COVID-19 Global Gender Response Tracker
<p>Most of the world’s nations are not doing enough to protect women and girls from the economic and social fallout being caused by the COVID-19 crisis, according to new data released today by UNDP
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Nagaland all set to prepare HDR at district level
Nagaland is all set to prepare its first district level human development reports (HDR) since it becomes mandatory for each State to review millennium development goal set by UNDP.
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Steps to phase out harmful chemical from garment sector
The Bangladesh Garments Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) and Department of Environment (DOE) on Monday have launched a joint initiative to phase out the use of carbon tetrachloride (CTC) from the sector by the end of this year.
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Community water tanks dying a slow death
SAMBALPUR: Unbridled growth and unchecked encroachments have posed a serious threat to natural resources, particularly water bodies. And this assumes significance at a time when climate change, manifested in growing heat in the cities like Sambalpur, is taking a heavy toll. Sambalpur is hardly left with any forest cover and the water bodies are dying a slow death.
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State flood preparedness yet to be geared up
Though the rainy season is approaching, Assam is still not fully equipped to deal with the problem of floods and to mitigate the sufferings of the people of the affected areas.
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Deal inked to set up mini-hydel power plants
United Nation's Global Environment Facility (GEF) on Thursday signed a project document with Alternative Energy Development Board (AEDB) and Economic Affairs Division (EAD) for the implementation of $19.2 million plan for setting up mini-hydel power plants in the district of Chitral.
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National Biodiversity Action Plan
Over the last few years the Ministry of Environment and Forests has become a rubber stamp for the most destructive and unsustainable process of
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Climate change: Call to save children from adverse impact
Speakers at a roundtable on Thursday urged all to work from their respective positions to save the children from the adverse impact of global climate change. They said necessary initiatives should be taken to tackle the threat of global climate change to safeguard our environment. Otherwise, the country would face many difficulties including health problems.
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Transport sector: Pakistan yet to receive $1.78 billion grants/loans from donors
Donor countries and international financial institutions (IFIs) have provided loans amounting to Rs 6.3 billion to Pakistan for different development projects in transport and communication sector during the current financial year 2008-09. Pakistan is still to receive $1.78 billion in terms of grants and loans for this sector from different countries and IFIs.
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24,444 women benefit from rural employment project
An employment project involving repair of rural roads has benefited 24,444 poor women in six districts of the country. The project run by the Local Government Division of the Local Government and Rural Development and Coopera-tives Ministry is financed mainly by the European Commission. UNDP and the government are also providing the funds.
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Deal with UNDP to launch project in coastal areas
The government of Bangladesh and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) signed an agreement for the implementation of the first-ever field-level project in coastal areas on Saturday, says a press release.