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 …
Amaravati, the proposed capital of Andhra Pradesh, will face eight major environmental challenges that may affect the local atmosphere and lead to adverse climatic events in the region, a document prepared by United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has identified. According to the document, degradation of vegetation, uncontrolled concretization, lack of …
Govt 'considering' enhancing the target of 100 Gw of solar power; draft report leaves door open for international scrutiny of parliamentary procedures In a draft report prepared for the UN, the government has hedged its bets on achieving the 100 gigawatt (Gw) solar power target by 2022. It has not …
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has provided solar-powered energy for five rural communities in Bwari Area Council in the FCT. The benefitting communities include Tokulo, Zhiko, Sunape, Youpe and Goipe. The gesture came under the "Expanding Access to Off-Grid Renewable Energy (Solar and Biomass) Based Sustainable Energy for All," …
An $8-million (roughly P352-million) project has been launched by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Department of Environment and Natural Resources-Biodiversity Management Bureau (DENR-BMB) for the expedited establishment of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) and Marine Protected Area Networks (MPANs) in key marine biodiversity areas. The Marine Key Biodiversity …
Pakistan is assessed to be one of the most vulnerable countries in the world to climate change with particulate threats to water, energy and food security, according to United Nations Development Porgamme (UNDP). A report on Climate Public Expenditure and Institutional Review (CPEIR) released by the UNDP on Monday revealed: …
ISLAMABAD: Officials of UNDP held a meeting with private forest owners and other stakeholders from Murree, Kahuta and Hazara Division of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) to find a way of compensating them in order to stop the cutting of trees. The UNDP is endeavouring to find some mode of compensation under the …
Moshi — THE introduction of energy-saving stoves in Moshi municipality is making a difference in the lives of people and contributes to environmental conservation. Beneficiaries of the project say that apart from using less firewood, they turn challenges of climate change into opportunities for development. A total of 31 households …
INTRODUCTION of energy-saving stoves in the Moshi Municipal Council is making a difference in the lives of women in different households besides contributing to environmental conservation. Beneficiaries of a Sustainable Land Management (SLM) Project have affirmed that they are using less firewood in cooking, thereby turning challenges of environmental conservation …
Lrr — A Turkey-based charity, Sen De Gel, in partnership with Cemiyetul Hayr Relief Organisation (CHRO), with funding from the Cocoa Cola Foundation and UNDP, recently handed over a water project worth over D500,000 to beneficiaries at Sara Mawdou in Soma, Jarra West District of the Lower River Region. The …
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the East Africa Community (EAC) today launched a new initiative to boost food production, job and income opportunities for farmers through advancing agriculture value chains in East Africa. The initiative spearheaded by UNDP's African Facility for Inclusive Markets (AFIM) and the EAC Secretariat …
A new UN-backed report says the war in Syria has plunged 80 percent of its people into poverty, reduced life expectancy by 20 years, and led to massive economic losses estimated at over $200 billion since the conflict began in 2010. The report by the Syrian Center for Policy Research …
The Government of Bangladesh-UN Joint Sundarbans Oil Spill Response Mission formally released its report on the Sundarbans oil spill at the CIRDAP auditorium on Sunday, stressing the need for rules and guidelines for the movements of water vessels through the Sundarbans area. The report was formally released at a press …
At a time when holes are being punched in the state's development story over its human development indicators, a study on the maternal mortality rate (MMR) in Gujarat may come as a major respite. Data furnished by state research consultants - Society for Community Health Awareness Research and Action (SOCHARA) …
Rwanda Environment Management Authority (Rema) has launched a fresh bid to promote green growth and mitigate climate change effects by 2030. It will involve costing of government strategic activities. The costing study was undertaken by consultants under the support of African Development Bank (AfDB) and the United Nations Development Programme …
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the government, Spanish government and ILO have joined hands to implement a new project - SWAPNO - to help the poorest women move out of extreme poverty, reports UNB. Spanish Ambassador in Dhaka Luis Tejada and UNDP Country Director Pauline Tamesis discussed the various …
The Ebola virus disease that has caused a medical emergency in the three-most affected countries in West Africa is also affecting the means of making a living of millions of the poorest and most vulnerable people in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone, risking development gains made over the past decades. …
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) will provide financial, technical and managerial assistance to the Odisha government to construct 30 lakh pucca houses in the state. The houses would be constructed by 2019. This proposal was discussed at a meeting between Panchayati Raj minister Arun Sahu and UNDP country head …
Government has committed about US$11.5 million to the management of community owned wildlife resource project in Bangweulu in Luapula Province. Tourism and Arts minister Jean Kapata said government with the assistance from the Global Environment Facility (GEF) and the United Nations Development programme (UNDP) had committed about US$11.5 million to …
Luanda — About half of the Angolan population has come out of the absolute poverty line, said Wednesday in Luanda the head of State, José Eduardo dos Santos. The president who quoted independent studies, was delivering a state-of-the-Nation message at the opening of the 3rd Session of the National Assembly's …
FARMERS and rural communities commonly vulnerable to effects of climate change will start receiving regular information for sustainable planning. This becomes possible as the government and UNDP-Tanzania promote access to relevant climate data to help reduce the impact of climate change in all development sectors. The assurance was given in …
