusters of poor townships in regions exposed to CDR using climate projections and 2014 census data.  It will benefit about 1.8 million people in 17 townships in Ayeyarwady, Chin, Sagaing, and Tanintharyi.  The project will support the Government of Myanmar in strengthening its community-based development (CBD) policies and procedures. It will strengthen community resilience and reduce the food insecurity and poverty of rural people living in vulnerable areas, by building their capacity and providing resources to invest sustainably in climate- and disaster-resilient and market-oriented infrastructure and livelihoods.
Greater Mekong Subregion Highway Modernization Project The project will improve transport conditions along Myanmar's East-West Economic Corridor (EWEC) and North-South Economic Corridor (NSEC) by (i) improving about 99 km of GMS highways, (ii) improving the safety of the Yangon-Mandalay expressway, and (iii) preparing detailed designs for other highway projects on the GMS corridors. The highways to be improved under the project are the Bago-Thanlyin highway and the Yangon-Mandalay expressway. The highways to be designed under the project are the Yangon-Pathein highway and a new Bago-Kyaikto highway.
Rural Roads and Access Project The Government of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar has approached the Asian Development Bank (ADB) for support to develop and contribute to the financing of a national rural roads and access program. The project will improve about 152 km of rural roads in two pilot regions, Ayeyarwaddy and Magway, and develop the technical bases and capacity for the program. The project outcome is improved disaster-resilient road access for rural people, by way of launching a nationwide rural roads and access program, a part of which ADB will finance.
Nationwide Telecommunications Project The Project consists of a nationwide telecommunications infrastructure roll-out that will provide a full range of fixed, mobile and data services in Myanmar (i.e. universal license). The Government has awarded one of two 15+10 year operating and associated spectrum license on a build, own and operate basis through an international, transparent, and competitive bidding process to Ooredoo, the Sponsor. Myanmar suffers from the lowest coverage rates among ADB's developing member countries with less than 10% of the population having connectivity. The Project will increase the geographic coverage to over 80% within 5 years and make telecommunication services available to the public at affordable prices in both rural and urban areas.