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 and UN Women from the COVID-19 Global Gender Response Tracker. The tracker, which includes over 2,500 …
http://www.saukaryam.org International accolades are pouring in for Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation's (vmc) cyber initiative, Project Saukaryam (convenience). Awards received include the United Nations Development Programme (undp) cyber city award 2002, to add to the prestigious Stockholm Challenge International Award (public service) in 2001 to name just two. Designed by Sanjay Jaju, …
In an attempt to bridge the digital divide, Bhutan's planning commission secretariat is establishing an information network in all its 20 administrative districts (dzongkhags). The project
the United Nation Development Programme's (undp) latest Human Development Report (hdr 2002) has reiterated what we have always talked about: that mere democracy is not enough, deepening of democracy through the empowerment of people is the real route to development. And also that democracy and equity are words that the …
The United Nations Development Programme (undp) is launching a new initiative for conserving Mount Kilimanjaro by involving communities who live around the mountain. "Under the aegis of the project, we will work closely with these communities to ensure that the mountain resources are used in a sustainable manner,' said undp …
T he Global Environmental Facility’s ( gef ) governing council meeting held in Washington dc , in early May, has approved grants totalling us $12 million for the first phase of two projects in India and China to facilitate the use of fuel cell buses ( fcb s). Both projects …
for millions of years, natural barriers such as oceans, mountains, rivers and deserts provided an ideal habitat for various flora and fauna. Now these natural barriers have been conquered. This had led to exotic species travelling vast distances to previously unknown habitats to invade new areas. This is regarded as …
The United Nations Development Programme ( UNDP ) will finance a biomass fuel efficiency project in Bhutan. The project is aimed to solve the environmental and health problems faced by the people of Tsirangdzongkhag. Bhutan will be given US $29,400 by the UNDP . The project will tackle problems such …
The United Nations Development Programme's (UNDP) human development report for 2000 has for the first time linked human rights to human development, particularly in the poverty eradication sector. "Human rights is not, as has sometimes been argued, a reward of development. Rather they are critical to achieving it," says Mark …
A study sponsored by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP) and the World Bank has sent out clear signals that human beings will eventually pay the price for over exploitation of the world's natural resources. "For too long, in both rich and poor nations, …
cases of malaria are on the rise across the world. Malaria, transmitted by the Anopheles mosquitoes, kills over one million people and causes 300-500 million episodes of illness each year. Majority of the 3,000 deaths each day and 10 new cases each second occur in Africa. Malaria not only takes …
the Union government is considering applying the Green City Concept to Gurgaon in its commitment to the United Nations Development Project's ( undp ) Agenda 21. Agenda 21 is the world community's response to the un General Assembly's call to halt and reverse the effects of environment degradation. This decision …
In an effort to help developing countries compete more effectively in the world starch markets, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has urged research institutes to study various properties of starch. FAO began studying starch properties a year ago and is now working in research institutes in Italy …
madhya Pradesh has set a record by being the first state in the world to implement the new concept of People Protected Area (ppa). Introduced under the United Nations Development Programme (undp), the measure allows for sustainable and effective use of non-wood forest products (nwfp). A 32,000 hectare area land …
In order to explore avenues for minor forest produce, the Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), with the assistance of the Indian government, has prepared an action plan for non-wood forest products (NWFP). The plan will be implemented in Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat. The …
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has granted US $297,000 (approximately Rs 1.2 crores) for a project to introduce state-of-the-art fuel cell buses in India. At a recent press conference, the Union minister for environment and forests Suresh Prabhu said that India will be one of the first countries in …
United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) will provide a total of US $300 for child welfare programmes in India. An agreement, signed by Kiran Aggarwal, secretary department of women and child development and Alan Court, UNICEF representative in India, will be operative till December 2002. The objective of the programme is …
