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2020 in Review: Words, People, Events (so far!) - Turkish Coffee - Episode 8

on February 01, 2021

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Aygen Aytaç

Aygen Aytaç, biri ulusal, diğeri küresel, iki önemli Birleşmiş Milletler raporunun koordinatörlüğünü yaptı. Birleşmiş Milletler Gönüllülük Programı UNV’nin ‘Dünyada Gönüllülüğün Durumu Raporu’ Aygen Aytaç liderliğinde, tüm dünyadan çok sayıda yazar ve araştırmacının iki yıl süren çalışması sonucu, 2011 yılında New York’taki Birleşmiş Milletler Genel Kurulu’nda ve 60 ülkede aynı anda açıklandı. Birleşmiş Milletler Kalkınma Programı UNDP’nin 2008 yılında yayımladığı Ulusal İnsani Gelişme Raporu’nu da koordine eden Aygen Aytaç, aynı zamanda bu raporun baş yazarlığını da üstlenmişti. ‘Türkiye’de Gençlik’ konulu rapor, ülkede ve dünyada yankı uyandırırken, Türkiye’de gençliğin bir kategori olarak tanınmasına ve ilk kez bir gençlik politikası oluşturulmasına yol açtı. Rapor, 2009 yılında ulusal politikaları etkileme alanında, Küresel İnsani Gelişme Ödülü’ne layık görüldü. Aygen Aytaç, 2005-2009 yılları arasında, Ankara’da UNDP Temsilciliği’nde İletişim Müdürü olarak da çalıştı. Daha

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