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Need more focus on livelihood, poverty, inequality: PM's Principal Secy P
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Bali [Indonesia], May 23 (ANI): PK Mishra, Principal Secretary to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Monday underlined the five main points that must underpin the practice of post-disaster reconstruction and recovery.
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UN expresses concern over economic situation of Afghan people
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], April 6 (ANI): Expressing concern over the abject economic situation of the Afghan people post-Taliban came to power, the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) said that millions of people in the country are facing economic challenges.
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90 pc of Afghanistan's population projected below poverty line by year-end
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], March 29 (ANI): About 90 per cent of Afghanistan's population has been projected to be below the poverty line by the end of the year according to the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), a visiting official said in Kabul.
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Taliban, UN officials meet on humanitarian, development assistance for Afg
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], March 29 (ANI): Deputy Prime Minister of Taliban-led regime Mawlawi Abdul Salam Hanafi has met with visiting United Nations Development Program (UNDP) Administrator Achim Steiner on assistance to the war-torn country.
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Pak's South Punjab region most deprived in the province: UNDP report
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], February 9 (ANI): Pakistan's South Punjab is the most deprived region of Punjab Province, in terms of basic facilities, said United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in a new report.
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Prajakta Koli teams up with UNDP to spread awareness about climate issues
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], January 21 (ANI): Actor and YouTube sensation Prajakta Koli has collaborated with United Nations Development Programme India (UNDP) to spread awareness among people regarding climate issues.
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Taliban ban on women can cost economy USD 1bn
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], December 2 (ANI): The Taliban's move to stop women from working could cost the Afghan economy nearly USD 1 billion, according to a new report by the United Nations Development Programme, that portrays the growing humanitarian crisis in the country.
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Afghanistan's nominal GDP likely to contract by 20 pc within a year: UNDP
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], December 1 (ANI): Afghanistan's nominal GDP is likely to contract by 20 per cent within a year, from USD 20 billion in 2020 to a figure of USD 16 billion, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) said on Wednesday.
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Nepal unveils first shock table facility built with Indian aid
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], November 29 (ANI): Bolstering its earthquake engineering, Nepal on Monday unveiled the country's first shock table facility with built-in funding support from the Government of India and United Nations Development Program.
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Amid collapsing system, UN pays USD 8 million in salaries to Afghan health
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], November 10 (ANI): Amid collapsing administrative system in Afghanistan after the Taliban taking control of the war-torn nation, the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) and the Global Fund have said that they have paid USD 8 million for 23,500 health workers in 31
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Taliban deputy PM Baradar meets UNDP director in Doha, seeks help
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], October 26 (ANI): Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, the Taliban-announced interim government's acting Deputy Prime Minister, met United Nations Development Program's (UNDP) Director Achim Steiner in Doha and discussed various issues including the deteriorating economic situati
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UN funds conservation of indigenous knowledge, biodiversity in Kenya
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 15 (ANI/Xinhua): The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) on Friday disbursed 30 million shillings (about 270,500 U.S. dollars) to 12 community-based organizations for conservation of biodiversity and indigenous knowledge in Kenya.
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