The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the British Council jointly organised an event called "Youth Skills Conference 2023" to empower the youths of Bangladesh on Wednesday. This transformative event powered by FutureNation was designed to cultivate an understanding of diverse green skill sets and equip young individuals from all divisions
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A vital partnership for the 2030 agenda
Flexible and predictable funding allows UN agencies to respond promptly and with agility in times of crisis. In countries such as Afghanistan, Yemen, and Ukraine, UNDP implements projects and programmes that help protect livelihoods and enhance the resilience of vulnerable communities. The UN has estimated that the world will need to
The value of strong multilateral cooperation in a fractured world
The multilateral system, even in the face of heightened geopolitical tension and big power rivalry, remains the uniquely inclusive vehicle for managing mutual interdependencies in ways that enhance national and global welfare. The complex challenges of a global pandemic, climate emergency, inequality and the risk of nuclear conflict cannot be
Dear signed on landslide risk management in Cox’s Bazar
The Royal Norwegian Embassy in Dhaka and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) have signed an agreement for a two-year project for landslide risk management in Cox's Bazar.The agreement was signed by UNDP Bangladesh Resident Representative Stefan Liller and Norwegian Ambassador to Bangladesh Espen Rikter-Svendsen on behalf of their respective
Time running out for decisions on debt relief as countries face crisis
Developing low- and middle-income economies are taking hard hits from global economic developments outside their control. Monetary tightening in advanced economies coupled with increasing fears of a global recession have weakened currencies, sent interest rates soaring, and investors fleeing. All of which is contributing to a rapid deterioration of an already
Unsettled lives in a troubled world
Cross-continent vacations seem to be the norm once again with the lessening of COVID-19 while new cities are being built with skyscraping $4M condos shooting up in a matter of months, and just-out-of-University millennials launching into their careers with minimum start-off salaries of $75K. Sounds pretty good. Those scenarios present a shocking
Human progress back to 2016 level: UNDP blames COVID, Russia-Ukraine war
Dickson visits Unilever, UNDP’s plastic waste project
The British High Commissioner to Bangladesh Robert Chatterton Dickson recently paid a visit to Unilever's Plastic Waste Management Project (PWMP) site in Narayanganj City Corporation. A partnership has been ongoing between Unilever Bangladesh, FMCG (Fast Moving Consumer Goods) company, and UNDP Bangladesh. In partnership with Narayanganj City Corporation (NCC), they have created
NSU, UNDP hold training programs on negotiation skills
Two consecutive training programs on “Climate Change and Development Financing Related Negotiation Skills” were held on 21-23 May and 24-26 May 2022 at the North South University (NSU) campus, a press release said Sunday. The training programmes were jointly organized by the South Asian Institute of Policy and Governance (SIPG) of
Unilever, UNDP celebrate Women’s Day with cleanup and awareness campaign at NCC
To improve the health of the planet, more than 100 women have joined hands together to create awareness on plastic cleanup at Narayanganj City Corporation (NCC) as part of the International Women's Day 2022 campaign titled "Diversity for Sustainability." The campaign has been organised by Unilever Bangladesh in collaboration with NCC,